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384 pages; 6 x 9 inches

Research in Historical Geography

Edited by Ralph E. Ehrenberg

Pattern and Process: Research in Historical Geography, edited by Ralph E. Ehrenberg, presents the papers and proceedings of a 1971 National Archives conference and the first annotated bibliography of federal resources pertaining to the historical geography of the United States. The volume’s five major sections address the following topics: “Research on the Historical Geography of the United States,” the “Afro-American Population,” “Ex­ploration, Surveying, and Mapping,” “Transporta­tion, Commerce, and Industry,” and “Rural and Urban Settlement.”  Essays by leading scholars in these areas are included, many of which reflect the use of traditional approaches of archival research and geographical fieldwork combined with the latest techniques of quantitative analysis and behavioral perception.  They range from papers on Thomas Jeffer­son's geographical image of the Louisiana Purchase to those on the location, distribution, and social structure of black communities in nineteenth-century New Jersey. The significance of primary evidence such as that obtained from the records of the National Archives and Records Service is discussed at length.

The National Archives conference series was initiated in 1967 to acquaint scholars with this wealth of materials and to provide a forum for the discussion of issues and problems relevant to both re­searchers and archivists. Conference papers were delivered by out­standing authorities in their fields and frequently by persons who, as emissaries, explorers, and administrators, influenced the course of events in our time.  It is hoped that these publi­cations will prove to be a permanent con­tribution to scholarship and a reference source for scholars and students alike.

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