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  • Perrie Jones and Mildred L. Methven Papers
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of the papers of Perrie Jones, Supervisor of Institution Libraries, Minnesota (1928-37) and Chair of ALA Hospital Libraries Committee (1928) and successor, Mildred L. Methven, Supervisor (1937-47) and Chair (1938), contains correspondence, articles, reports, material on meetings and conferences, exhibits material, bibliographies and studies relating to the purposes, organization, book selection and patrons of institutional libraries, includes the American Brotherhood for the Blind (1934), ALA Institutional Libraries Committee (1928-38), institutional library statistics in Minnesota (1930-38), and the University of Minnesota Library Institute (1937).
  • Projects Book Order and Financial Cards (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of book order and financial cards for International Relations Old Office projects contains book orders and financial cards, includes American Library in Paris, Books for China, Book for the Philippines, Books for Latin America, Books for Near East, Books for War Areas, Libraries in War Areas, Special Grants, International Relations Office Books and materials and supplies for projects. Note: the cards contain information concerning order date, order number, dealer, total expenditure and number of volumes.
  • Public Library Association Statistics and Surveys (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Statistics and Surveys, including files on the Kentucky Bookmobile project (1945-54).
  • Public Relations Section Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of the subject files of the Library Leadership and Management Association Public Relations Section, contains correspondence relating to library publicity in national magazines, press releases for annual conferences (1953-56), the activities of the Public Relations Committee, Operation Library public relations campaigns and material relating to the motion picture Storm Center (1956), as well as issues of Public Relations (1988-89), conference agendas and minutes (1988-89), and photographs of LAMA/PRS at Dallas (1989).
  • Rainbow Round Table Issuances and Publicity (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Issuances and Publicity of the Social Responsiblities Round Table (SRRT) Gay and Lesbian Task Force, including A Gay Bibliography (1971-76, 1980), Gay Task Force News (1974-78), "Censored, Ignored, Overlooked, Too Expensive? How to Get Gay Materials into Libraries" (1979), publication and resource lists, news releases (1974-75, 1977-78), Gay Book Award Announcements (1980-81), articles about the Gay Task Force (1971-72, 1979), bibliographies, the GLTF clearinghouse inventory, Barbara Gitting's "Gays in Library Land. The Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the American Library Association: The First Sixteen Years" (1990), 25th Anniversary booklet (1995), and the GLTF Newsletter (1993-2005).
  • Rainbow Round Table Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Subject File of the Rainbow Round Table, formerly the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Task Force (GLBTF), contains correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, includes Clearinghouse inventory, Correspondence of Wendy Thomas (1992-96), Minutes and Meeting Notes (1994-96), and Monthly Updates (1994, 1995).
  • RBMS Photograph File (Born Digital)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Born digital photographs from the Rare Book and Manuscript Section of ACRL, including RBMS conference photographs (2017-2018) featuring attendees, panels, poster sessions, speakers, exhibits, and receptions.
  • Reading with a Purpose Autographs
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of an autograph collection and correspondence of authors and reviewers for the Reading with a Purpose series received by L. L. Dickerson, Carl H. Milam, Helen Burling, Frederick K. W. Drury, Rose M. Nammacher, Everett Fontaine, Lawrence Shaw and Emily V. D. Miller, includes correspondence with Mary Antin, Henry T. Bailey, Bird T. Baldwin, Charles A. Beard, Claude G. Bowers, Gamaliel Bradford, Jesse Lee Bennett, Earnest E. Calkins, Barrett H. Clark, Royal Cortissoz, Samuel M. Crothers, W. Stearnes Davis, Thomas Dickinson, Aaron Director, Paul H. Douglas, Walter P. Eaton, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Henry B. Fuller, Hamlin Garland, Herbert A. Gibbons, Fitzhugh Green, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Albert B. Hart, Allen Johnson, Waldemar Kaempffert, Vernon Kellog, Paul de Kruif, Everett D. Martin, Daniel G. Mason, Alexander Meiklejohn, Sidney B. Mitchell, Raymond Moley, Paul S. Mowrer, Louis Mumford, William Lyon Phelps, Michael I. Pupin, Ole E. Rolvaag, Nicholas Roosevelt, William F. Russell, Harlow Shapley, Dallas L. Sharp, Herbert R. Stolz, Lorado Taft, Frank W. Taussig, J. Arthur Thomson, A. W. Vernon, Dudley C. Watson, Owen Wister, Marguerite Wilkenson, Avrahm Yarmolinsky, and Philip N. Youtz concerning publications in the series.
  • Reference and User Services Association Subject File (Born Digital)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies from the RUSA Subject File, including photographs of awards receptions (2004), CODES reception (2004), Awards Committee (2005), ABC-CLIO Online History, Brody Medal, MARS Award, Bessie Boehm Moore Thorndike Press Award (2003), Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities (2002-2004), Dun & Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award (2003-2005), Dartmouth Medal (2002-2005), Gale Group Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship (2003-2005), Genealogical Publishing Company/History Section Award (2003-2005), and Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award (2000-2005).
  • Rockefeller Foundation Grants File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of correspondence and subject file concerning the Rockefeller Foundation grants administered by the ALA, including grant proposals, grant approvals and rejections, publicity announcements, records of disbursements, itineraries, budgets, requests for grant extensions and additional funds, statements of receipts and disbursements and reports of progress and accomplishments under the grants.
  • Round Table for the Blind File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of files of the Library Service to the Blind Round Table including correspondence (1929-1973), committee on work with the blind, Francis J. Campbell Citation and Medal, Bibliotherapy Committee reports, conference programming, membership, treasurer and fiscal reports, standards, meeting minutes, work on bibliotherapy, and workshop files.
  • School of Library Service Library Vertical Files (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Vertical Files of Columbia University's School of Library Service Library contain library handbooks, reports, community publications, postcards, photographs, dedication and fundraising pamphlets, rules and regulations for staff and patrons, circulation and personnel forms, library cards, state library commission records, clippings and library vendor catalogs. Also included are materials from library, information science, publishing, and bookselling professional organizations. The series is divided into two geographical sections - U.S. States and Territories, and International. Other subseries include Organizations, Subject Files, Catalogs, and ALA Subject Files, which contain annual and midwinter meeting records, programs, souvenirs, and council and division records.
  • Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    The Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection was donated by Sjoerd Koopman, a Dutch former librarian, who also for a range of years worked for the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Koopman owns a large private collection of pictorial and photographic postcards, depicting libraries throughout the world. The collection of almost 18,000 cards consists of external as well as interior views, in color and black/white, vintage and modern, and is still growing. It holds postcards of buildings of public, academic, national, mobile, medical, museum and private libraries, reading rooms, catalog halls, etc. Koopman is currently donating all of his duplicate postcards of libraries in the US to the American Library Association Archives, which are available in this digital collection. Future contributions and their descriptions will be added to this digital collection.
  • Slavic and East European Librarians Section Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from the Subject File of the Slavic and East European Librarians Section, including materials on cataloging and classification.
  • Social Responsibilities Round Table Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Subject File, including files on the ALA Black Caucus, Gay Task Force, and the Coretta Scott King Award.
  • Universal Accessibility Interest Group Convener File (Born Digital Records)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital born files of the Convener of the Universal Accessibility Interest Group (2009-2018), including tip sheet for incoming conveners, meeting agendas and minutes (2009-2018), flyers (2015), governance and charge, history of the interest group, renewal paperwork (2015-2018), LibGuides subcommittee (2016), membership statistics (2015, 2018), and end of year reports (2012-2018).
  • War Service Personnel Department Files (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Personnel Files of the ALA War Service Personnel Department, contains job inquiries, application form, references, and correspondence, includes hiring, openings, placement, salary notifications, and transfer.
  • War Service Reports and Publications, 1917-1920 (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogate from the Library War Service Reports and Publications, including informational leaflets and pamphlets.
  • Washington Office Photograph File (Born Digital)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital born photographs from the Washington Office Photograph File, containing photographs from the 2003 National Legislative Day, including photographs of Ralph Nader, Bernie Sanders, Emily Sheketoff, Keith Michael Fiels, and Bernadine Abbott Hoduski.
  • Willis H. Kerr Papers (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates from the Willis H. Kerr Papers, including publicity and speech materials, stories of the Library War Service, brochures, checklists of requesting books, library promotion materials, and personal stories of soldiers using the camp libraries.
  • Work With the Blind Program File
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital copies of the file of Work With the Blind Program, contains correspondence of Gertrude T. Rider, Director of War Services Committee Work With the Blind Program, includes requests to authors and publishers for permission to transcribe works into Braille, and solicitations of contributions.
  • World War II National Defense Subject File (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of World War II National Defense Subject Files of Carl Milam including correspondence on book drives (1941) and campaigns (1942-45); camp libraries (1940-41); U.S. government documents (1942-43); ALA committee activities; national defense activities of libraries in 29 states (1940-41); Japanese Relocation Centers (1943); U.S. Office of Education (1941); devastated libraries (1940-45); Office of War Information (1943-44); Surveys of Public and University Library needs (1941), and destruction of National Socialist literature by the Allies in 1946 and protests against such destruction.
  • Young Adult Library Services Association Officers' Correspondence (Digital Surrogates)
    American Library Association Archives  ·   Digital Special Collections
    Description
    Digital surrogates of the Officers' Correspondence relating to the official business of Young Adult Services Division and Young Adult Library Services Association officers during their terms of office.