What’s New at Schaffer Library

Some of the more interesting maps made available this month include:

• 31 battle and other maps related to World War I, including the Marne and Meuse-Argonne.
• Chronological map of the influenza epidemic of 1918 in the United States·
• Map of the United States showing routes of the principal explorers from 1501 to 1844
• Geological reconnaissance maps of Alaska
• Maps of the National Parks from 1918, including tourist maps.
• Map showing the prehistoric migrations of the Slavs in Bohemia and Moravia.
• Map summarizing American deaths in the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920.

Of the new documents added to the collection, here are some that stand out:

• Volume 12173 86th-1st S.doc.#13 Review of U.S. Government operations in Latin America
• 12194 86th-1st H.doc.#211 150th anniversary of birth of Abraham Lincoln 1809-1959
• 12285 86th-2nd H.doc.#433 American Ethnology Bureau bulletin 181; Isleta Paintings (featuring 141 color plates)
• 12331 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 1. Speeches, remarks, press conferences, and statements of Senator John F. Kennedy, Aug. 1-Nov. 7, 1960
• 12332 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 2. Speeches, remarks, press conferences, and study papers of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Aug. 1-Nov. 7, 1960
• 12333 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 3. Joint appearances of Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Presidential campaign of 1960

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1960: Kennedy elected

Senator John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States today, the youngest president to be elected in the nation’s history. At the age of 43, the Democratic candidate received 56.5 percent of the electoral votes, defeating Republican nominee and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy was also the first and only Roman Catholic to be elected to the nation’s presidential office. More from the Daily Perspective