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Harold Ruland Papers on Sebastian Munster

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0512
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 4 boxes
  • 4.5 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harold Ruland Papers on Sebastian Munster, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1934-1961 (inclusive) and 1950-1960 (bulk)
Creator:
Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552 and Ruland, Harold Laurence, 1906-1961.
Form:
Articles., Bibliographies., Correspondence., and Portraits.
Abstract:
Consists of research material of American educator and historian Harold Ruland relating to his study of Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) and the history of cosmography and early cartography.

Ruland, Harold Laurence, 1906-1961.

Harold Laurence Ruland (1906-1961) was an American educator and historian.

The collection consists of correspondence, articles, manuscript notes, microfilm, photographic reproductions, bibliographies, card files, and tables of Ruland relating to his study of Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) and the history of cosmography and early cartography. Most of the papers pertain to Munster's work, the Cosmographia (1544), including Ruland's article "A Survey of the Double-Page Maps in Thirty-Five Editions of the Cosmographia Universalis, 1544-1628 of Sebastian Munster, and in His Editions of Ptolemy's Geographia; 1540-1552" (1957); tables and lists concerning various editions of the Cosmosgraphia; photocopies of maps; and other articles and publications.

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Reprints of articles by Ruland and others, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Research materials (photographs, articles, etc.) on Munster, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Published articles by Ruland and others, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Box of microfilms - research on Munster, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Index card files, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

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1 box

Maps and articles of and about Europe, sorted by region, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Acrostics, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Ernst Emmerling, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Personal items of Ruland, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

(e.g. Christmas cards)

Physical Description

1 box

Microfilms, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Assorted European publications, some containing articles on Munster, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Copy of the chart for Ruland's article, "A Survey of the Double-Page Maps...", dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Miscellaneous correspondence, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

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