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Folder 433.002

 Container

Contains 1 Collection or Record:

Jones, Walter B. De Soto's trip through Ala., 1540, compiled by Walter B. Jones from De Soto Comm. Report, 1953. (Imposed by Jones on a map of the State of Alabama published by the United States Department of the Intrior, Geological Survey, A. F. Hassa, cartographic engineer, compiled in 1912, revised 1925, edition of 1933, reprinted 1953)

 Item — Folder: 433.002, Folder: DeSoto V/7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains published and unpublished monographs, off-prints, maps, slides, illustrations, and ephemera relating to Hernando de Soto, his expedition of 1540, and the effects of Spanish exploration and colonization in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. Most of the items in this collection were generated between 1985 and 1990 by scholars as well as variou sacademic, state, and federal organizations in preparation for the commemoration of the 450th anniversary of De Soto's...
Dates: 1917 - 1991