Maps

Resources related to finding information resources for maps and cartography

Restrictions & Copyright

This collection is “Unrestricted,” according to the Archival Research Catalog for “ARC Identifier 720357” on the NARA website:  http://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/

Sources

  • National Archives  
  • Thanks to John Brennan, Associate Professor - Department of Public and International Affairs, University of North Carolina at Wilmington for improved copies of the Cleveland maps.
  • City Survey Files, compiled 1935 – 1940, ARC Identifier 720357 / MLR Number A1 39, Series from Record Group 195: Records of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1933 - 1989
  • Residential Security Maps, compiled 1933 - 1939, ARC Identifier 3620183 / Local Identifier RG 195:HOLC-City Statistics. Series from Record Group 195: Records of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1933 - 1989

Ohio Cities

Redlining maps are maps featuring financial demographic data. Click links below to view the redlining maps for Ohio cities:

(Note: Links open as PDF or JPG))

City Map Area Description
Akron map (21.8 MB) Area descriptions (5,849 KB)
Canton map (15.9 MB) Area descriptions (9,226 KB)
Cincinnati map (2.68 MB) no area descriptions were found in National Archives
Cuyahoga County (Cleveland) 1940 map (19 MB)
1936 map (16 MB)
Area descriptions are divided by “Type A-D” and “Type C” is divided East and West of the Cuyahoga River. The Type A file includes the introduction and explanation. These descriptions best correspond to the 1940 version.
    Type A (26,221 KB)
    Type B (36,510 KB)
    Type C West side (C1-C33) (20,259 KB)
    Type C East side (C34-C76) (25,819 KB)
    Type D (19,902 KB)
Columbus map (12.2 MB) no area descriptions were found in National Archives
Dayton map (20.3 MB) Area descriptions (8,911 KB)
Hamilton map (7.16 MB) Area descriptions (1,477 KB)
Lima map (9.84 MB) Area descriptions (2,274 KB)
Lorain map (7.14 MB) Area descriptions (8,454 KB)
Portsmouth map (7.00 MB) Area descriptions (1,079 KB)
Springfield map (8.32 MB) Area descriptions (1,529 KB)
Toledo map (18.3 MB) Area descriptions (6,994 KB)
Warren map (9.50 MB) Area descriptions (7,139 KB)
Youngstown map (20.0 MB) Area descriptions (3,139 KB)

Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond

"Mapping Inequality"  Maps & Data

 

Index Map

 

"The lines that shape our cities"  

 A Story Map 

Redlining Layer on ESRI Living Atlas

Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity

Please contact the Kirwan Institute for more assistance with the Redlining Maps.

Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center

A recent interview of Scott Markley by Ian Spangler which details his creation of a data set from the "Mapping Inequality" site from the University of Richmond.

Reporting on redlining: an interview with Scott Markley

"I converted eight of the most consequential variables from 129 cities into an accessible and analyzable tabular format. These include the Black population percentage, “foreign-born” population percentage and group, family income, occupation class, average building age, home repair status, and mortgage availability."

 

Data Link from article.

Background

The Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) was created in June 1933 by the US Congress. The purpose was to refinance mortgages in default to prevent foreclosures. In 1935 Federal Home Loan Bank Board asked HOLC to look at 239 cities and create "residential security maps" to indicate the level of security for real-estate investments.

 

On the maps, the newest areas — those considered desirable for lending purposes — were outlined in blue and known as "Type A". These were typically affluent suburbs on the outskirts of cities. "Type B" neighborhoods were considered "Still Desirable", whereas older "Type C" neighborhoods were labeled "Declining" and outlined in yellow. "Type D" neighborhoods were outlined in red and were considered the most risky for mortgage support.

Federal HOLC Maps for Cities outside Ohio

Websites with enhanced and in some cases interactive maps: