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American Geographical Society
Back MatterSource: Geographical Review, Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct., 1956)Published by: American Geographical SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/212127 .
Accessed: 08/05/2014 19:34
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JN 1852 a group of farsighted business and professional men in New York City, recognizing their growing need for accurate knowledge concerning various parts of the world, created a central clearinghouse for geographical information
-the American Geographical Society. The purpose of the founders was to advance the science of geography, by discussion, publication, and lectures; to establish in the chief city of the United States a place where accurate information on every part of the globe could be obtained; and to encourage exploration and research.
The publications of the Society are varied. The Geographical Review, its long- established scientific quarterly, aims at a balanced survey of the geographical world. The monthly periodical, Focus, complements the Review by presenting in popular form background facts and geographical interpretations of current world problems. Books and monographs appear at frequent intervals in the Research and Special Publications series.
The Society's library is one of the largest geographical collections in the world and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. In addition to the usual functions, since 1923 it has maintained a Research Catalogue based on a scheme of classifica- tion specially devised for purposes of geographical research, and it issues a monthly bibliographical periodical, Current Geographical Publications. The map collection is pre-eminent in selective and comprehensive world coverage: not only sheet maps but maps contained in books and periodicals are entered in the Map Catalogue.
For many years the Society has promoted studies relating to questions of wide public interest; for example, the white man in the tropics, settlement in the pioneer belts of the world, polar exploration, and the advancement of medical geography. It has compiled and published in 107 sheets the well-known Map of Hispanic America, 1:i,ooo,ooo, which has repeatedly proved its usefulness to scientists, businessmen, and government officials. It is also engaged in the development of new techniques and instruments designed to increase the efficiency of surveying and mapping. From time to time five medals are awarded by the Society.
The qualifications for Fellowship in the Society are an interest in exploration and travel, and in the spread of geographical knowledge; thus its members are recruited from all walks of life. Membership is of seven types. Fellows pay annual dues of $io; Sustaining Fellows, annual dues of $2z; and Contributing Fellows, annual dues of $ioo. The other classes of membership are Life Fellows, who contribute $250; Patrons, who contribute $iooo; and Benefactors, who con- tribute $5ooo. There is also a Library Membership at $25 a year. Fellows are entitled to the use of the library and map room, to admission to all lectures, to the Geographical Review and to Focus, and to consultation with members of the staff. They may obtain at cost photostat copies of maps and other materials and may purchase the Society's publications at substantial discounts. Anyone interested in becoming a Fellow is encouraged to write to the Society, Broadway at 156th Street, New York 32, for information. The Society is tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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FINLAND AND ITS GEOGRAPHY. Edited by Raye R. Platt. 510 pp.; maps, dia- grams, and photographs. 19ss. $9.00.
GEOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHLANDS. Edited by George H. T. Kimble and Dorothy Good. 534 pp.; maps, diagrams, and photographs. 1955. $8.75.
GLACIER VARIATIONS AND CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS. By H. W:son Ahlmann. (Bowman Memorial Lectures, Series Three.) 51 pp.; maps, diagrams, and photographs. 1953. $2.5o.
AGRICULTURAL ORIGINS AND DISPERSALS. By Carl 0. Sauer. (Bowman Memorial Lectures, Series Two.) 110 pp.; maps. 1952. $4.00.
GEOGRAPHY IN THE MAKING: The American Geographical Society, 1851- 195 1. By John Kirtland Wright. 437 pp.; maps, diagrams, and photographs. 1952. $5.oo.
PIONEER SEITLEMENT IN THE ASIATIC TROPICS: Studies in Land Utilization and Agricultural Colonization in Southeastern Asia. By Karl J. Pelzer. 288 pp.; maps, diagrams, and photographs. 1945. $5.oo.
MAP OF HISPANIC AMERICA 1: 1,000,000. 107 sheets. 1922-1945. $2.50 per sheet.
MAP OF THE AMERICAS 1: 12,500,000. 1 sheet, with four inset maps. 1953. $2.50 (folded); $3.00 (rolled); $3.50 (waterproof latex paper).
MAP OF THE AMERICAS 1: 5,ooo,ooo. 5 sheets: (1) Northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland; (2) United States, Southern Canada; (3) Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies; (4) South America, Sheet North; (s) South America, Sheet South. 1942-1948. $4.00 per sheet.
THE WORLD. Equatorial scale 1:30,000,000. 57 x 35 inches. General reference map with relief in color. Revised edition: 1953, $i.oo (folded); 1954, $2.50 (rolled), $3.50 (waterproof latex paper).
CURRENT GEOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS: Additions to the Research Catalogue of the American Geographical Society. Published monthly except July and August. $6.50 a year.
FOCUS. Geographical interpretations of current world problems. Published monthly except July and August. $1.00 a year.
A comprehensive list of the publications may be had upon request
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