When Virginia Garrett donated her extensive personal collection of maps, geography textbooks, and atlases to UTA in 1997, a special endowment was established to promote its use by inviting scholars to speak on topics relating to the history of cartography. As a result, every other year since 1998, the UTA Libraries have hosted the Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography along with a special exhibit drawn primarily from Mrs. Garrett's collection. The 14th Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography took place October 4th-5th. This year's theme was "Charting Cosmic Visions." UTA Libraries Special Collections is proud to share the presentations of our amazing speakers.

2024 Schedule Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Submissions from 2024

 

What DESI, the Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos, Tells us about the Content and Expansion of our Universe, Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki

 

Mapping the Sky and Hot Debris, Sangwook Park

 

Under Southern Skies, Patricia Seed

 

Panel Discussion on Volvelles and Experiential Learning, Kimberly Breuer, Sampson Gholston, Alex Patron, and Evan Spencer