Orienteering Collection
Scope and Content
The Orienteering Collection spans from 1973 to 1993 and contains publications and maps related to orienteering. The collection includes issues of the newsletter Control Point ; Orienteering USA magazine; Orienteering North America magazine; brochures; booklets; magazine clippings; guides to mapmaking and course planning; and orienteering maps of areas near Lake Hope in Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1993
Creator
- Wagner, Eric A. (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Orienteering
Orienteering was originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers. It is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. This collection was created by Dr. Eric A. Wagner, an emeritus professor of sociology from Ohio University.
Extent
2.75 cubic feet (7 document boxes)
Abstract
The Orienteering Collection spans from 1973 to 1993 and contains publications and maps related to orienteering.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is organized into three series:
- Series 1. Periodicals
- Series 2. Publications
- Series 3. Maps
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Orienteering Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Katherine E. Absher in August 1994.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
