College and Research Libraries Brief of Minutes A C R L Board of Directors M E E T I N G , J U N E 2 3 , 1 9 5 4 , I N M I N N E - A P O L I S P r e s e n t w e r e officers, d i r e c t o r s , c h a i r m e n of sections and c o m m i t t e e s and A C R L r e p r e - sentatives o n A L A c o u n c i l . P r e s i d e n t M a c - P h e r s o n p r e s i d e d . T h e m e e t i n g f o l l o w e d an a g e n d a w i t h s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t s w h i c h had been m a i l e d to all in a d v a n c e of the m e e t i n g . G e r a l d D . M a c D o n a l d , c h a i r m a n o f the ad hoc c o m m i t t e e to study the place f o r r a r e b o o k interests in the A L A , r e p o r t e d in f a v o r of a Rare Books Committee. This should p r o m o t e w i d e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the v a l u e of r a r e b o o k s t o s c h o l a r l y r e s e a r c h and t o c u l - t u r a l g r o w t h , b r i n g i m p r o v e m e n t in the c a r e , use and r e c o g n i t i o n o f r a r e b o o k s in all l i b r a r i e s , p r o v i d e f o r discussion of p r o b l e m s c o m m o n t o r a r e b o o k l i b r a r i a n s , and e n - c o u r a g e l i b r a r i a n s of these c o l l e c t i o n s to b e - c o m e a c t i v e m e m b e r s o f A L A . P a r t i c i p a t i o n of r a r e b o o k l i b r a r i a n s in A L A activities w a s e m p h a s i z e d . T h e r e w a s b r i e f discussion of the pros and cons o f h a v i n g such a c o m m i t t e e u n d e r A L A ( w h i c h had r e f e r r e d the p r o b l e m to A C R L ) o r A C R L . I t w a s f e l t that a r o u n d t a b l e w o u l d be d a n g e r o u s b e c a u s e s u p - p o r t and assistance o f a p a r e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n w a s i m p o r t a n t , at least at the start. I t w a s v o t e d that, ACRL authorize a Cornmittee on Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collec- tions. The work of the Statistics Committee was r e v i e w e d by M r . P u r d y , w h o has been p r i n - cipally r e s p o n s i b l e f o r A C R L w o r k w i t h s t a - tistics and w h o w a s c o m p l e t i n g six y e a r s as c h a i r m a n of the C o m m i t t e e . H e r e v i e w e d the h i s t o r y o f c o l l e g e l i b r a r y statistics o v e r the past d e c a d e , f o l l o w i n g d i s c o n t i n u a n c e by A L A . T h e C o m m i t t e e has a l w a y s f e l t that this w a s a j o b d o n e by d e f a u l t since it p r o p e r l y b e - l o n g e d t o A L A o r the O f f i c e of E d u c a t i o n . U n t i l s o m e m o r e intelligent c o o r d i n a t e d p r o - g r a m is d e v e l o p e d A C R L s h o u l d p r o b a b l y c o n t i n u e this s e r v i c e w h i c h is d e m a n d e d by l i b r a r y a d m i n i s t r a t o r s . D a l e B e n t z , the in- c o m i n g c h a i r m a n , w a s c o m p l e t i n g a r e v i s i o n o f the r e p o r t i n g f o r m w h i c h is d i s t r i b u t e d in the e a r l y f a l l . The Audio-Visual Committee had no tangi- ble a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s t o r e p o r t a c c o r d i n g t o M r . G i b s o n , the c h a i r m a n . L i n e s o f c o m - m u n i c a t i o n w i t h o t h e r A - V g r o u p s n e e d e d s t r e n g t h e n i n g . M r . H a m l i n r e p o r t e d an e x - tensive c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h D A V I o v e r b e t t e r liaison w i t h c o l l e g e l i b r a r i a n s . D i s - c u s s i o n t u r n e d t o the p r o b l e m of s e p a r a t e A - V d e p a r t m e n t s vs. A - V d e p a r t m e n t s a d m i n i s - t e r e d by the l i b r a r y . M r . G r e e n f e l t that m a n y t e a c h e r s c o l l e g e l i b r a r i a n s w o u l d j u s t as s o o n be rid of A - V d e p a r t m e n t s . H e s u g g e s t e d as a p r o j e c t a s y m p o s i u m o n the pros and cons of A - V responsibilities under the l i b r a r i a n . M r . M a x f i e l d m e n t i o n e d the n e w A C R L M O N O G R A P H o n A - V p r o b l e m s w h i c h is n o w u n d e r p r e p a r a t i o n by W a l t e r S t o n e . M r . A d a m s r e p o r t e d briefly on the r e c e n t p r e - c o n f e r e n c e institute of the ALA Build- ings Committee w i t h d i v i s i o n a l b u i l d i n g s c o m m i t t e e s . M r . M a x f i e l d r e p o r t e d f o r the Committee on Publications. M r . T h o m p s o n , the c h a i r - m a n , w a s c o n c e r n e d o v e r the need f o r a c a r e - f u l and c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t a t e m e n t of f u n c t i o n s and policies, p a r t i c u l a r l y w i t h r e f e r e n c e to e x i s t i n g p u b l i c a t i o n s series. H e f e l t t h e r e w a s need f o r an e x p l i c i t s t a t e m e n t o f f u n c - tions and e x a c t r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f e x i s t i n g p u b - l i c a t i o n s a m o n g t h e m s e l v e s and this C o m - m i t t e e as a g r o u p . H e also r e c o m m e n d e d the c r e a t i o n of a f u n d ( a b o u t $ 1 0 0 0 ) t o assist r e s e a r c h , w h i c h w o u l d be a d m i n i s t e r e d by the C o m m i t t e e . R e s e a r c h w o u l d lead to A C R L p u b l i c a t i o n . M r . M a x f i e l d as m a n a g i n g e d i t o r of the ACRL MONOGRAPHS, u r g e d the c r e a t i o n of a special s u b c o m m i t t e e to edit m a n u s c r i p t s and i m p l e m e n t the w h o l e p r o j e c t . I n the e n s u i n g d i s c u s s i o n M r . L y l e e m p h a - sized the i m p o r t a n c e of this C o m m i t t e e and the need f o r it t o a p p r o v e p u b l i c a t i o n s and a s s u m e responsibility f o r t h e m . H e had n o o b j e c t i o n t o a s u b c o m m i t t e e o n MONOGRAPHS o r any o t h e r series, b u t f e l t m u l t i p l i c a t i o n o f such g r o u p s w o u l d b r e e d c o n f u s i o n , and .440 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES a s s i g n m e n t of s e p a r a t e responsibility w a s u n w i s e . M r . M a x f i e l d e m p h a s i z e d the i m - p o r t a n c e of c o n t i n u i t y in a l o n g - t e r m ACRL MONOGRAPHS p r o g r a m . T h e need f o r f r e e - d o m in o p e r a t i n g detail did n o t necessarily c o n f l i c t w i t h responsibility t o the P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e . O n q u e s t i o n M r . M a x f i e l d w a s told t o c o n t i n u e his n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h p r o s p e c - tive a u t h o r s and to c a r r y on o t h e r n o r m a l duties. I t w a s v o t e d that, the Publications Committee be requested to study its relations to the three major ACRL publishing enterprises and bring back a report. M r . H a m l i n r e p o r t e d f o r the CNLA Com- mittee for the Protection of Cultural and Scientific Resources in the absence of M r . A d k i n s o n . A n e n c o u r a g i n g d e v e l o p m e n t is a plan t o p r e p a r e basic b i b l i o g r a p h i e s of r e - s e a r c h m a t e r i a l s w i t h the e x p e c t a t i o n that these w o u l d be used as b u y i n g g u i d e s and t h e r e b y s t i m u l a t e w i d e d u p l i c a t i o n . D i s c u s - sion t u r n e d t o the i m m e n s i t y o f the p r o b l e m and s l o w p r o g r e s s w i t h it. M r . L o g s d o n f e l t that real gains had been m a d e in r e c e n t m o n t h s , that the a p p r o a c h w a s realistic, and that A C R L s h o u l d c o n t i n u e s u p p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e . A R L discussions of this s u b j e c t w e r e r e v i e w e d . I t w a s u n a n i m o u s l y v o t e d that, Mr. Adkinson, as chairman of the Com- mittee for the Protection of Cultural and Scientific Resources, be assured of ACRL interest and support. M r . K i p p r e v i e w e d the a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s and p r o b l e m s of the U . S . B o o k E x c h a n g e , w h i c h has been s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g since 1952. A m a j o r p r o b l e m is h o u s i n g . A n o t h e r is that of g e t t i n g the s t o r y o f U S B E a c r o s s to the users, since m o s t l i b r a r i e s w h i c h k n o w its s e r v i c e s use t h e m . The written report of the Joint Advisory Committee on Union List of Serials was passed a r o u n d f o r e x a m i n a t i o n in the absence of M r . S e v e r a n c e . P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n and M r . H a m l i n r e p o r t e d v e r y briefly f o r o t h e r A C R L c o m m i t t e e c h a i r m e n and r e p - r e s e n t a t i v e s o n j o i n t c o m m i t t e e s w h o c o u l d n o t be present. M r . E a t o n stated that the state r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s had m a d e m a n y s u g - g e s t i o n s o f n e w b l o o d f o r A C R L c o m m i t t e e assignments. M r . L y l e u r g e d the r e p r e s e n t a - tives t o m a k e g r e a t e r use of state l i b r a r y bulletins. D i s c u s s i o n t u r n e d t o the need f o r a b r i e f h a n d b o o k o n F r i e n d s o f the L i b r a r y o r g a n i - z a t i o n s f o r c o l l e g e s . A C R L had been asked t o appoint s e v e r a l p e o p l e t o p r e p a r e this. A special c o m m i t t e e w a s n o t c o n s i d e r e d n e c e s - sary and the p r o b l e m w a s l e f t f o r the P u b l i - c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e to h a n d l e in c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the i n c o m i n g p r e s i d e n t , M r . L y l e . M r . H e i n t z r e v i e w e d the activities of the Committee on Pinancing C&RL. W h i l e c o m - mittee activity had not p r o d u c e d m u c h a d v e r - tising d u r i n g the past y e a r , n e a r l y 100 s o l i c i - tation l e t t e r s h a d been w r i t t e n r e c e n t l y and s h o u l d p r o d u c e ads. T h e need f o r the c o m - mittee had been q u e s t i o n e d . M r . H e i n t z r e c o m m e n d e d that his g r o u p h a v e o n e m o r e y e a r . I t w a s v o t e d that, the Committee on Financing C&RL be continued for another year and enlarged by two additional members. M r . H e i n t z r e p o r t e d that his C o m m i t t e e had c o n s i d e r e d the e f f e c t on a d v e r t i s i n g w e r e C&RL to c h a n g e f r o m a q u a r t e r l y t o b i - m o n t h l y issue. Sales w o u l d be g r e a t l y f a c i l i t a t e d . T h e P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e had discussed b i - m o n t h l y issue w i t h e d i t o r T a u b e r . The Committee on Committees ( M r . E a t o n , c h a i r m a n ) had c o m p l e t e d a revision of the s t a t e m e n t s of p u r p o s e f o r e v e r y A C R L c o m m i t t e e . T h e s e s t a t e m e n t s w e r e a v a i l a b l e f o r all present in m i m e o g r a p h e d f o r m ( T h e y w i l l be p r i n t e d in C&RL and in the o r g a n i z a t i o n issue of the ALA Bulletin). T h e B o a r d c o n s i d e r e d w h e t h e r o r n o t f o r m a l a p p r o v a l of these s t a t e m e n t s w a s d e s i r a b l e at this time. I t w a s d e c i d e d t o w a i t until n e w c h a i r m e n had an o p p o r t u n i t y to s t u d y t h e m . M r . E a t o n r e p o r t e d his g r o u p had lined up the m e m b e r s h i p f o r A C R L c o m - mittees so they c o u l d all g e t to w o r k at o n c e right a f t e r c o n f e r e n c e . M r . L y l e c o n f i r m e d the f a c t that all c h a i r m e n , and n e a r l y all m e m b e r s , had a l r e a d y been invited t o s e r v e and had a c c e p t e d . M a n y n a m e s had been s u g g e s t e d f o r c o m m i t t e e assignments and n o t all c o u l d be assigned. M r . E a t o n ' s C o m m i t - tee had tried t o steer a m i d d l e c o u r s e b e t w e e n emphasis on c o n t i n u i t y of c o m m i t t e e w o r k and r o t a t i o n to give o t h e r m e m b e r s their o p p o r - tunities. O n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the C o m m i t t e e o n C o m m i t t e e s it w a s v o t e d that, (1) The Committee to Implement Li- OCTOBER, 1954 441. brary of Congress Bibliographical Projects be discontinued. (2) The proposed Interlibrary Loan Committee be referred to the ACRL Ref- erence Section. (3) The ACRL Board of Directors as- sume responsibility for the proposed Plan- ning Committee through a subcommittee of the Board. (4) A Committee on Relationships with Educational A ssociations be established. T h i s last c o m m i t t e e w a s the r e c o m m e n d a - tion of an ad hoc c o m m i t t e e of t h r e e B o a r d M e m b e r s . T h e e x a c t s t a t e m e n t o f p u r p o s e is t o be d r a f t e d by the c h a i r m a n . M r . S h o r e s e m p h a s i z e d the need f o r activity in this g e n - eral a r e a . I t w a s r e p o r t e d that M r . J e s s e , c h a i r m a n of the Committee on Administrative Pro- cedures f e l t its s c o p e s h o u l d be l i m i t e d t o s t a n d a r d s . B o t h he and M r . E a t o n ' s c o m - mittee f e l t the c o m m i t t e e n a m e s h o u l d be c h a n g e d . I t w a s v o t e d that, the name of the Committee on Adminis- trative Procedures be changed to Commit- tee on Standards. M r . H a m l i n r e p o r t e d that a c o n f e r e n c e h a d been held in N e w Y o r k last M a y t o d i s - cuss p r o m o t i o n of the use o f i n e x p e n s i v e b o o k s on c o l l e g e c a m p u s e s . T h i s c o n f e r e n c e w a s a t t e n d e d by m o r e than a s c o r e o f c o l l e g e l i - b r a r i a n s in the a r e a and half as m a n y p u b - lishers. T h e A m e r i c a n B o o k P u b l i s h e r s C o u n c i l w a s an i n f o r m a l s p o n s o r of the m e e t - ing. T h e g r o u p had v o t e d u n a n i m o u s l y in f a v o r o f a j o i n t A C R L - P L D c o m m i t t e e t o c o m p i l e lists o f i n e x p e n s i v e b o o k s f o r the p u r p o s e o f p r o m o t i n g w o r t h w h i l e r e a d i n g a m o n g c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s and o t h e r adults. B e - hind this action lay the f e e l i n g that the a v a i l a - bility o f g o o d p a p e r b a c k b o o k s w a s n o t suffi- ciently k n o w n , and t h e r e w a s need f o r l a r g e quantities o f flyers listing the best p a p e r b a c k s . T h e s e lists w o u l d be v e r y u s e f u l t o c o l l e g e f a c u l t i e s and to p u b l i c l i b r a r y r e a d e r s . M r . E a t o n f e l t the p r o p o s e d c o m m i t t e e s h o u l d first be r e f e r r e d t o this C o m m i t t e e o n C o m m i t t e e s and that the B o a r d s h o u l d act a f t e r its r e c o m - m e n d a t i o n had been r e c e i v e d . M r . M o r i a r t y , A C R L ' s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o n the Committee on Divisional Relationships, r e p o r t e d emphasis o n r e c o n s t i t u t i o n o f the A L A E x e c u t i v e B o a r d . H e r e v i e w e d the r e p o r t l a t e r p r e s e n t e d t o C o u n c i l , w h i c h is p r i n t e d e l s e w h e r e . B e h i n d the r e p o r t lay the need f o r an E x e c u t i v e B o a r d w h i c h is d i r e c t l y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e and n o t s e p a r a t e f r o m the divisions. M r . M o r i a r t y r e q u e s t e d a p p r o v a l of a p r o v i s i o n that d i v i s i o n a l e x e c u t i v e s e c r e - taries f u n c t i o n as a c a b i n e t w i t h the A L A e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y s e r v i n g as p e r m a n e n t ex- offlcio c h a i r m a n . I t w a s v o t e d that, ACRL favors the establishment of a cab- inet within ALA to administer the head- quarters offices. P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n c o m m e n t e d briefly on g r e a t p r o g r e s s m a d e by A C R L c h a p t e r s . D i s c u s s i o n t u r n e d to A L A p o l i c y against p a y m e n t of s p e a k e r s o n c o n f e r e n c e p r o g r a m s . A C R L has financial a u t o n o m y and c o u l d m a k e e x c e p t i o n s t o the rule. T h e r e w a s g e n e r a l a g r e e m e n t that the p o l i c y against p a y - m e n t s w a s w i s e , and that o n e e x c e p t i o n need n o t set a p r e c e d e n t . T h e t o p i c w o u l d be e x p l o r e d f u r t h e r at the n e x t m e e t i n g . M E E T I N G , J U N E 2 5 , 1 9 5 4 , I N M I N N E A P O L I S P r e s e n t w e r e officers and d i r e c t o r s . P r e s i - d e n t M a c P h e r s o n p r e s i d e d . A t t e n t i o n w a s c a l l e d t o the l a c k o f a q u o r u m . M i s s M a c P h e r s o n r u l e d t h a t b u s i - ness be c o n d u c t e d as usual and that all a c t i o n s taken m u s t be c o n f i r m e d by m a i l v o t e o f the 1 9 5 3 / 5 4 B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s . ( T h i s v o t e w a s taken a f t e r c o n f e r e n c e and all a c t i o n s w e r e c o n f i r m e d . ) T h e p r i n c i p a l item of business w a s the b u d g e t f o r n e x t y e a r . A deficit w a s e x p e c t e d , and w i l l p r o b a b l y c o n t i n u e f o r s e v - e r a l y e a r s . O n the o t h e r h a n d the b a l a n c e in the t r e a s u r y is l a r g e and i n c o m e f r o m m e m - b e r s h i p and p u b l i c a t i o n s steadily increases. P r i o r t o t a k i n g up the b u d g e t , the t r e a s - u r e r ' s r e p o r t ( S e p t . 1 to M a y 3 1 ) w a s briefly r e v i e w e d . M i s s Saidel e s t i m a t e d that C&RL w o u l d r e q u i r e a b o u t $ 3 , 6 8 0 f o r the c u r r e n t y e a r instead of the $ 4 , 1 2 0 b u d g e t e d . T h e B u i l d i n g s C o m m i t t e e had used v e r y little of the f u n d s a l l o t t e d t h e m . H e a d q u a r t e r s office e x p e n s e s f o r s t a t i o n e r y , s t a m p s , p h o n e and supplies w a s a r a p i d l y i n c r e a s i n g item. S o m e of this w a s d u e of c o u r s e to officer and section activity. T h e ACRL MONOGRAPHS s h o w e d a deficit f o r the y e a r b e c a u s e the figures m a d e n o a l l o w - ance f o r i n v e n t o r y a c c o u n t s r e c e i v a b l e , etc. M r . C o n e y s u g g e s t e d that since they w e r e t o be s e l f - s u p p o r t i n g they s h o u l d h a n d l e their o w n b o o k k e e p i n g . T h i s w a s also f a v o r e d by .442 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES M r . S h i p m a n and M r . H a m l i n . T h e B o a r d discussed the p r o b l e m of the U n i v e r s i t y S e c t i o n w h i c h had p r o m i s e d a s m a l l f e e t o a c o n f e r e n c e speaker a l t h o u g h n o f u n d s w e r e a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r this p u r p o s e and g e n e r a l p o l i c y is against p a y m e n t of c o n f e r - ence speakers. P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n f a v - o r e d r e i m b u r s e m e n t of the section in this instance. I t w a s v o t e d that, an appropriation of $75 be authorized to cover the honorarium of the conference speaker engaged by the University Li- braries Section. I t w a s also v o t e d that, an increase of $40 be authorized the Li- braries of Teacher Training Institutions Section to cover travel expenses of their conference speaker. M i s s G i f f o r d c o m m e n t e d on the expense ( $ 1 2 2 . 5 0 ) f o r the one R e f e r e n c e S e c t i o n N e w s l e t t e r . M i s s Saidel e x p l a i n e d that this had been d o n e by a c o m m e r c i a l a g e n c y b e - c a u s e o f b a c k l o g of w o r k at A L A , and the c o s t ( a b o u t $.09 each i n c l u d i n g p o s t a g e ) w a s higher than u s u a l . M i s s M i t c h e l l w h o is s e c r e t a r y t o M r . H a m l i n , n o t e d also that this c o s t includes a $ 2 0 . 0 0 c h a r g e by A L A f o r r u n n i n g the a d d r e s s o g r a p h plates. ( A C R L f o r m e r l y m a i n t a i n e d its o w n file b u t has n o w a b a n d o n e d i t . ) M r . C o n e y q u e s t i o n e d the interest rate ( 3 % ) paid o n A C R L f u n d s in the savings a c c o u n t . H e f e l t that 3 2 % c o u l d be r e a l i z e d o n g o v e r n m e n t b o n d s . I n any case M r . H a m - lin o u g h t t o discuss the m a t t e r w i t h the A L A C o m p t r o l l e r . I t w a s v o t e d that, the Executive Secretary explore with the Treasurer the possibility of investing the $10,000 of the Association s surplus (now in savings account at Safety Federal Sav- ings and Loan in Kansas City) so as to secure greater yield than the savings ac- count rate. A t t e n t i o n t u r n e d to the b u d g e t f o r 1 9 5 4 / 5 5 . ( S e e G e n e r a l Session m i n u t e s . ) A t the m e e t i n g of J u n e 23, the P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e had r e q u e s t e d $ 1 , 0 0 0 t o assist r e s e a r c h . B o t h M r . L y l e and M i s s M a c - P h e r s o n f e l t t h a t this s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d o n l y w h e n the C o m m i t t e e had a m o r e definite p r o g r a m f o r its use. M i s s M a c P h e r s o n p r e s e n t e d the case f o r a small s u m f o r the A L A W a s h i n g t o n office, w h i c h A C R L f o r m e r l y s u p p o r t e d a l o n g w i t h o t h e r divisions. T h i s request w a s initiated by M r . H a m l i n and not by A L A . H e k n e w the m o n e y w a s n e e d e d . It w o u l d r e p l a c e a s m a l l s u m a p p r o p r i a t e d s e v e r a l y e a r s a g o and then not paid. N o p r e c e d e n t w a s to be e s t a b - lished. M i s s B e n n e t t w a s praised f o r the success of her office. I t w a s v o t e d that, an appropriation of $300 be authorized toward the expenses of the ALA Wash- ington Office for 1954/55- O n q u e r y M r . H a m l i n e n u m e r a t e d s o m e o f the p r o b a b l e s o u r c e s of " M i s c e l l a n e o u s I n - c o m e . " A d d i t i o n a l section d u e s w e r e a big item. P u b l i c a t i o n s o t h e r than ACRL MONO- GRAPHS a l w a y s b r o u g h t in a little. T h e r e m i g h t be a s u r v e y by the A C R L office. ACRL MONOGRAPHS s h o u l d p r o d u c e i n c o m e b e c a u s e a l a r g e p a r t of the w o r k of the c l e r k - typist is d e v o t e d to MONOGRAPHS and the s a l a r y m u s t be o f f s e t by substantial i n c o m e . M r . H a m l i n s u g g e s t e d that " A n n u a l C o n - f e r e n c e E x p e n s e " be r e d u c e d w i t h the u n d e r - s t a n d i n g that e x p e n s e of A C R L staff in a t - t e n d i n g c o n f e r e n c e be c h a r g e d to " T r a v e l . " A t the s u g g e s t i o n of M i s s G i f f o r d the a p p r o - p r i a t i o n f o r the R e f e r e n c e Section w a s in- c r e a s e d t o $ 3 0 0 . M r . H a m l i n e x p l a i n e d that the i n c r e a s e in t r a v e l a l l o w a n c e f o r the e x e c u t i v e office w a s based o n the present s u m plus the needs o f the n e w P u b l i c a t i o n s O f f i c e r , plus o t h e r c o n - f e r e n c e a t t e n d a n c e expenses. S o m e f u n d s w e r e r e q u i r e d f o r n e w f u r n i t u r e w h e n A L A f o u n d the n e c e s s a r y l a r g e r office f o r the A C R L staff. P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n n o t e d that the p r o - posed b u d g e t presented a deficit of n e a r l y $ 6 , 0 0 0 . She then r e a d a s t a t e m e n t by t r e a s - u r e r S h i p m a n : " I n r e c e n t y e a r s , i n c o m e has been r e g u l a r l y u n d e r e s t i m a t e d , and e x p e n d i t u r e s o v e r - e s t i m a t e d . F o r 1 9 5 2 / 5 3 ( t h e last y e a r f o r w h i c h c o m p l e t e figures are a v a i l a b l e ) w e b u d g e t e d a deficit o f $ 4 , 5 0 0 and e n d e d the y e a r w i t h a s u r p l u s of n e a r l y $ 4 , 0 0 0 . O b v i o u s l y , such a s i t u a t i o n w i l l n o t c o n - tinue indefinitely, b u t m e m b e r s h i p this y e a r indicates a n o t h e r gain f o r A C R L , and the deficit s u g g e s t e d a b o v e s h o u l d n o t be t o o a l a r m i n g . " O n q u e s t i o n M r . H a m l i n stated that he had yet t o see A C R L p r o d u c e a deficit. T h e r e m i g h t be a s m a l l o n e f o r the c u r r e n t OCTOBER, 1954 443. y e a r . I t had a l w a y s been a p r a c t i c e to esti- m a t e i n c o m e v e r y c o n s e r v a t i v e l y . M e m b e r - ship, and receipts f r o m m e m b e r s h i p s , w e r e g r o w i n g v e r y r a p i d l y . M r . C o n e y s u g g e s t e d that the n e x t b u d g e t a t t e m p t a m o r e realistic e s t i m a t e of i n c o m e . I t w a s then v o t e d that, the proposed budget for IQ54/55 be ac- cepted with the following amendments: (1) Annual Conference Expenses—de- crease to $150. (2) Reference Section—increase to $300. M r . H a m l i n s u g g e s t e d that the B o a r d r e - v i e w A C R L p r a c t i c e in p r e p a r i n g A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e and M i d w i n t e r p r o g r a m s . T h e p r e s i d e n t and the c h a i r m e n o f sections each plan their o w n . O t h e r A L A d i v i s i o n s are s e e k i n g to c o o r d i n a t e plans o f sections and t o j o i n w i t h o t h e r divisions o r g r o u p s in p r o - g r a m s o f j o i n t interest so as t o r e d u c e t h e m in n u m b e r . H e f e l t c o o r d i n a t i o n w a s p o s s i - ble and d e s i r a b l e . M i s s S k i d m o r e cited a p r o g r a m t o p i c of j o i n t interest t o the T e a c h e r T r a i n i n g S e c t i o n and the J u n i o r C o l l e g e S e c - tion. M i s s G a n f i e l d f e l t that a section b u s i - ness m e e t i n g m u s t be c o u p l e d w i t h a p r o - g r a m at M i d w i n t e r in o r d e r to d r a w a t t e n d - ance. M r . H a m l i n t h o u g h t that p r o g r e s s m i g h t be m a d e by u s i n g w o r k s h o p s o r seeking topics of b r o a d e r interest f o r j o i n t m e e t i n g s . M r . F o w l e r s u g g e s t e d the A C R L office s e r v e as an i n f o r m a l c l e a r i n g h o u s e on c o n f e r e n c e p r o g r a m s . I t w a s v o t e d that, the ACRL Executive Secretary be em- powered to investigate the problems of Midwinter and Annual Conference Meet- ings with a view toward avoiding conflicts and increasing coordination of programs. M i s s Saidel, A C R L P u b l i c a t i o n s O f f i c e r , r e p o r t e d d i s c u s s i o n w i t h M r . T a u b e r r e g a r d - ing a b i - m o n t h l y C&RL. C o s t data w e r e b e i n g s e c u r e d . S e c t i o n n e w s l e t t e r s c o u l d be i n c o r - p o r a t e d . I t w a s p o i n t e d o u t that n e w s l e t t e r m a t e r i a l c o u l d be i n c o r p o r a t e d in C&RL at any t i m e w h e n the e d i t o r and any section c h a i r m a n w a n t e d t o d o so. M r . H a m l i n stated that the C o n s t i t u t i o n m a k e s n o specific p r o v i s i o n f o r f o r m a l B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s action by m a i l v o t e . S o m e t h i n g m o r e than a s i m p l e m a j o r i t y v o t e is o r d i n a r i l y r e q u i r e d . H e u r g e d that the C o m m i t t e e o n C o n s t i t u t i o n s and B y - L a w s s t u d y this p r o b l e m c a r e f u l l y and p r e s e n t its findings at the n e x t m e e t i n g o f the B o a r d . I t w a s v o t e d that, the Comjnittee on Constitution and By- Laws be requested to investigate an amend- ment to the by-laws which will specify the majority required to pass a mail vote, and to present a report to the Board at Mid- winter. P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n raised the q u e s t i o n o f r e a u t h o r i z a t i o n of a R e s e a r c h P l a n n i n g C o m m i t t e e . M r . H a m l i n stated that such a c o m m i t t e e h a d been c r e a t e d on his r e c o m - m e n d a t i o n s e v e r a l y e a r s a g o . I t had n e v e r been e f f e c t i v e and h a d r e c e n t l y r e q u e s t e d ( a n d r e c e i v e d ) d i s s o l u t i o n . O t h e r o r g a n i z a - tions, i n c l u d i n g o t h e r A L A divisions, d e r i v e g r e a t benefit f r o m r e s e a r c h p l a n n i n g c o m - m i t t e e s . H e t h e r e f o r e u r g e d that the C o m - m i t t e e on C o m m i t t e e s be r e q u e s t e d to s t u d y the s u b j e c t . I t w a s v o t e d that, the Committee on Committees be re- quested to consider the establishment of a Research Planning Committee, and to pre- sent a report of its study to the Board at Midwinter. M r . C l i f t had invited A C R L t o c o n t r i b u t e t o w a r d the expenses of an A L A d e l e g a t e t o attend the C o u n c i l m e e t i n g of the I n t e r n a - tional F e d e r a t i o n of L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n s at Z a g r e b this f a l l . $ 1 , 0 0 0 w a s a v a i l a b l e f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s . $ 4 0 0 w a s b e i n g s o u g h t f r o m s e v e r a l divisions. T h e s u b j e c t of the m e e t i n g ( u n i o n l i b r a r y c a t a l o g s and r e l a t e d m a t t e r s ) is o f A C R L interest. I t w a s v o t e d that, an appropriation of $200 be authorized to help defray expenses of ALA representa- tion at the 20th session of the IFLA Council in Zagreb. ( N o t e : T h e d e l e g a t e is t o be D o u g l a s B r y - ant, V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f I F L A and c h a i r m a n o f the A L A I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s B o a r d ) . M r . H a m l i n p r e s e n t e d the n e e d f o r m o r e r e c o g n i t i o n o f the p r o g r a m of issuing d o c t o r a l d i s s e r t a t i o n s o n m i c r o f i l m . I t had been s u g - g e s t e d that the State R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w o r k o n this. I t w a s v o t e d that, the board express approval of an ARL- University Microfilms program and that the State Representatives of ACRL be urged to promote this program especially in respect to the issuance of dissertations through D i s s e r t a t i o n A b s t r a c t s . M r . H a m l i n had p r e p a r e d f o r the a g e n d a a s t a t e m e n t o n the i m p l i c a t i o n s f o r c o l l e g e l i b r a r i e s of i n c r e a s i n g c o l l e g e e n r o l m e n t s . A f t e r s o m e d i s c u s s i o n it w a s a g r e e d that n o .444 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES action w a s d e s i r a b l e but the t o p i c m i g h t be d e v e l o p e d at a f u t u r e c o n f e r e n c e p r o g r a m . T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n a l discussions of the R e f - e r e n c e S e c t i o n w e r e c o n s i d e r e d . M i s s G i f f o r d r e p o r t e d s t r o n g f e e l i n g against A C R L at the e s t a b l i s h m e n t of P L D ' s R e f e r e n c e S e c t i o n in 1952. R e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n s h a d been slighted by r e c e n t n o m i n a t i n g c o m m i t t e e s . M i s s G i f - f o r d stated she w a s n o t in f a v o r of a s e p a r a t e r e f e r e n c e division b u t t h o u g h t that the m a t t e r s h o u l d be discussed and a r e p o r t m a d e f o r B o a r d c o n s i d e r a t i o n . M r . H a m l i n f e l t that, in r e t r o s p e c t , he had p r o b a b l y used p o o r j u d g m e n t in n o t t a k i n g an active stand w h e n the r e f e r e n c e section f o r the P u b l i c L i b r a r i e s D i v i s i o n w a s first p r o - p o s e d . H e f e l t the e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y s h o u l d n o t c o n t a c t the N o m i n a t i n g C o m m i t t e e e x c e p t at its invitation o r o n i n s t r u c t i o n of the B o a r d . A f t e r f u r t h e r discussion it w a s v o t e d that, the executive secretary give special atten- tion to the needs and problems of the Ref- erence Librarians Section as discussed at this meeting and give all possible assistance to the chairman of the Section. A better representation in the general ACRL or- ganization should be sought. P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n r e v i e w e d the his- t o r y o f r e p e a t e d B o a r d action to h a v e A L A r e c l a s s i f y the p o s i t i o n of the A C R L e x e c u - tive s e c r e t a r y , w h i c h dates b a c k to 1952. She r e p o r t e d discussions w i t h M r . C l i f t . H e n o w f e l t the p r o b l e m w a s n o l o n g e r his and b e - l o n g e d to the A L A C o m m i t t e e of T h r e e ( C h a r l e s G o s n e l l , C h a i r m a n ) . M r . M u m - f o r d , a m e m b e r o f the C o m m i t t e e of T h r e e had t o l d M i s s M a c P h e r s o n that n o action c o u l d be t a k e n until the p r o p o s e d s u r v e y of A L A h e a d q u a r t e r s by C r e s a p , M c C o r m i c k and P a g e t ( t o be c o m p l e t e d in the spring of 1 9 5 5 ) . M i s s M a c P h e r s o n r e v i e w e d c h a n g e s in duties o f the e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y in recent y e a r s . She cited the difficulty A C R L w o u l d h a v e in g e t t i n g a c o m p e t e n t r e p l a c e m e n t at the b e g i n n i n g s a l a r y step f o r this g r a d e , should the p o s i t i o n be v a c a t e d . She r e g r e t t e d that h e r persistent e f f o r t s h a d p r o d u c e d n o s o l u t i o n to this p r o b l e m and asked w h e t h e r the n e w p r e s i d e n t s h o u l d c o n t i n u e to w o r k f o r reclassification. M r . H a m l i n stated that he d i d n ' t f e e l abused at all. B u t he did f e e l that salaries at h e a d q u a r t e r s w e r e w a y o u t o f line. " I t w a s the sense o f the m e e t i n g in this discussion r e g a r d i n g the s a l a r y situation that the i n c o m i n g president s h o u l d c o n t i n u e the e f f o r t s of p r e v i o u s presidents t o i m p r o v e the classification of the A C R L e x e c u t i v e s e c r e - t a r y . " Arthur T. Hamlin, Executive Secretary Charles Harvey Brown Honored D r . C h a r l e s H a r v e y B r o w n , l i b r a r i a n e m e r i t u s of I o w a State C o l l e g e and l e a d e r in the f o u n d i n g and g u i d a n c e of A C R L in its e a r l y y e a r s , w a s h o n o r e d t w i c e this past J u n e . F r o m the I o w a State C o l l e g e A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n c a m e its F a c u l t y C i t a t i o n , a w a r d e d a n n u a l l y t o a f a c u l t y m e m b e r " i n r e c o g n i t i o n of l o n g , o u t s t a n d i n g and inspiring service. . . . " F r o m the A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n c a m e election t o h o n o r a r y m e m b e r s h i p . T h e c i t a t i o n w h i c h a c - c o m p a n i e d D r . B r o w n ' s h o n o r a r y m e m b e r s h i p has been p r i n t e d in f u l l in the ALA Bulletin. D u r i n g the past seven y e a r s of his r e t i r e m e n t , D r . B r o w n has c o n t i n u e d t o r e n d e r an i m - p o r t a n t s e r v i c e t o his p r o f e s s i o n t h r o u g h his o w n study and w r i t i n g s , by teaching, by w i d e c o r - r e s p o n d e n c e and as a c o n s u l t a n t . Since 1946, w h e n he b e c a m e l i b r a r i a n e m e r i t u s o n the A m e s c a m p u s , he has been active as b i b l i o g r a p h e r f o r the I o w a State C o l l e g e L i b r a r y and as s u r v e y o r o f l i b r a r y s c h o o l s and l i b r a r i e s in m a n y p a r t s of the c o u n t r y . D r . B r o w n w a s p r e s i d e n t of A L A in 1 9 4 1 - 4 2 , and he s e r v e d this and o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l associations in m a n y capacities d u r - ing the past half c e n t u r y . H e has a l w a y s m a i n t a i n e d his a c q u a i n t a n c e and interest in y o u n g p e o p l e and in the p r o f e s s i o n a l g r o w t h of his s u b o r d i n a t e s . T h e s e t w o h o n o r s r e c o g n i z e a l i f e - t i m e of d e d i c a t e d service. OCTOBER, 1954 445. A C R L General Session Minutes T h e A C R L G e n e r a l Session w a s held in the A r e n a A u d i t o r i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , o n T u e s - d a y evening, J u n e 22. D r . H a r r i e t D . M a c - P h e r s o n , p r e s i d e n t of the A s s o c i a t i o n , p r e - sided. C a r r o l l B i n d e r , e d i t o r i a l e d i t o r of the Minneapolis Tribune, was introduced. He spoke o n ' A m e r i c a n A t t i t u d e s T o w a r d P a r - ticipation in W o r l d A f f a i r s . " J u l i a B e n n e t t , d i r e c t o r of the A L A W a s h - i n g t o n office, s u m m a r i z e d c u r r e n t C o n g r e s - sional l e g i s l a t i o n of interest t o l i b r a r i a n s . She e m p h a s i z e d the i m p o r t a n c e o f the state c o n f e r e n c e s w h i c h p r e c e d e the W h i t e H o u s e C o n f e r e n c e on E d u c a t i o n w h i c h is s c h e d u l e d f o r 1955. T h e bill o n C o o p e r a t i v e R e s e a r c h in E d u c a t i o n w i l l p e r m i t j o i n t l y financed p r o j e c t s o f r e s e a r c h in e d u c a t i o n by c o l l e g e s , universities, and state e d u c a t i o n a l agencies. T h e m a t t e r of p o s t a l c h a r g e s t o d e p o s i t o r y l i b r a r i e s w a s u n d e r s t u d y . M i s s B e n n e t t s u m m a r i z e d the c u r r e n t status o f the L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s a p p r o p r i a t i o n and the U n i v e r s a l C o p y r i g h t C o n v e n t i o n . K e y e s D . M e t c a l f , d i r e c t o r of the H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , c o u l d n o t be p r e s e n t t o d e l i v e r his p a p e r b e c a u s e he w a s s c h e d u l e d t o t e s t i f y at h e a r i n g s on the L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s a p p r o p r i a t i o n . H i s a d d r e s s , " W h y W e O u g h t t o be I n v e s t i g a t e d " w a s d e l i v e r e d by D o u g l a s W . B r y a n t . ( A r t i c l e p r i n t e d e l s e - w h e r e in this i s s u e . ) P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n i n t r o d u c e d G u y L y l e , d i r e c t o r o f l i b r a r i e s , L o u i s i a n a State U n i v e r s i t y as s u c c e e d i n g t o the A C R L p r e s i - d e n c y at the end o f this c o n f e r e n c e . ( M r . L y l e has since a c c e p t e d a n e w p o s i t i o n as d i r e c t o r of l i b r a r i e s at E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y . ) She a n n o u n c e d a l s o the e l e c t i o n r e t u r n s . T h e n e w v i c e - p r e s i d e n t and p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t is R o b e r t V o s p e r , d i r e c t o r o f l i b r a r i e s , U n i v e r - sity of K a n s a s . L a w r e n c e S. T h o m p s o n , d i r e c t o r of l i b r a r i e s , U n i v e r s i t y o f K e n t u c k y , is the n e w A C R L d i r e c t o r - a t - l a r g e . Six n e w r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n A L A C o u n c i l a r e : M a r - g a r e t L . F a y e r , l i b r a r i a n , M i d d l e b u r y C o l - lege, M i d d l e b u r y , V t . ; D o r o t h y M . C r o s - l a n d , d i r e c t o r of l i b r a r i e s , G e o r g i a I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y , A t l a n t a ; H . D e a n Stallings, l i b r a r i a n , N o r t h D a k o t a A g r i c u l t u r a l C o l - lege, F a r g o ; C a r l W . H i n t z , l i b r a r i a n , U n i - v e r s i t y o f O r e g o n , E u g e n e ; J o h n H . O t t e - m i l l e r , a s s o c i a t e l i b r a r i a n , Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y , N e w H a v e n , C o n n . ; and F l e m i n g B e n n e t t , l i b r a r i a n , U n i v e r s i t y o f A r i z o n a , T u c s o n . T r e a s u r e r J o s e p h C . S h i p m a n r e p o r t e d on the s u r p l u s e s of r e c e n t y e a r s w h i c h a r e c a u s e d by r e g u l a r i n c r e a s e s in m e m b e r s h i p and the e x p a n d i n g p u b l i c a t i o n p r o g r a m . M e m b e r - ships f o r the first nine m o n t h s o f the c u r r e n t y e a r w e r e a l r e a d y h i g h e r than any p r e v i o u s t w e l v e m o n t h p e r i o d . T h e b a l a n c e - o n - h a n d w i t h the t r e a s u r e r o n M a y 31 w a s $ 1 7 , 8 9 7 . 6 0 . M r . H a m l i n s p o k e briefly o n the state o f the a s s o c i a t i o n . H e c o m m e n t e d on the s u b - stantial n a t u r a l g r o w t h in m e m b e r s h i p w i t h - o u t b e n e f i t o f c a m p a i g n s o r high p r e s s u r e a d - v e r t i s i n g . A C R L s h o u l d p r o b a b l y at this t i m e d e v o t e its m a j o r a t t e n t i o n to s e r v i c e s at the c o l l e g e l e v e l r a t h e r than that of r e s e a r c h l i b r a r i e s . T h e c o l l e g e p o p u l a t i o n h a d i n - c r e a s e d t r e m e n d o u s l y in the past d e c a d e and w o u l d h a v e s i m i l a r o r g r e a t e r g r o w t h in the n e x t fifteen y e a r s , yet this g r e a t d e m o c r a c y r e m a i n s b a c k w a r d in the use o f g o o d b o o k s . T h e c o l l e g e l i b r a r y m u s t play a m a j o r r o l e in the d e v e l o p m e n t o f h e a l t h y and p e r m a n e n t i n t e l l e c t u a l interests in the y o u t h o f A m e r i c a . B e f o r e c o n c l u d i n g the business m e e t i n g P r e s i d e n t M a c P h e r s o n a n n o u n c e d that an official g a v e l h a d been m a d e f o r the A s s o c i a - tion by 13 y e a r o l d P e t e r H a m l i n . A C R L h a d n e v e r h a d a g a v e l . T h e g i f t w a s a c - k n o w l e d g e w i t h thanks and t u r n e d o v e r t o M r . L y l e as the i n c o m i n g p r e s i d e n t . A l l w e r e w e l c o m e d t o the n e x t session, t o be held in P h i l a d e l p h i a in 1955. Arthur T. Hamlin, Executive Secretary .446 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES A C R L Budget for 1954-55 A s ADOPTED BY T H E BOARD OF DIRECTORS I N M I N N E A P O L I S , J U N E 2 5 , 1 9 5 4 E S T I M A T E D I N C O M E $ 2 5 , 6 6 0 . 0 0 A L A a l l o t m e n t s to A C R L f r o m d u e s $23,000.00 E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y , T I A A p r e m i u m d u e s 360.00 I n c o m e on i n v e s t m e n t s 300.00 A C R L M O N O G R A P H S ' 1 ,500.00 M i s c e l l a n e o u s income 500.00 E X P E N D I T U R E S $ 3 2 , 0 6 0 . 0 0 C & R L s u b v e n t i o n $ 3,400.00 A n n u a l c o n f e r e n c e e x p e n s e s 150.00 A C R L S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s 250.00 M e m b e r s h i p s in o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s 100.00 A n n u a l b a l l o t 2 0 0 - 0 0 A L A W a s h i n g t o n O f f i c e 300.00 T r a v e l of A L A D e l e g a t e to I F L A c o u n c i l m e e t i n g in Z a g r e b 200.00 SECTION E X P E N S E S C o l l e g e $ 75-00 J u n i o r C o l l e g e ^O-OO P u r e and A p p l i e d S c i e n c e 250.00 R e f e r e n c e 300. o o T e a c h e r T r a i n i n g I 0 0 - 0 0 U n i v e r s i t y 75-00 C O M M I T T E E E X P E N S E S A u d i o - V i s u a l 7 5 . o o B u i l d i n g s 500 . o o C o n s t i t u t i o n and B y - L a w s 25.00 P u b l i c a t i o n s x 5 0 . o o S t a t i s t i c s 1 5 0 . o o D u p l i c a t e s E x c h a n g e U n i o n 25.00 R e c r u i t i n g 1 5 0 . 0 0 S t a n d a r d s I 0 0 - 0 0 O F F I C E R S ' E X P E N S E S P r e s i d e n t $ 25.00 T r e a s u r e r 5°-00 G e n e r a l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( i n c l u d i n g t r a v e l of o f f i c e r s ) 900.00 E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y T I A A 720.00 S a l a r i e s — E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t a r y 7,79°.oo P u b l i c a t i o n s O f f i c e r 5,550. o o S e c r e t a r y 3,850.00 C l e r k - T y p i s t 2,750.00 S o c i a l S e c u r i t y , G r o u p I n s u r a n c e , etc 400.00 S t a f f t r a v e l 1,800.00 C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , supplies, etc 900.00 N e w office e q u i p m e n t • • 600.00 OCTOBER, 1954 4 4 7 . News from the Field T h e c e n t u r y - o l d h a n d - Acquisitions, Gifts, written manuscript of Collections w h a t is c o n s i d e r e d the w o r l d ' s m o s t f a m o u s c o m m e n t a r y o n A m e r i c a n d e m o c r a c y has been a c q u i r e d by the Y a l e L i b r a r y f r o m F r a n c e . T h e 1,200 p a g e m a n u s c r i p t , w h i c h i n c l u d e s m a r g i n a l n o t e s , r e v i s i o n s and m e m o r a n d a , is that of A l e x i s de T o c q u e v i l l e ' s Democracy in America, a c k n o w l e d g e d as the m a s t e r p i e c e of o n e of the g r e a t e s t p o l i t i c a l p h i l o s o p h e r s of m o d e r n times. T h e m a n u s c r i p t is the g i f t o f L o u i s M . R a b i n o w i t z , o f N e w Y o r k C i t y , t o the Y a l e L i b r a r y . T h e F r e n c h m a n u s c r i p t , w r i t t e n in a c r a b b e d h a n d o n h e a v y r a g p a p e r , w a s a c - q u i r e d f r o m C o u n t J e a n de T o c q u e v i l l e , p r e s - ent head of the f a m i l y and a d e s c e n d a n t of a b r o t h e r of the F r e n c h a u t h o r w h o s e w o r k has been t r a n s l a t e d into all the l a n g u a g e s o f the c i v i l i z e d w o r l d . G e o r g e W . P i e r s o n , L a r n e d P r o f e s s o r o f H i s t o r y at Y a l e and a p e r s o n a l f r i e n d of the C o u n t de T o c q u e v i l l e , w a s r e - s p o n s i b l e f o r b r i n g i n g the Democracy in America m a n u s c r i p t t o Y a l e . T h e C o u n t n o w lives in a N o r m a n d y c h a t e a u n e a r C h e r b o u r g , F r a n c e , w h e r e the m a n u s c r i p t w a s kept. M r . P i e r s o n is the a u t h o r o f Tocqueville and Beaumont in America, published in 1938 and based o n the U n i v e r s i t y ' s T o c q u e v i l l e c o l l e c - tion. T h e n e w T o c q u e v i l l e d o c u m e n t s at Y a l e a r e the w o r k i n g m a n u s c r i p t s , s h o w i n g the d e v e l o p m e n t o f the t e x t right up t o the final printer's* c o p y , w h i c h w a s p r o b a b l y t r a n s c r i b e d by a copyist and is n o l o n g e r in e x i s t e n c e . T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f K a n s a s has c o n t i n u e d a p r o g r a m , instituted in the field o f e c o n o m i c s a y e a r a g o , of a c q u i r i n g l a r g e b l o c s o f o u t - o f - s c o p e b o o k s f r o m the i m p o r t a n t J o h n C r e r a r c o l l e c t i o n s . R e c e n t l y a b o u t 10,000 v o l u m e s in p o l i t i c a l science, p r i m a r i l y c o m p a r a t i v e g o v e r n - m e n t s , and in s o c i o l o g y w e r e s e l e c t e d f o r t r a n s f e r to L a w r e n c e f r o m C h i c a g o . I n a d d i - tion K U a c q u i r e d en b l o c C r e r a r ' s d i s t i n - g u i s h e d G e r r i t s e n c o l l e c t i o n o n the i n t e l l e c t u a l and s o c i a l h i s t o r y of w o m e n . N u m b e r i n g o v e r 4 0 0 0 titles, this c o l l e c t i o n w a s the s u b j e c t o f a printed bibliography: ha Femme et le Fernin- isme, by A . H . G e r r i t s e n ( P a r i s , 1 9 0 0 ) . T h e c o l l e c t i o n w a s f o r m e d by M m e . G e r r i t s e n and c a m e t o the J o h n C r e r a r L i b r a r y in 1904. C h a u n c e y H . G r i f f i t h , f o r m a n y y e a r s v i c e p r e s i d e n t and d i r e c t o r of t y p o g r a p h i c r e s e a r c h and d e v e l o p m e n t f o r the M e r g e n t h a l e r L i n o - type C o m p a n y , has p r e s e n t e d the U n i v e r s i t y o f K e n t u c k y L i b r a r i e s w i t h his p e r s o n a l t y p o - g r a p h i c a l c o l l e c t i o n i n c l u d i n g s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d m a n u s c r i p t s , designs, and f u g i t i v e p r i n t e d i t e m s o f significance f o r t y p o g r a p h i c a l h i s t o r y . O f special i m p o r t a n c e is the v o l u m i n o u s c o r - r e s p o n d e n c e e x t e n d i n g o v e r t w e n t y y e a r s b e - t w e e n W i l l i a m A d d i s o n D w i g g i n s and M r . G r i f f i t h . T h e D w i g g i n s - G r i f f i t h p a p e r s s t r e n g t h e n f u r t h e r the p o s i t i o n o f L e x i n g t o n as a c e n t e r of t y p o g r a p h i c a l r e s e a r c h , since the J a m e s A . A n d e r s o n C o l l e c t i o n ( w i t h n u m e r - o u s pieces r e l a t i v e t o the old G i l l i s P r e s s and o t h e r N e w Y o r k p r i n t e r s o f the e a r l y p a r t o f this c e n t u r y ) , the V i c t o r H a m m e r C o l l e c - tion, and an e x t e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n of m a t e r i a l f r o m E u r o p e a n p r i v a t e presses and type f o u n d r i e s a r e a l r e a d y in the U n i v e r s i t y of K e n t u c k y L i b r a r i e s . A m o n g D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y ' s signifi- cant acquisitions d u r i n g the past y e a r a r e s e v - e r a l n o t e w o r t h y c o l l e c t i o n s of m a n u s c r i p t s . T h e p a p e r s o f the late N o r t h C a r o l i n a s e n a - t o r s W i l l i s S m i t h and C l y d e R . H o e y h a v e been g i v e n by their f a m i l i e s . T h e p e r s o n a l and l e g a l p a p e r s of the S i m o n s , S i e g l i n g and C a p p e l m a n l a w firm of C h a r l e s t o n , S . C . , c o v e r a c e n t u r y ' s span, 1 8 3 0 - 1 9 2 9 , and p r o m i s e t o a f f o r d s c h o l a r s m u c h n e w i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t one o f the m o s t h i s t o r i c of A m e r i c a n cities. T h e S o c i a l i s t P a r t y o f A m e r i c a has g i v e n the l i b r a r y its n o n - c u r r e n t files f o r 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 5 2 t o s u p p l e m e n t the P a r t y A r c h i v e s ( 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 3 8 ) w h i c h h a v e been in D u k e ' s possession f o r a n u m b e r o f y e a r s . M i s s L u c y R a n d o l p h M a s o n , C I O P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 5 2 , has p r e s e n t e d h e r p e r s o n a l p a p e r s w h i c h i n c l u d e significant m a t e r i a l r e l a t i n g to the P r o t e s t a n t E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h as w e l l as t o l a b o r and l a b o r p r o b l e m s in the S o u t h . T h e H e r s c h e l V . J o h n s o n c o l l e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g l e t t e r b o o k s , p e r s o n a l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , and M r . J o h n s o n ' s u n p u b l i s h e d a u t o b i o g r a p h y is rich in i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g G e o r g i a and n a - tional politics in the p r e - C i v i l W a r and C o n - f e d e r a t e p e r i o d s . O t h e r c o l l e c t i o n s i n c l u d e the p a p e r s o f W i l l i a m W a t t s B a l l , late e d i t o r .448 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES of the Charleston News and Courier; and of H e r b e r t J a c k s o n D r a n e , a p r o m i n e n t F l o r i d a p o l i t i c i a n a n d i n d u s t r i a l i s t w h o s e r v e d as a m e m b e r o f C o n g r e s s f r o m 1917 t o 1933, and o f the F e d e r a l P o w e r C o m m i s s i o n f r o m 1933 t o 1 9 3 7 . J a m e s S t r a c h e y , y o u n g e r b r o t h e r a n d l i t e r - a r y e x e c u t o r o f the l a t e L y t t o n S t r a c h e y , has g i v e n the D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y t h e h o l o - graph of his brother's Elizabeth and Essex, b e l i e v e d t o be the o n l y S t r a c h e y l i t e r a r y m a n u - s c r i p t in the U n i t e d S t a t e s . Elizabeth and Essex, S t r a c h e y ' s s e c o n d f u l l - l e n g t h b i o g r a p h y , w a s first p u b l i s h e d in 1928. T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f T e n n e s - Projects see L i b r a r y r e p o r t s a s p e c i a l r e s e a r c h m a t e r i a l s a p p r o p r i - a t i o n o f $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 . I t s n a t u r e m i g h t be of i n t e r e s t t o u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i e s c o n s i d e r i n g r e - c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . W h e n c o m p l e t e d , t h e c h a n g e f r o m D e w e y t o L C at the U n i v e r s i t y o f T e n n e s s e e w i l l h a v e c o s t a b o u t $ 8 5 , 0 0 0 . T h e p r o j e c t w a s b e g u n M a r c h 1950, and p r e s e n t s c h e d u l e s w o u l d i n d i c a t e c o m p l e t i o n by O c t o - b e r 1955, five and a h a l f y e a r s l a t e r . R e c l a s s i - fication f u n d s h a v e b e e n d e r i v e d f r o m t h r e e s o u r c e s : first, t r a n s f e r o f s u r p l u s p u b l i c s e r v - ices p e r s o n n e l t o t e c h n i c a l p r o c e s s e s as f a l l i n g e n r o l m e n t s , n o r m a l t o the n a t i o n , p e r m i t t e d ( a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ) ; s e c o n d , f o r m a l l y b u d g e t e d r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n f u n d s b e g i n n i n g this b i e n n i u m ( $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 t o $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 a y e a r ) ; t h i r d , s k i m m i n g o f f t h e t o p o f the r e s e a r c h m a t e r i a l s f u n d d u r i n g the i m m e d i a t e past, the p r e s e n t , and the i m m e d i a t e f u t u r e b u d g e t s ( a n e s t i - m a t e d $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ) . T h e $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 s p e c i a l g r a n t is i n t e n d e d t o c o u n t e r a c t the n e g a t i v e e f f e c t s o f this l a s t c a t e g o r y . R e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , w h i c h h a d b e e n u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n by t h e l i b r a r y s t a f f f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , w a s i n t r o d u c e d t o the f a c u l t y and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n as a t o t a l u n i v e r - sity a n d m a j o r l i b r a r y p r o b l e m by M a u r i c e F . T a u b e r ' s " B o o k C l a s s i f i c a t i o n in U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s , " the first in the s e r i e s o f U n i v e r s i t y o f T e n n e s s e e L i b r a r y L e c t u r e s . A n a n n u a l $ 1 0 0 a w a r d t o Miscellaneous be k n o w n as the " F r a n k l i n and H e l e n H o k e W a t t s A w a r d " has b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d e f f e c t i v e n e x t y e a r in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h l i b r a r y s c i e n c e w o r k at K a n s a s S t a t e T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , E m p o r i a . T h e o u t s t a n d i n g s t u d e n t in the field o f c h i l - d r e n ' s l i b r a r i a n s h i p w i l l be the r e c i p i e n t o f t h e a w a r d e a c h y e a r . D o n o r s o f t h e a n n u a l p r i z e a r e F r a n k l i n and H e l e n H o k e W a t t s o f F r a n k l i n W a t t s , I n c . , a N e w Y o r k p u b - l i s h i n g firm s p e c i a l i z i n g in c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s . M r s . W a t t s , e d i t o r - i n - c h i e f o f the firm, has b e e n a t e a c h e r , b o o k s e l l e r , w r i t e r , e d i t o r and p u b l i s h e r o f c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s . F r a n k l ' n W a t t s s t a r t e d in t h e r e t a i l b o o k b u s i n e s s in L a w r e n c e , K a n s a s , b e i n g c o - f o u n d e r of the L a w r e n c e B o o k N o o k , w h i c h o p e n e d f o r b u s i - ness in 1925. F r o m 1927 t o 1 9 3 0 he w a s a b o o k b u y e r f o r G e o r g e I n n e s C o . in W i c h i t a . L a t e r he w a s a b o o k s e l l e r in I n d i a n a a n d a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f s e v e r a l p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e s b e - f o r e F r a n k l i n W a t t s , I n c . w a s f o u n d e d in 1 9 4 2 . T h e l m a E a t o n , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r , L i b r a r y S c h o o l , U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s , h a s c o m p l e t e d an a p t i t u d e test f o r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a n d c a t a l o g - ing d e s i g n e d p r i m a r i l y to be u s e d in r e c r u i t i n g p r o s p e c t i v e l i b r a r i a n s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e a t - t r a c t e d t o t h e field o f c a t a l o g i n g . T h e r e s u l t o f s e v e r a l y e a r s e f f o r t , the a p t i t u d e test has b e e n p u b l i s h e d by the U n i v e r s i t y p r e s s . P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y s p o n s o r e d an e x h i b i t i o n , M a y 1 3 - J u n e 18, d e s i g n e d t o p l a c e its R i t t e n h o u s e O r r e r y in its h i s t o r i c a l s e t t i n g . T h e o r r e r y , o r m e c h a n i c a l m o d e l of the s o l a r s y s t e m , w h i c h w a s m a d e by D a v i d R i t t e n - h o u s e o f P e n n s y l v a n i a and a c q u i r e d by the C o l l e g e o f N e w J e r s e y at P r i n c e t o n in 1771, r e m a i n s on e x h i b i t i o n in the L i b r a r y . O n e o f the m o s t f a m o u s , a l t h o u g h n o t the first, o f these m a c h i n e s w a s b u i l t in E n g l a n d a b o u t I 7 I 3 by J o h n R o w l e y f o r his p a t r o n , C h a r l e s B o y l e , f o u r t h E a r l o f O r r e r y ( w h o s e title w a s d e r i v e d f r o m the b a r o n y o f O r r e r y in C o u n t y C o r k , I r e l a n d ) . T h e P r i n c e t o n R i t t e n h o u s e o r r e r y , u p o n w h i c h p r a i s e w a s b e s t o w e d by p a t r i o t i c w r i t e r s as an e x a m p l e o f A m e r i c a n skill a n d i n g e n u i t y , s u f f e r e d t h r o u g h s u b s e q u e n t g e n e r a t i o n s and t h e n a f t e r a p e r i o d o f n e g l e c t w a s b r o u g h t t o l i g h t again and e x h i b i t e d at the W o r l d ' s F a i r in C h i c a g o in 1893. T h e n it w a s i n e x p l i c a b l y l o s t f o r h a l f a c e n t u r y and f o u n d a g a i n , q u i t e by a c c i d e n t , in 1948. D u r i n g 1 9 5 2 and 1953, it w a s r e s t o r e d . ( T h e s e c o n d R i t t e n h o u s e o r r e r y , w h i c h c a n b e seen t o d a y in the U n i - v e r s i t y o f P e n n s y l v a n i a L i b r a r y , has f a r e d c o n s i d e r a b l y b e t t e r t h a n its P r i n c e t o n c o u n t e r - p a r t . ) H o w a r d C . R i c e , J r . , c h i e f of D e p a r t m e n t OCTOBER, 1954 449. of R a r e B o o k s and Special C o l l e c t i o n s o f the P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y is the a u t h o r o f The Rittenhouse Orrery; Princeton s Eight- eenth Century Planetarium, 1767-1954, pub- lished u n d e r the s p o n s o r s h i p o f the F r i e n d s o f the P r i n c e t o n L i b r a r y and the F r i e n d s of the O b s e r v a t o r y . T h e b o o k w a s d e s i g n e d by P . J . C o n k w r i g h t and p r i n t e d by the P r i n c e t o n U n i - versity P r e s s ( x i i , 88p., w i t h 16 i l l u s t r a t i o n s , $ 2 . 5 0 ) . G e r a l d i n e F a r r a r , e m i n e n t A m e r i c a n s o - p r a n o and s t a r of the g r a n d - o p e r a and c o n c e r t s t a g e d u r i n g the f i r s t half of this c e n t u r y , has p r e s e n t e d t o the L i b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s an i m - p o r t a n t c o l l e c t i o n o f m a t e r i a l s r e f l e c t i n g h e r l i f e and m u s i c a l a c h i e v e m e n t s , w h i c h b r o u g h t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a c c l a i m . T h e G e r a l d i n e F a r r a r C o l l e c t i o n c o n t a i n s h u n d r e d s o f a u t o g r a p h l e t t e r s f r o m d i s t i n - g u i s h e d c o l l e a g u e s o f the o p e r a t i c w o r l d , a m o n g t h e m M a s s e n e t , P u c c i n i , C h a r p e n t i e r , R i c h a r d S t r a u s s , L e o B l e c h , L i l l i L e h m a n n , L i l l i a n N o r d i c a , E m m a E a m e s , A r t h u r B o - d a n z k y , G a t t i - C a s a z z a , M a r c e l l a S e m b r i c h , and E m m a C a l v e . L e t t e r s f r o m d r a m a t i c and l i t e r a r y f i g u r e s i n c l u d e such c o r r e s p o n d - ents as S a r a h B e r n h a r d t , M i n n i e M a d d e r n F i s k e , J u l i a M a r l o w e , D a v i d B e l a s c o , C h a r l e s D i l l i n g h a m , C e c i l B . D e M i l l e , I r v i n S. C o b b , F a n n i e H u r s t , and R i c h a r d H a r d i n g D a v i s . J o s e p h D e a n is the a u t h o r o f P ublications Hatred, Ridicule or Con- tempt ( N e w Y o r k , M a c m i l - l a n , 1954, 271 p., $ 3 . 7 5 ) . L i b r a r i a n s w i l l find this an i n t e r e s t i n g v o l u m e w h i c h r e v e a l s , o n the basis of E n g l i s h cases, the essence o f libel. A s the a u t h o r o b s e r v e s : " T h e possibilities of l i b e l are infinite. A single m a l i c i o u s o r i n - c o n s i d e r a t e e x p r e s s i o n m a y ruin a r e p u t a t i o n . O n l y a s t r o n g and c o m p r e h e n s i v e l a w c a n h o l d the r i n g in the b a t t l e of w o r d s , w h i c h a r e the p o t e n t w e a p o n s o f e v e r y d a y l i f e . " T h e cases c o v e r p o l i t i c i a n s , a u t h o r s , actresses, artists, spiritualists and m a n y o t h e r s . W i n s t o n C h u r c h i l l , f o r e x a m p l e , w a s a c c u s e d o f m a n i p - u l a t i n g the B a t t l e of J u t l a n d c o m m u n i q u e s so t h a t Sir E r n e s t C a s s e l c o u l d m a k e a f o r t u n e o n the N e w Y o r k S t o c k E x c h a n g e . M o s t of the cases are m o d e r n , b u t s o m e a r e f r o m the nineteenth c e n t u r y . The Catholic Booklist, 1954., edited for the C a t h o l i c L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n by Sister Stella M a r i s , O . P . , has been issued ( S t . C a t h a r i n e , K y . , St. C a t h a r i n e J u n i o r C o l l e g e , 73 p., $ - 7 5 ) . T h i s is " a n a n n o t a t e d b i b l i o g r a p h y , f o r the m o s t p a r t C a t h o l i c in a u t h o r s h i p o r s u b j e c t m a t t e r , c h o s e n as a g u i d e t o the r e c r e a t i o n a l and i n s t r u c t i o n a l r e a d i n g o f C a t h o l i c s . " T h e A m e r i c a n P r i s o n A s s o c i a t i o n ( 1 3 5 E . 15th St., N e w Y o r k 3, N . Y . ) has issued A Manual of Correctional Standards (1954? 423 p., p a p e r , $ 2 . 7 5 , c l o t h , $ 3 . 7 5 ) . C h a p t e r 21 o f this w o r k is d e v o t e d t o " L i b r a r y S e r v i c e s . " T h e N a t i o n a l A r c h i v e s has issued a Select List of Documents in the Records of the National Recovery Administration, compiled by H o m e r C . C a l k i n and M . H . F i s h b e i n ( S p e c i a l L i s t s , N o . 1 2 ) ( W a s h i n g t o n , 1954, 190 p . ) . A d d i t i o n a l p a r t s of the Preliminary Inventories h a v e a l s o been r e l e a s e d b y the N a t i o n a l A r c h i v e s as f o l l o w s : N o . 66, " R e c - o r d s o f the B u r e a u of P l a n t I n d u s t r y , Soils and A g r i c u l t u r a l E n g i n e e r i n g , " c o m p i l e d by H . T . P i n k e t t ; N o . 6 7 , " R e c o r d s of the S e l e c t C o m m i t t e e of the H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s t o I n v e s t i g a t e A i r A c c i d e n t s , 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 , " c o m p i l e d by G . P . P e r r o s ; N o . 68, " C a r t o g r a p h i c R e c - o r d s of the A m e r i c a n C o m m i s s i o n t o N e g o t i - ate P e a c e , " c o m p i l e d by J . B . R h o a d s ; N o . 69, " R e c o r d s of the H o u s e C o m m i t t e e o n the C i v i l S e r v i c e P e r t a i n i n g t o the I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f C i v i l i a n E m p l o y m e n t in the F e d e r a l G o v - e r n m e n t , 1 9 4 2 - 4 6 , " c o m p i l e d by G . P . P e r r o s ; and N o . 70, " R e c o r d s of the S e l e c t C o m m i t t e e o f the H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o n P o s t - W a r M i l i t a r y P o l i c y , 1 9 4 4 - 4 6 , " c o m p i l e d by G . P . P e r r o s . D o u b l e d a y and C o . ( G a r d e n C i t y , N . Y . ) has been p u b l i s h i n g s e v e r a l series of p a p e r - bound studies. The Short Studies in Political Science, f o r e x a m p l e , i n c l u d e such w o r k s as No. I, Political Community at the Interna- tional Level, by Karl W . Deutsch; No. 2, The Revolution in American Foreign Policy, 1945- 1954, by W i l l i a m G . C a r l t o n ; N o . 3, France: Keystone of IVestern Defense, by Edgar S. Furniss, Jr.; No. 4, The Problem of Internal Security in Great Britain, 1948-1953, by H. H . W i l s o n and H a r v e y G l i c k m a n ; N o . 5, Germany: Dilemma for American Foreign Policy, by Otto Butz; No. 6, Democratic Rights versus Communist Activity, by Thomas I. Cook; and No. 7, The Role of the Military in American Foreign Policy, by Burton M . Sapin and R i c h a r d C . S n y d e r . T h e s e p a m - phlets sell f o r $.95 each, w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of N o . 6, w h i c h is $ . 8 5 . T h e r e a r e also .450 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Studies in Psychology and Short Studies in Sociology, w i t h titles p r i c e d f r o m $.65 to $ . 9 5 . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g these series w r i t e t o C o l l e g e D e p a r t m e n t , D o u b l e d a y and C o m - pany, I n c . , 575 M a d i s o n A v e . , N e w Y o r k 22. D o n a l d E . D i c k a s o n , d i r e c t o r o f n o n - a c a - d e m i c p e r s o n n e l , U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois, has issued Personnel Administration on the Cam- pus ( C h a m p a i g n , 111., 1954, 25 p., $ 2 . 0 0 ) . T h e C o l l e g e and U n i v e r s i t y P e r s o n n e l A s s o c i - ation, w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s at 809 S. W r i g h t Street, C h a m p a i g n , 111., has published A Study of Personnel Practices for College and University Office and Clerical Workers, by W i l b u r D . A l b r i g h t ( 1 9 5 4 , 131 p., $ 2 . 5 0 ) . A l l l i b r a r i a n s m a y w a n t t o see Freedom of Communication, the p r o c e e d i n g s of the first c o n f e r e n c e on i n t e l l e c t u a l f r e e d o m , held in N e w Y o r k C i t y , J u n e 2 8 - 2 9 , 1952, edited by W i l l i a m D i x and P a u l B i x l e r ( C h i c a g o , A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , 1954, 143 p. $ 4 . 0 0 ) . T h e v o l u m e consists o f f o u r p a r t s : ( 1 ) T h e L i b r a r y and F r e e C o m m u n i c a t i o n , w i t h p a p e r s by J u l i a n B o y d , A l a n B a r t h , and E . W . M c D i a r m i d ; ( 2 ) T h e P r e s e n t P r o b - l e m in B o o k S e l e c t i o n , w i t h p a p e r s by V e r n e r W . C l a p p , R a l p h M u n n , J e r o m e C u s h m a n , and R o b e r t L . C o l l i s o n ; ( 3 ) P r e s s u r e s — W h e r e F r o m and H o w ? , w i t h s t a t e m e n t s by D a v i d K . B e r n i n g h a u s e n , H a r w o o d L . C h i l d s , and J o h n E . S m i t h ; and ( 4 ) O u r C o m m o n Stake in F r e e C o m m u n i c a t i o n , w i t h p a p e r s by D o n a l d S. K l o p f e r , L e s t e r M a r k e l , a n d M e r l e M i l l e r . T h e r e a r e s u m m a r i e s at the end o f each o f the first t h r e e p a r t s , and a c o n f e r e n c e s u m m a r y by A l a n B a r t h at the end of the final s e c t i o n . J o h n E . Smith has p r e p a r e d a s e l e c t i v e b i b l i o g r a p h y on i n t e l l e c t u a l f r e e d o m . F a x o n has issued revised editions o f the u s e - ful The Pamphlet File (220 p.) and The Pic- ture File ( 1 3 6 p . ) . B o t h of these w o r k s a r e by N o r m a O . I r e l a n d . H e l l m u t L e h m a n n - H a u p t ' s Art Under a Dictatorship has been issued by the O x f o r d U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s ( N e w Y o r k , 1954, 277 p., $ 5 . 5 0 ) . T h e v o l u m e , w h i c h i n c l u d e s 45 i l l u s - t r a t i o n s o n plates, is c o n c e r n e d w i t h the a r t i s - tic p o l i c i e s of b o t h the S o v i e t U n i o n and N a z i G e r m a n y , a l t h o u g h emphasis is o n the l a t t e r . A r c h i t e c t u r e , p r i n t i n g , s c u l p t u r e , arts and c r a f t s , p a i n t i n g , and a r c h a e o l o g y a r e c o n s i d - e r e d by D r . L e h m a n n - H a u p t in his p o r t r a y a l of the p r o c e d u r e s o f d i c t a t o r s t o p e r v e r t a r t t o p r o p a g a n d a . L i b r a r i a n s s h o u l d be i n t e r - ested in this v o l u m e as a w h o l e , and p a r - t i c u l a r l y w i t h the c o n c l u s i o n s of the final c h a p t e r , " T h e C h a l l e n g e t o D e m o c r a c y . " St. M a r t i n ' s P r e s s ( N e w Y o r k ) has issued G. H. D. Cole's Socialist Thought: Marxism and Anarchism, 1850-1890 (1954, 482 p., $ 6 . 0 0 ) . T h i s is v o l u m e I I o f A History of Socialist Thought. A n o t h e r St. M a r t i n ' s P r e s s i m p r i n t is Every- day Life in Babylon and Assyria: A New Study of Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization with Special Emphasis on the Period between TOO and 530 B.C., by G e o r g e s C o n t e n a u , t r a n s l a t e d f r o m the F r e n c h by K . R . and A . B . M a x w e l l - H y s l o p ( 1 9 5 4 , 3 2 4 p., $ 5 . 0 0 ) . The Instructions sur le Faict de la Guerre of Raymond de Beccarie de Pavie, sieur de Fourquevaux, edited by G . D i c k i n s o n , has been published by the A t h l o n e P r e s s , U n i - versity of L o n d o n ( 1 9 5 4 , c x x x v i , i l l p., $8.0©, d i s t r i b u t e d by J o h n de G r a f f , I n c . , 6 4 W . 2 3 r d St., N e w Y o r k 1 0 ) . T h e t e x t o f F o u r q u e - v a u x ' s w o r k w a s first published in 1548. M i s s D i c k i n s o n , in an i n t r o d u c t i o n , discusses the F r e n c h a r m y u n d e r F r a n c i s I and F o u r q u e - v a u x ' s criticisms and s u g g e s t i o n s f o r its r e - f o r m . Fund og Forskning i det Kongelige Biblio- teks Samlinger, I, 1954, has been published by the R o y a l L i b r a r y o f D e n m a r k . T h e first in a n e w series, this v o l u m e is a c o l l e c t i o n o f p a p e r s c o n c e r n i n g the R o y a l L i b r a r y . A r t i c l e s are w r i t t e n by l i b r a r i a n s and c o v e r a v a r i e t y of s u b j e c t s , such as A m e r i c a n I n d i a n B i b l e s , D a n i s h l i t e r a t u r e in D u t c h t r a n s l a t i o n , and the b o o k c o l l e c t i o n of H e n r y I I I of F r a n c e , and o t h e r s . ( C o p e n h a g e n , 1 9 5 4 ) . Federal-State-Local Tax Correlation, a s y m p o s i u m p a r t i c i p a t e d in by K e n n e t h W . G e m m i l l and o t h e r s , has been issued by the T a x I n s t i t u t e , I n c . , P r i n c e t o n , N . J . ( 1 9 5 4 , 2 5 6 p., $ 5 . 0 0 ) . T h e p a p e r s i n c l u d e d in the v o l u m e are d i r e c t e d at p o i n t i n g up b o t h the p r o b l e m s and the potentialities of u n s n a r l i n g the tangle of i n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l fiscal r e l a - tions. Practical Aspects of Photographic Charging by M a r i a n n a A n d r e s is N o . 39, of the U n i - v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s L i b r a r y S c h o o l Occasional Papers. T h e L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s has p u b l i s h e d r e - cently Bibliographical Procedures and Style: A Manual for Bibliographers in the Library of Congress (Washington, 1954, vi, 127 p. OCTOBER, 1954 451. $ . 6 5 ) . W r i t t e n by B l a n c h e P . M c C r u m and H e l e n D . J o n e s , this " h o w - t o - d o - i t " b o o k d e - scribes in s o m e detail h o w b i b l i o g r a p h i e s o u g h t t o be p r e p a r e d and o u t l i n e s specific rules of style to g u i d e c o m p i l e r s . I n t e n d e d p a r t i c u - l a r l y f o r the use of L C ' s o w n b i b l i o g r a p h i c a l staff, the specifications a d h e r e c l o s e l y t o s t a n d - ard L C c a t a l o g i n g p r a c t i c e s and to A L A rules of e n t r y . D e s c r i p t i v e b i b l i o g r a p h y of r a r e b o o k s is o m i t t e d f r o m the m a n u a l as are the special f o r m s of e n t r y r e q u i r e d f o r n o n - b o o k m a t e r i a l s and f o r the special l i t e r a t u r e o f l a w , m u s i c , technical scientific r e p o r t s and patents. E x a m p l e s are g i v e n l i b e r a l l y , a selected list of r e f e r e n c e s t o o t h e r h a n d b o o k s and style m a n - u a l s is i n c l u d e d , and an i n d e x is p r o v i d e d . S e v e r a l a p p e n d i c e s are c o n c e r n e d w i t h a b b r e - v i a t i o n s , a l p h a b e t i z a t i o n , the use of n u m e r a l s , a n n o t a t i o n s , i n d e x i n g , and r e l a t e d m a t t e r s . ' A n e w p u b l i c a t i o n of the P h i l o s o p h i c a l L i - brary, New York, is a Dictionary of European History, c o m p i l e d by W i l l i a m S. R o e d e r ( 1 9 5 4 , 3 1 6 p., $ 6 . 0 0 ) . A v a i l a b l e f r o m W i l m e r H . B a a t z , M i l w a u - kee P u b l i c L i b r a r y , M i l w a u k e e 3, W i s . , is a new Directory of Members of Special Li- braries Association, Milwaukee Chapter, as of October, 1953. P r i c e is $ . 5 0 to n o n - m e m - bers. The North Central Association Quarterly, f o r A p r i l , 1954, c o n t a i n s , in a d d i t i o n t o a g r o u p of a r t i c l e s on v a r i o u s e d u c a t i o n a l p r o b - lems, an e x t e n s i v e r e p o r t o n " T h e W o r k s h o p as an I n - S e r v i c e E d u c a t i o n P r o c e d u r e , " by J a m e s R . M i t c h e l l . W h i l e c o n c e r n e d w i t h the t r a i n i n g of t e a c h e r s , the r e p o r t is also s u g - gestive f o r l i b r a r i a n s . T h e F u n d f o r A d u l t E d u c a t i o n has issued Reason and Discontent: The Task of Liberal Adult Education, by L y m a n B r y s o n ( P a s a - dena, C a l . , 1954, 48 p . ) . T h e b o o k l e t consists of t h r e e l e c t u r e s p r e s e n t e d by P r o f e s s o r B r y - son. In the final l e c t u r e , he o b s e r v e s : " W h a t I b e l i e v e in a d u l t e d u c a t i o n is that y o u c a n ' t h a v e f r e e d o m unless y o u set up and s u p p o r t an e d u c a t i o n a l system that g o e s t h r o u g h all l i f e , t h a t c o n s t a n t l y helps p e o p l e l e a r n h o w t o be f r e e , w i t h each m a n t e a c h i n g e v e r y o t h e r m a n , if he k n o w s s o m e t h i n g that the o t h e r m a n can u s e . " P r o f e s s o r B r y s o n ' s c o m m e n t s s h o u l d be o f p a r t i c u l a r interest t o l i b r a r i a n s . O n e of the m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g v o l u m e s o n the wTork of a l i b r a r y t o a p p e a r in r e c e n t y e a r s is Marion King's Books and People: Five Dec- ades of New York's Oldest Library (New Y o r k , M a c m i l l a n , 1954, 3 7 2 p., $5 0 0 ) . P u b - l i c a t i o n of this v o l u m e w a s timed w i t h the 2 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y of the N e w Y o r k S o c i e t y L i b r a r y . S p r i g h t l y and i n f o r m a l , this is a c h r o n i c l e of M r s . K i n g ' s e x p e r i e n c e s and i m - pressions of the N e w Y o r k S o c i e t y L i b r a r y since she e n t e r e d its service in 1907. M r s . K i n g r e t i r e d in 1953. E v e r y l i b r a r i a n w i l l r e a d w i t h p l e a s u r e the r e c o u n t i n g of l i b r a r y p r o b l e m s . H e w i l l also r e a l i z e h o w i m p o r - tant a r o l e a l i b r a r y plays in the c u l t u r a l l i f e o f A m e r i c a . T h e p a g e s are f u l l of r e c o l l e c - tions c o n c e r n i n g a u t h o r s and titles that h a v e b e c o m e p r o m i n e n t o n l i b r a r y shelves. T h e v o l u m e is a w e l c o m e a d d i t i o n t o the l i t e r a t u r e of l i b r a r i a n s h i p ; it is also a s o c i a l and l i t e r a r y h i s t o r y . The 1954 edition of Collier's Year Book ( N e w Y o r k , P . F . C o l l i e r & Son, 1954, 2 v o l s . , 6 8 0 p., $ 1 0 . 0 0 e a c h ) , c o n t a i n s a b o u t 6 0 0 i n d i - v i d u a l articles, i n d e x e d by n e a r l y 8 , 0 0 0 entries. Statistical i n f o r m a t i o n f o r all nations and the 48 states is b r o u g h t up t o date. V i t a l statis- tics, b i o g r a p h i c a l sketches, e d i t o r i a l c a r t o o n s , and i l l u s t r a t i o n s a r e a m o n g the f e a t u r e s o f the v o l u m e . A m o n g the m a n y articles of interest to l i b r a r i a n s a r e : A c a d e m i c F r e e d o m and E d u c a t i o n S t a n d a r d s ; A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n ; A m e r i c a n L i t e r a t u r e ; B o o k P u b - lishing I n d u s t r y ; C a n a d i a n N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y ; E d u c a t i o n ; and L i b r a r i e s and I n t e l l e c t u a l F r e e d o m . T h e S h o e S t r i n g P r e s s ( H a m d e n 17, C o n n . ) has published Shakespeare: Of an Age and for All Time ( T h e Y a l e S h a k e s p e a r e F e s t i v a l L e c t u r e s ) , C h a r l e s T y l e r P r o u t y , e d i t o r ( 1 9 5 4 , 147 p., $ 2 . 5 0 ) . I n a d d i t i o n to an i n t r o - d u c t o r y s t a t e m e n t by D r . P r o u t y , t h e r e are p a p e r s by D a v i d P . H a r d i n g , H e l g e K o k e r i t z , F r a n k M c M u l l a n , A r l e i g h D . R i c h a r d s o n I I I , E u g e n e M . W a i t h , and N o r m a n H . P e a r s o n . A n o t h e r p u b l i c a t i o n of T h e S h o e S t r i n g P r e s s issued r e c e n t l y is A History of the Russian Hexameter, by Richard T . Burgi ( 1 9 5 4 , 2 0 8 p., $ 4 . 5 0 ) . T h i s is a discussion n o t o n l y o f R u s s i a n p o e t r y in g e n e r a l b u t also of the influence of classical antiquity. c j 7?• 7 * 1 C h i c a g o T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e bound-t ilmstrip . . , , , r has j u s t c o m p l e t e d the first ^ e r i e s in a p r o j e c t e d series o f six f u l l c o l o r filmstrips. T h e p u r p o s e of the g r o u p is t o p r o v i d e a basis f o r a w e l l r o u n d e d .452 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES p r o g r a m f o r l i b r a r y orientation f o r f r e s h m e n . T h e strip j u s t released is entitled Reference Materials. D i c t i o n a r i e s , encyclopedias, al- manacs, y e a r b o o k s , bibliographical w o r k s are presented in a w a y w h i c h w i l l capture the interest of even those students w h o are n o t b o o k minded. T h e sound t r a c k is refreshingly w i t t y . T h e sound disc may o r may not be an integral p a r t of the presentation. T o obtain film and disc set Reference Mate- rials s e n d ' y o u r o r d e r to Society of V i s u a l E d u - cation, 1345 W . D i v e r s e y A v e . , C h i c a g o 14, Illinois, price $6.00. A brief description of the entire series, n o w in p r e p a r a t i o n , f o l l o w s : Filmstrip 1. An Introduction to the Facilities of Your Library. A n o v e r v i e w of the service department and of their facilities will be given. Filmstrip 2. Periodical Indexes. Procedures for carrying out an assignment. Interpret- ing entries, compiling bibliographies. It is planned to describe the function of the Readers' Guide, International, Education, and Biography Indexes. Possible mention of others. Filmstrip 3. Reference Materials. ( C o m - pleted) Filmstrip 4. The Materials Center. T h i s filmstrip will outline the function and the nature of the collection of materials in the specialized department which includes chil- dren's books and other children's materials, as well as units, courses of study and a text book collection. Filmstrip 5. The Audio-Visual Center. T h e function and equipment of this department of the library will be explained. Filmstrip 6. Other Library Facilities in Your Community. For this last strip the facili- ties of the public library and several highly specialized libraries are to be de- scribed. O n e of the series, no. 4, w o u l d be of special interest to teacher training institutions. T h e p r o d u c t i o n of the filmstrips is a result of c o o p e r a t i v e e f f o r t . M e m b e r s of the C h i - c a g o T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e L i b r a r y staff and the D e p a r t m e n t s of E d u c a t i o n , L i b r a r y Science, Speech, and A r t have j o i n e d f o r c e s in p r o d u c - ing this integrated w o r k . A c a d e m i c R e p r i n t s has Special Services recently announced a service to reprint short runs ( 1 - 2 0 copies o r m o r e ) of b o o k s and p e r i - odicals f o r libraries. T h e cost of a v e r y f e w copies is of c o u r s e relatively high. In many cases the c o m p a n y believes that libraries w i l l be interested in having some f e w e x t r a copies run f o r m a r k e t i n g by A c a d e m i c R e p r i n t s , w h i c h w i l l share w i t h the library receipts f r o m sales. T h i s service should be of p a r t i c u l a r interest to the reserve b o o k librarians of l a r g e institutions. A n u m b e r of periodical articles o r small sections of b o o k s can, f o r e x a m p l e , be r e p r o d u c e d t o g e t h e r . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a - tion w r i t e to A c a d e m i c Reprints, P . O . B o x 3003, S t a n f o r d , C a l i f o r n i a . C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of A m e r i c a ( W a s h i n g - ton, D . C . ) n o w o f f e r s to its affiliated insti- tutions of higher education an advisory service on college library evaluation. T h i s advisory service ranges all the w a y f r o m handling m i n o r mail inquiries to i m p o r t a n t building p r o b l e m s and to blue printing the library d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m f o r a n e w institution. W h e n visita- tion is required, a team is used if the p r o b l e m is sufficiently c o m p l e x . Inquiries r e g a r d i n g the advisory service should be addressed to D r . R o y J. D e f a r r a r i , C h a i r m a n on Affiliation and E x t e n s i o n , C a t h o - lic U n i v e r s i t y of A m e r i c a , W a s h i n g t o n 17, D . C . T h e service is headed by E u g e n e P. W i l l g i n g , d i r e c t o r of libraries at C a t h o l i c U n i - versity of A m e r i c a . M r . W i l l g i n g has recently spent s o m e time in P u e r t o R i c o giving assist- ance to the n e w C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of P u e r t o R i c o at Santa M a r i a w i t h its library d e v e l o p - ment and building p r o g r a m . OCTOBER, 1954 453. Personnel T h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f R U B E N S B O R B A DE MORAES as d i r e c t o r of the U n i t e d N a t i o n s L i - b r a r y in N e w Y o r k w a s recently a n n o u n c e d . A biographical sketch of this distinguished l i - brarian is planned f o r a subsequent issue. ACRL takes pleasure in presenting L. Quincy Mumford, the new librarian of Congress, in the words used by Miss Ludington to intro- duce Mr. Mumford as the incoming ALA president at Minneapolis in June (ed.) T h i s is a unique o c c a s i o n in the history of librarianship in the U n i t e d States w h e n an A L A presiding officer has the h o n o r of t u r n - ing the presidency o v e r to the librarian designate o f C o n - gress. F i f t y years ago at the St. L o u i s C o n - f e r e n c e , w h i c h w a s an international one, D r . H e r b e r t P u t n a m , then the l i b r a r i a n of C o n g r e s s , had the as- sistance of n o less than t w e n t y h o n o r a r y vice presidents. Since A p r i l 22, w h e n o u r first vice president, L a w r e n c e Q u i n c y M u m - f o r d , w a s n o m i n a t e d by P r e s i d e n t E i s e n h o w e r to be l i b r a r i a n of C o n g r e s s , he has indeed been an h o n o r e d vice president. W h e n M r . M u m f o r d takes office as l i - brarian of C o n g r e s s , he w i l l be the first g r a d - uate of a l i b r a r y s c h o o l t o assume the headship of o u r national l i b r a r y . H i s abilities as a l e a d e r in o u r p r o f e s s i o n w e r e r e c o g n i z e d a y e a r ago w h e n the m e m b e r s h i p selected him as the p r e s i d e n t - e l e c t of the A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o - ciation. H e is an h o n o r g r a d u a t e of D u k e U n i v e r s i t y and in addition h o l d s an M . A . d e - g r e e f r o m D u k e . H e is a g r a d u a t e of the School of L i b r a r y S e r v i c e of C o l u m b i a U n i - versity. H e has had e x p e r i e n c e in the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y . Since 1945 he has been associated w i t h the C e l e v e l a n d P u b l i c library, b e c o m i n g in 1950 its d i r e c t o r . H e w i l l g o to the L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s not as a s t r a n g e r but as an e x p e r t w h o w a s called on in 1940 to help r e o r g a n i z e and c o o r d i n a t e the w o r k of the P r o c e s s i n g D i v i s i o n of the L i b r a r y . H i s services to l i b r a r y associations include the presidency of the O h i o L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , the chairmanship of the A L A A u d i o - V i s u a l B o a r d , the C o m m i t t e e on P h o t o g r a p h i c R e - p r o d u c t i o n , and the F e d e r a l R e l a t i o n s C o m - mittee. T h o s e w h o attended the C l e v e l a n d C o n f e r e n c e attribute the g r e a t success of that meeting, n o w rivaled by the T w i n Cities, w a s in l a r g e part due to his g o o d m a n a g e m e n t . M r . M u m f o r d , it is a happy coincidence that in selecting the n e x t librarian of C o n g r e s s , P r e s i d e n t E i s e n h o w e r chose y o u , o u r i n c o m i n g president. I t is my h o n o r and privilege to turn o v e r this gavel, s y m b o l i c of the headship of o u r largest national l i b r a r y association, t o one w h o has been selected to direct the largest r e - search library in the w o r l d . PAGE ACKERMAN has been appointed assist- ant librarian at the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a , L o s A n g e l e s , w i t h p a r t i c u l a r responsibility f o r personnel, budgeting, and branch libraries. B o r n in E v a n s t o n , Illinois, M i s s A c k e r m a n received her early education in Santa M o n i c a , C a l i f o r n i a , attended U C L A , g r a d u a t e d f r o m A g n e s S c o t t C o l l e g e , received her B.S. in L i b r a r i a n s h i p f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , and t o o k g r a d u a t e w o r k in Social W e l - f a r e at U C L A . H e r experience has included several years Page Ackerman a s a s c h o o l l i b r a r i a n in A t l a n t a , and as a c a t a l o g e r in the A t l a n t a - A t h e n s A r e a U n i o n C a t a l o g , t w o years as d i r e c t o r of libraries at the A b e r d e e n P r o v i n g G r o u n d , M a r y l a n d , and f o u r years as assistant librarian of the U n i o n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y in R i c h m o n d . She j o i n e d the U C L A L i b r a r y staff in 1949 as social w e l f a r e librarian and librarian in c h a r g e of the g r a d u a t e reading r o o m . M i s s A c k e r m a n is a m e m b e r of A L A , C a l i - f o r n i a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , Phi B e t a K a p p a , and the C o u n c i l on Social W o r k E d u c a t i o n . F o r her w o r k w i t h the A r m y d u r i n g the S e c - L. Quincy Mumford .454 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES ond W o r l d W a r M i s s A c k e r m a n received the M e r i t o r i o u s Service C i t a t i o n in 1 9 4 5 . — D a v i d W. Heron. EDWIN B. COLBURN has been appointed chief of indexing services of the H . W . W i l - son C o m p a n y , w i t h supervision o v e r the e d i - torial and p r e p a r a t o r y processes w h i c h g o into the m a k i n g of the v a r i o u s W i l s o n indexing and c a t a l o g i n g services. H e assumed his n e w duties on September 1. M r . C o l b u r n brings to his n e w post a w i d e b a c k - g r o u n d of p r o f e s - sional experience and activity. B o r n in C o n n e c t i c u t , he holds a B . A . f r o m A m - herst, B.S. in L i b r a r y Service f r o m C o l u m - bia, and an M . A . in English f r o m N o r t h - w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y . B e t w e e n 1939 and 1947 he w a s associated w i t h the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y , serving in a n u m b e r of posts in the stack and p r e p a r a t i o n divisions. In J a n u a r y 1948 he b e c a m e chief of technical processes in the N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , and since J u n e 1950 he has been supervisor, P r o c e s s i n g D e p a r t m e n t , of the C l e v e l a n d P u b l i c L i b r a r y . Since 1950 he has also served as E x e c u t i v e Secretary of the A L A D i v i s i o n of C a t a l o g i n g and Classification, a position he w i l l relinquish on J u l y 1 t o b e c o m e T r e a s u r e r of the D i v i - sion. I n c l u d e d a m o n g his o t h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l activities a r e : c h a i r m a n , D C C C o m m i t t e e on A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , 1 9 4 8 - 4 9 ; chairman, A L A C o m m i t t e e on L i b r a r y E q u i p m e n t and A p p l i - ances, 1 9 5 0 - 5 3 ; president, C l e v e l a n d L i b r a r y C l u b , 1 9 5 2 - 5 3 ; consultant on processing, v a r i o u s A L A c o n f e r e n c e s ; c o n s u l t a n t on equipment, U . S. O f f i c e of E d u c a t i o n , 1 9 5 1 ; a u t h o r of articles in p r o f e s s i o n a l periodicals. GORDON W . COUCHMAN, f o r m e r l y p r o f e s - sor of English and chairman of the English D e p a r t m e n t at M o r a v i a n C o l l e g e f o r W o m - en in B e t h l e h e m , Pa., is n o w librarian at N e b r a s k a W e s l e y a n U n i v e r s i t y . A native of E a r l v i l l e , I o w a , D r . C o u c h m a n holds degrees in English and L i b r a r y Science f r o m the State U n i v e r s i t y of I o w a ( B . A . in 1 9 3 8 ) ; C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y ( B . S . in L i b r a r y Science, 1944 and M . A . in English, 1 9 4 5 ) ; and the U n i v e r s i t y of Pennsylvania ( P h . D . in English, 1 9 5 2 ) . In addition to his experience at M o r a v i a n , D r . C o u c h m a n has held a variety of teaching and library positions including connections w i t h the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y and N e w Y o r k C i t y libraries and at Syracuse U n i v e r s i t y and the U n i v e r s i t y of Pennsylvania. H e has w r i t t e n a n u m b e r of articles f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l publications, and is a m e m b e r of A L A and o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s . ANDREW H . HORN has succeeded C h a r l e s E. R u s h as librarian of the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , taking office on September 1. B o r n in U t a h and educated in V e n i c e ( C a l i f . ) and Santa M o n i c a , H o r n earned degrees of B . A . , M . A . , and P h . D . ( H i s t o r y ) f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a at L o s A n g e l e s and the B . L . S . f r o m the same institution's B e r k e l e y library school. F r o m 1943 to 1946 the U . S . A r m y w a s his e m p l o y e r , f o l l o w e d by a year's teaching in the H i s t o r y D e p a r t - m e n t at the J o h n s H o p k i n s U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e he met the c h a r m i n g and h e l p f u l M a r y B a i e r to w h o m he is n o w m a r r i e d . A c o m b i n a t i o n of shyness and bookishness turned him f r o m teaching to l i b r a r i a n s h i p — an inauspicious c o m b i n a t i o n f o r a d m i n i s t r a - tive w o r k — a n d he began his c a r e e r in the s u m m e r of 1947, seated at a t y p e w r i t e r b e l o w g r o u n d level in the U C L A library, c a r d i n g a bulk purchase of w a r t i m e continental i m - prints. I t w a s here that H o r n displayed unusual capacity f o r fast and accurate w o r k , and his subsequent l i b r a r y s c h o o l r e c o r d w a s one of the best ever m a d e therein. In 1948 H o r n returned to U C L A as assist- ant to N e a l H a r l o w w h o w a s then head of the n e w l y f o u n d e d D e p a r t m e n t of Special C o l l e c t i o n s , and here he s h o w e d an aptitude f o r the o r g a n i z a t i o n of manuscripts, archives, records, and other bulky and o b s t r e p e r o u s Edwin B. Colburn Andrew H. Horn OCTOBER, 1954 455. kinds of the s o - c a l l e d n o n - b o o k materials. H e succeeded H a r l o w as head of that d e p a r t - ment and w h e n his m e n t o r l e f t U C L A f o r British C o l u m b i a , H o r n m o v e d into the assist- ant librarianship, rising a year later to asso- ciate librarian w h e n V o s p e r l e f t P o w e l l f o r L a w r e n c e ( K a n . ) . D u r i n g the spring of 1954 H o r n w a s acting librarian of U C L A . T h e six years' experience on the m u s h r o o m - ing W e s t w o o d c a m p u s s a w H o r n t r a n s f o r m e d f r o m an i n t r o v e r t e d archivist to a f o r c e f u l , outgiving, a l l - a r o u n d administrative librarian, as his responsibilities w e r e enlarged to include personnel, budgeting, and public relations. H i s c o m p e t e n c e in r e c o r d s m a n a g e m e n t w a s d r a w n upon by P r e s i d e n t S p r o u l w h o ap- pointed H o r n to a s t a t e w i d e university c o m - mittee t o deal w i t h C a l i f o r n i a ' s l a r g e and c o m p l e x r e c o r d s p r o b l e m . U n d e r H o r n ' s chairmanship the n e w l y f o u n d e d C a l i f o r n i a L i b r a r y H i s t o r y C o m - mittee of the C a l i f o r n i a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n u n d e r t o o k several l o n g - n e e d e d p r o j e c t s . T h e L i b r a r y School at C h a p e l H i l l w i l l benefit f r o m his c o m p e t e n c e and interest in the his- t o r y of b o o k s and libraries. H i s c o n c e r n w i t h student w e l f a r e led him to n u m e r o u s counseling assignments w i t h c a m p u s g r o u p s . H e is a m e m b e r of Phi B e t a K a p p a . A d m i n i s t r a t i v e p r o c e d u r e and o r g a n i z a t i o n at U C L A benefited f r o m H o r n ' s passion f o r o r d e r l y and systematic p r o c e d u r e s , w h i c h is t e m p e r e d by a h u m a n e approach t o personnel w o r k . T o the bare bones of the o r g a n i z a - tional c h a r t he added the flesh and b l o o d of personal c o n c e r n , so that the very l a r g e o r - g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h the U C L A library system has c o m e to be, d e v e l o p e d a f a m i l y feeling and m o r a l e w h i c h H o r n ' s successors w i l l have to w o r k h a r d t o retain. A n d y H o r n p r o b a b l y c a m e c l o s e r to the hearts of m o r e people t h r o u g h o u t the U C L A c a m p u s than any other university figure in o u r time, f o r the simple reason that he w a s a l w a y s responsive to o t h e r peoples' needs, f r o m help in c a t a l o g i n g an i n c u n a b u l u m to a d j u s t i n g a student typist's chair. H a r d , accurate imaginative w o r k , l o n g hours, loyalty and d e v o t i o n — t h e s e are the main entries in the U C L A H o r n b o o k . N o r t h C a r o l i n a and her n e i g h b o r s w i l l strongly gain f r o m this latest U C L A c o n t r i b u t i o n t o the top level of university l i b r a r y administration, f o r H o r n ' s abilities and qualities are i m - mediately adaptable w h e r e v e r g o o d adminis- tration is desired and e n c o u r a g e d . — L a w r e n c e Clark Powell. E V A L E N E P A R S O N S J A C K S O N b e c a m e d i r e c - t o r of the division of librarianship at E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y on S e p t e m b e r 1, 1954. A m e m b e r of the E m o r y f a c u l t y since 1936, M i s s J a c k - son has served s u c c e s - sively as assistant p r o f e s s o r of library science, 1936-1942, as- sociate p r o f e s s o r of l i - b r a r y science, 1942- 48, and, since the r e o r g a n i z a t i o n of the l i b r a r y school in 1948 as a division of the C o l l e g e of A r t s and Sciences and of the G r a d u a t e School, as associate p r o f e s s o r of li- brarianship. M i s s J a c k s o n received her A . B . d e g r e e f r o m B a r n a r d C o l l e g e , her A . B . in L . S . f r o m E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y and her M . S . f r o m the S c h o o l of L i b r a r y Service, C o l u m b i a U n i - versity. A s a m e m b e r of the staff of the C a r - negie L i b r a r y of A t l a n t a ( n o w A t l a n t a P u b l i c L i b r a r y ) , she had varied experience in readers' advisory service w i t h children, y o u n g people and adults. Students of M i s s J a c k s o n k n o w her f o r her critical and inquiring attitude of mind, and f o r her insistence upon high standards of s c h o l a r - ship. T h e y also k n o w her as a stimulating and challenging teacher of rare insight and b r o a d sympathies, and as a person w h o is both h u - m o r o u s and w i s e . T e a c h i n g , p r o g r a m and c u r - riculum planning have a l w a y s been her m a j o r interests, and the c u r r i c u l u m has been s t r e n g t h - ened and enriched t h r o u g h the years by the continuing critical study that she has given t o it. T h e n e w p r o g r a m leading to the m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e w a s based largely on a m e m o r a n d u m p r e p a r e d by her as a basis f o r study by the f a c u l t y . M i s s J a c k s o n served brilliantly as p r o g r a m c h a i r m a n f o r the Southeastern C o n f e r e n c e on L i b r a r y E d u c a t i o n , held in A t l a n t a in 1948, to e x p l o r e and define the n e w directions in l i b r a r y education. N o c u r r i c u l u m f o r the education of l i b r a r - ians w h i c h M i s s J a c k s o n directs, h o w e v e r , w i l l ever be static. I t w i l l s h o w a p p r o p r i a t e c o n - cern f o r c u r r e n t concepts but it w i l l also be pointed t o w a r d n e w f r o n t i e r s in librarianship, Evalene P. Jackson .456 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES n e w concepts, n e w principles that w i l l m a k e the p r o f e s s i o n m o r e m e a n i n g f u l to the society which it serves. I t w i l l always have substan- tial intellectual content w i t h emphasis on q u a l - ity and high standards of scholarship, in short, it w i l l be a p r o g r a m that is w o r t h y of a s c h o l - arly profession.—Tommie Dora Barker. G U Y R . LYLE, d i r e c t o r of libraries at L o u i s - iana State U n i v e r s i t y f o r the past 10 years, has resigned to b e c o m e d i r e c t o r of libraries at E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y , A t l a n t a , G a . M r . L y l e assumed his n e w position September I. C a n a d i a n b o r n , M r . L y l e r e c e i v e d h i s b a c h e l o r of arts d e - g r e e f r o m the U n i v e r - sity of A l b e r t a in 1 9 2 7 . F r o m 1 9 2 7 until 1932 he attended the School of L i b r a r y Service at C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e he w a s a w a r d e d the b a c h e l o r ' s and master's d e - grees in l i b r a r y science. B e f o r e g o i n g to L S U in 1944, M r . L y l e w a s p r o f e s s o r and l i - brarian at N o r t h C a r o l i n a W o m a n ' s C o l l e g e . H e also served as librarian and instructor at A n t i o c h C o l l e g e , f r o m 1929 to 1935, and w a s assistant p r o f e s s o r at the U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i - nois L i b r a r y School during 1935-36 and 1942- 43, w h i l e on leave f r o m N . C . W o m a n ' s C o l - lege. H e has held s u m m e r teaching positions at the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , C o l u m - bia and P e a b o d y . M r . L y l e is president of the A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e and R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s f o r the t e r m beginning J u l y , 1954 and is a m e m b e r of the A L A , the A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n of U n i v e r s i t y P r o f e s s o r s and the L o u i s i a n a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a - tion. H i s publications i n c l u d e : The Adminis- tration of the College Library, 1944 (revised edition, 1949) ; A Bibliography of Christopher Morley ( c o - a u t h o r w i t h H . T a t n a l l B r o w n , J r . ) , S c a r e c r o w Press, 1 9 5 2 ; and I am Happy to Present ( c o - a u t h o r w i t h K e v i n G u i n a g h ) , H . W . W i l s o n C o . , 1953. MARION A . MILCZEWSKI, assistant l i b r a - rian, U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e l e y , has been a w a r d e d a F u l b r i g h t scholarship f o r the a c a d e m i c year 1 9 5 4 / 5 5 to engage in research in British university l i b r a r y administration. H e w i l l be affiliated with the U n i v e r s i t y of B i r m i n g h a m and w i l l also o b s e r v e o t h e r B r i t - ish university libraries. M r . M i l c z e w s k i has been assistant l i b r a - rian at the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a since 1949. B e f o r e c o m i n g to B e r k e l e y he w a s di- r e c t o r of the Southeastern States C o o p e r a t i v e L i b r a r y Survey. H e served as assistant to the d i r e c t o r ( 1 9 4 3 / 4 6 ) and then d i r e c t o r ( 1 9 4 6 / 4 7 ) of the A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s - sociation's I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s O f f i c e . D u r i n g 1 9 4 2 / 4 3 he w a s executive assistant of A L A ' s B o o k s f o r L a t i n A m e r i c a p r o j e c t and traveled t o M e x i c o C i t y to aid in the es- tablishment of the B i b l i o t e c a B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n . ROBERT H . MULLER b e c a m e assistant di- r e c t o r of the U n i v e r s i t y of M i c h i g a n li- braries on J u n e 1. H i s m a j o r responsibility w i l l be in the b r o a d area of technical services. D r . M u l l e r is w e l l qualified f o r these n e w duties. A s d i r e c t o r of libraries and p r o - f e s s o r of l i b r a r y service at S o u t h e r n Illinois U n i v e r s i t y , C a r b o n d a l e , f r o m M a r c h 1949 t h r o u g h M a y 1954, he s u p e r - vised a technical services p r o g r a m that included such m a j o r accomplishments as the integration of o r - dering and c a t a l o g - ing operations into a system p r o v i d i n g f o r p r e - cataloging of all b o o k s as soon as o r d e r e d ; c e n t r a l i z e d serials p r o c e s s i n g ; machine ( I B M ) m e t h o d s of accounting, budget, and supplies c o n t r o l ; greatly i m p r o v e d purchasing o p e r a t i o n s ; and a c l e a r e r d e m a r c a t i o n b e - t w e e n p r o f e s s i o n a l and clerical duties. O t h e r extensive direct experience in the field of technical processes includes t w o years of w o r k in the area of periodicals and binding p r e p a - ration at T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y and a year as chief of the A c q u i s i t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t in the L i b r a r y D i v i s i o n of the O f f i c e of T e c h n i c a l Services of the U . S . C o m m e r c e D e p a r t m e n t . D r . M u l l e r w i l l also participate in the planning of the n e w u n d e r g r a d u a t e library building at M i c h i g a n , w h i c h w i l l serve a Guy R. Lyle Robert H. Muller OCTOBER, 1954 457. p u r p o s e similar to that of the L a m o n t L i b r a r y at H a r v a r d . F o r this responsibility, he is also preeminently w e l l qualified. H e has played the m a j o r r o l e in the planning of t w o i m p o r t a n t university l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g s — t h e recently c o m p l e t e d building at B r a d l e y U n i - versity ( w h e r e he w a s librarian f r o m Sep- t e m b e r 1946 t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1 9 4 9 ) and the air c o n d i t i o n e d m o d u l a r t w o and a half m i l - lion d o l l a r building n o w in process of c o m - pletion at S o u t h e r n Illinois U n i v e r s i t y . In addition he w a s c h a i r m a n of the A C R L Buildings C o m m i t t e e f r o m 1949 t o 1953, and d u r i n g that p e r i o d o r g a n i z e d l i b r a r y buildings plans institutes u n d e r A C R L auspices, and initiated t w o c o m p r e h e n s i v e surveys of c o l l e g e and university library buildings, described in several issues of COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LI- BRARIES. M u l l e r ' s c o n c e p t of both technical processes f u n c t i o n s and the f u n c t i o n s of library b u i l d - ings are s t r o n g l y influenced by his g r e a t interest in education f o r librarianship. H e o r g a n i z e d and w a s c h a i r m a n of the teaching d e p a r t m e n t of l i b r a r y service at Southern I l - linois U n i v e r s i t y and has served as a f u l l - time visiting l e c t u r e r at the U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois L i b r a r y S c h o o l . H e has also taken, w i t h creative results, an interest in and a b r o a d v i e w of the teaching f u n c t i o n of the l i b r a r y . A t C a r b o n d a l e , he w a s responsible f o r establishing an education library, a p h o n o g r a p h r e c o r d lending l i b r a r y , libraries in d o r m i t o r i e s , and a l i b r a r y — i n the student union b u i l d i n g — e s t a b l i s h e d in 1949 and based on the collections of the L a m o n t L i b r a r y (this w a s the first use of the then unpublished Catalogue of the Lamont Library as a buying g u i d e f o r c o l l e g e l i b r a r i e s ) . M u l l e r ' s administrative o b j e c t i v i t y and fairness, and his integrity, imagination and in- sight should enable him to continue at A n n A r b o r this inspiring and unique r e c o r d of accomplishment.—Harry Dewey. R O B E R T L . Q U I N S E Y w a s p r o m o t e d t o t h e position of assistant d i r e c t o r of the U n i v e r - sity of K a n s a s L i b r a r i e s on J u l y 1, 1954, a f t e r service as division chief in c h a r g e of r e a d e r services since F e b r u a r y , 1953. M r . Q u i n s e y w a s b o r n in Illinois in 1917, and received an A . B . in English f r o m S t a n - f o r d U n i v e r s i t y in 1941 and an M . A . in E n g - lish f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a at L o s A n g e l e s in 1952. H e holds the C e r t i f i c a t e in L i b r a r i a n s h i p f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i - f o r n i a at B e r k e l e y ( 1 9 4 3 ) . Beginning in 1941 as a page at the L o n g B e a c h , C a l i f o r n i a , P u b l i c L i b r a r y and c o n t i n u i n g later as a student assistant in t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a L i b r a r y at B e r k e l e y , M r . Q u i n - sey b e c a m e b o o k s t a c k s u p e r v i s o r of the U n i - versity of C a l i f o r n i a L i b r a r y at L o s A n - geles in 1943. H e w a s m a d e senior l i - brarian in the R e f e r - ence D e p a r t m e n t in 1946, s u p e r v i s o r of the R e s e r v e B o o k R o o m in 1947, and in 1948 b e c a m e librarian of U C L A ' s U n d e r g r a d u a t e L i b r a r y , w h i c h he o r g a n i z e d and d e v e l o p e d as a separate u n d e r g r a d u a t e open stack l i b r a r y and m a d e into a vital part of the teaching p r o g r a m f o r u n d e r g r a d u a t e students. H e w a s editor of several successive editions of the l i b r a r y ' s u n d e r g r a d u a t e h a n d - book, Know Your Library, and a contributor to l i b r a r y periodicals. F o r several years he w a s the l i b r a r y ' s liaison agent w i t h the as- sociated students, and w a s an active p a r t i c i - pant in staff association activities. H i s resulting b r o a d e x p e r i e n c e in all aspects of a university l i b r a r y ' s p u b l i c service p r o - g r a m and his unusual capacities f o r w o r k i n g effectively as a teacher f o r y o u n g people and f o r bringing library services directly into f o c u s w i t h c l a s s r o o m teaching needs led to his a p - p o i n t m e n t as chief o f r e a d e r services at the U n i v e r s i t y of K a n s a s L i b r a r i e s early in 1953. H i s initial responsibilities i n v o l v e d supervision of r e a d e r service d e p a r t m e n t s in the main library building, including the n e w u n d e r g r a d - uate l i b r a r y then being o r g a n i z e d and equip- ped. H i s p r o m o t i o n b r o a d e n s the area of his responsibilities t o encompass all public service units on the c a m p u s , a m o n g them a l a r g e n e w Science L i b r a r y w h i c h is a b o u t to begin o p - eration, and is in w e l l - d e s e r v e d r e c o g n i t i o n of his unusual ability as an a d m i n i s t r a t o r and his a d m i r a b l e grasp of the vital f u n c t i o n s of a university l i b r a r y in serving its c l i e n t e l e . — Robert L. Talmadge. Robert L. Quinsey .458 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Ralph R. Shaw R A L P H R . S H A W ' S a p p o i n t m e n t t o a p r o - fessorship in the n e w library school of R u t g e r s U n i v e r s i t y has substantially enriched the field of l i b r a r y education. T h e team of L o w e l l M a r t i n and R a l p h S h a w in N e w B r u n s - w i c k may p r o p e r l y give a vital stimulus to all aspects of re- search in l i b r a r i a n - ship. T o anyone w h o f o l - l o w s the c u r r e n t l i - b r a r y press, the c a - reer of R a l p h S h a w is w e l l k n o w n , but it may be s u m m a r i z e d here f o r the r e c o r d . B o r n in D e t r o i t in 1907, he w a s educated at W e s t - ern R e s e r v e ( A . B . , 1 9 2 8 ) , C o l u m b i a ( B . S . , 1929, and M . S . , 1931, in library s c i e n c e ) , and C h i c a g o ( P h . D . , 1 9 5 0 ) . A f t e r serving in v a r - ious capacities in the C l e v e l a n d P u b l i c L i - brary, the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y and the E n g i n e e r i n g Societies L i b r a r y , he w a s ap- pointed librarian of the G a r y , Indiana, P u b l i c L i b r a r y in 1936. H e served there f o r f o u r years until 1940 w h e n he w a s selected f r o m a l a r g e field to be librarian of the U n i t e d States D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . H i s tenure there w a s interrupted only by service in the U n i t e d States A r m y d u r i n g W o r l d W a r I I . A m o n g R a l p h S h a w ' s o t h e r activities, it is especially pertinent here to note that he has taught at C o l u m b i a ( 1 9 3 6 / 3 7 ) and has d i - rected w o r k s h o p s at C o l u m b i a and W e s t e r n R e s e r v e . A s an inventor, his P h o t o c l e r k , P h o t o c h a r g e r and R a p i d Selector have w o n him international f a m e . A s a scholar, his Literary Property in the United States (1950) and many special studies, r e p o r t s and c o n t r i b u - tions to the library press have w o n him special distinction. A s a bibliographer, his m o s t n o t e - w o r t h y achievement is perhaps the planning and successful execution of the Bibliography of Agriculture. A s a p r o f e s s i o n a l leader, he w o n an enduring reputation as c h a i r m a n of the A L A A c t i v i t i e s C o m m i t t e e , and other c o m m i t t e e chairs have also benefited g r e a t l y f r o m his leadership. A s p r o p r i e t o r of the S c a r e c r o w Press, he should add to his c o u r s e o f f e r i n g s at R u t g e r s a seminar f o r university press directors, f o r w i t h n o institutional sup- p o r t he has b r o u g h t S c a r e c r o w to a p r o m i n e n t position a m o n g scholarly p u b l i s h e r s — a n d paid royalties to authors. A s a g l o b e t r o t t e r , r a c o n t e u r , w i t , host and in some d o z e n s of o t h e r capacities, R a l p h S h a w approaches the ideal of the Renaissance man. If and w h e n m o r e R a l p h S h a w s are re- cruited f o r librarianship, the l i b r a r y schools w o u l d do w e l l to recruit them f o r their f a c u l - ties.—Lawrence S. Thompson. JOSEPH P . RUFFIER has been appointed librarian of N e w Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y ' s W a s h - ington Square L i b r a r y . M r . R u f f i e r w i l l head the largest of the seven divisions that constitute the U n i v e r s i t y ' s library system. T h e r e are m o r e than 1,000,000 v o l u m e s in the c o m b i n e d collections, w i t h the W a s h i n g t o n Square L i b r a r y , a g e n - eral library, containing a p p r o x i m a t e l y 440,000 b o o k s . M r . R u f f i e r j o i n e d the staff of the U n i - versity H e i g h t s L i b r a r y at N . Y . U . in 1939, and in 1943, f o l l o w i n g military service, he t r a n s f e r r e d to the W a s h i n g t o n Square L i - brary. H e has been serving as acting l i b r a - rian f o r the past year. M r . R u f f i e r received his B . A . d e g r e e in 1939 f r o m N e w Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y C o l l e g e of A r t s and Science. In 1942, he w a s a w a r d e d the B.S. degree f r o m the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r - sity S c h o o l of L i b r a r y Service. D R . LUCIEN W H I T E b e c a m e librarian of A u g u s t a n a C o l l e g e , September 1, 1954. B o r n in Illinois in 1914, W h i t e g r e w up in the M i d d l e W e s t . H e g r a d u a t e d f r o m A u - gustana in 1935 and a f e w years later j o i n e d the f a c u l t y as a l a n - g u a g e teacher, b e c o m - ing head of the F r e n c h D e p a r t m e n t in 1945. W h i t e , in a series of leaves of absence, w a s able to c o m p l e t e his P h . D . at the U n i v e r - sity of Illinois, to at- tend the S o r b o n n e during the s u m m e r of 1947, and to do research at the U n i v e r s i t y of G r e n o b l e in 1949-50. A deep and continuing interest in the biblio- graphical aspects of his w o r k recently b o r e unexpected f r u i t . F o l l o w i n g the d e p a r t u r e of Lucien White OCTOBER, 1954 459. D o n a l d R o d to I o w a State T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , L u k e W h i t e w a s asked by P r e s i d e n t B e r g e n - doff if he w a s sufficiently interested in the A u g u s t a n a librarianship to take a year off to p r e p a r e himself f o r it. D e c i d i n g definitely that he w a s , the W h i t e f a m i l y , including w i f e L o i s and t h r e e - y e a r old D a v i d , m o v e d to U r b a n a and the U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois L i b r a r y S c h o o l w h e r e he received his M . S . d e - g r e e in A u g u s t 1954. L u k e W h i t e ' s interest in scholarly research has p r o d u c e d several articles in educational j o u r n a l s , and he has been g a t h e r i n g material f o r s o m e time a b o u t early F r e n c h e x p l o r a - tions in the G r e a t L a k e s area. H e has j u s t c o m p l e t e d f o r the U N E S C O I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e on Social Science D o c u m e n t a t i o n an analysis of the c o v e r a g e by c o u n t r y of Population Index.—Harold Lancour. GORDON R . WILLIAMS has been appointed to the n e w post of ranking assistant librarian at the U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a , L o s A n g e l e s . M r . W i l l i a m s w a s b o r n in O n t a r i o , O r e g o n , attended O r e g o n Schools, and received his B . A . f r o m S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e he subsequently did g r a d u a t e w o r k . H e received his M . A . f r o m the G r a d u a t e L i b r a r y S c h o o l of the U n i - versity of C h i c a g o , w h e r e he became a candidate f o r the d o c - t o r a t e in 1952. H e served as a teaching f e l l o w f o r one year at the U n i - versity of O r e g o n , and w a s associated w i t h the P a u l E l d e r Gordon R. Williams B o o k Shop in San F r a n c i s c o as b u y e r and assistant m a n a g e r . D u r i n g the Second W o r l d W a r he b e c a m e assistant f o r c e c o n t r o l officer on A d m i r a l T u r n e r ' s s t a f f ; a f t e r the w a r he served as a vice president of B r e n t a n o ' s and as m a n a g e r of their P a c i f i c C o a s t stores. In 1949-1950 he w a s staff assistant t o the librarian, and E c k h a r t L i b r a r i a n at the U n i v e r s i t y o f C h i - c a g o . F r o m 1950 to 1952 he served at the J o h n C r e r a r L i b r a r y as assistant chief of technical processes and executive assistant to the librarian. M r . W i l l i a m s j o i n e d the staff of the U C L A L i b r a r y in 1952 as assistant librarian in c h a r g e of technical processes. In this c a - pacity he has, w i t h the aid of the head c a t a - l o g e r and head of the acquisitions d e p a r t m e n t , accomplished a r e o r g a n i z a t i o n of processing routines to effect a speedier w o r k - f l o w and t o reduce unit costs. H i s s e c o n d a r y duty has been that of c o o r d i n a t o r of the t w e l v e branch libraries on the c a m p u s , and he has. served as c h a i r m a n o f a t r a n s f e r s c o m m i t t e e w h i c h ap- p r o v e s t r a n s f e r of materials to and f r o m the G e n e r a l L i b r a r y . In his n e w position he w i l l continue his f o r m e r responsibility f o r techni- cal processing and in addition be responsible f o r the l i b r a r y ' s building p r o g r a m . T h e c i r - culation and special c o l l e c t i o n s d e p a r t m e n t s will also r e p o r t t o h i m . — A n d r e w H. Horn. W I L L I A M L A N D R A M W I L L I A M S O N h a s b e e n appointed s u p e r v i s o r of the B u t l e r D i v i s i o n of the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s . H e as- sumed his position on J u l y I. M r . W i l l i a m s o n had been a student at the G r a d u a t e L i b r a r y S c h o o l of the U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o , w h e r e he is c o m p l e t i n g w o r k f o r the d o c t o r a t e . H e received his b a c h - e l o r ' s d e g r e e f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n in 1941, a B . A . in L i b r a r y S e r v - ice f r o m E m o r y U n i - versity in 1942, and an M . S . d e g r e e f r o m the S c h o o l of L i b r a r y Service at C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y in 1949. H i s first p r o f e s s i o n a l experience w a s at the A t l a n t a P u b l i c L i b r a r y , his service there being interrupted by f o u r years in the A r m y w h e r e he w a s assigned to t r o o p t r a n s p o r t w o r k . D u r i n g the p e r i o d he rose f r o m private to first lieutenant and s a w service in the Pacific, C a r i b b e a n , and the A t l a n t i c . I n 1947 he b e c a m e a m e m b e r of the staff of B a y l o r U n i v e r s i t y , w h e r e he supervised public services and later b e c a m e assistant l i - brarian, associate librarian, and finally acting librarian. H e resigned in 1951 to begin d o c - t o r a l study. M r . W i l l i a m s o n has been an active m e m b e r of A C R L , and has c o n t r i b u t e d to COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES and o t h e r j o u r n a l s . William L. Williamson .460 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Appointments D r . J . R . A s h t o n w a s appointed l i b r a r i a n o f the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h D a k o t a on S e p - t e m b e r I. M r s . A l i c e G o o g e B a u e r , serials c a t a l o g e r at D u k e f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s , is n o w head of technical p r o c e s s i n g , U n i v e r s i t y of W e s t V i r - ginia L i b r a r y . M r s . L l o y d M . B a i l e y , f o r m e r l y serials c a t a l o g e r at the N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y L i - b r a r y , has been a p p o i n t e d c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n at the U n i v e r s i t y o f A r i z o n a L i b r a r y in T u c s o n . T i l t o n M . B a r r o n , f o r m e r l i b r a r i a n , U r - sinus C o l l e g e , b e c a m e l i b r a r i a n , C l a r k U n i v e r - sity o n S e p t e m b e r I. J o h n H . B e c k e r has been a p p o i n t e d head l i b r a r i a n of O t t e r b e i n C o l l e g e , W e s t e r v i l l e , O h i o . H e r b e r t C a h o o n , f o r m e r l y a t t a c h e d t o the N e w Y o r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y ' s R e s e r v e D i v i s i o n , has been a p p o i n t e d c u r a t o r of a u t o g r a p h m a n u s c r i p t s and l a t e r p r i n t e d b o o k s at the P i e r p o n t M o r g a n L i b r a r y . C h a r l e s A . C a r p e n t e r , J r . , f o r m e r l y c i r c u - l a t i o n l i b r a r i a n , D i c k i n s o n C o l l e g e , C a r l i s l e , P a . , has been a p p o i n t e d head l i b r a r i a n , M u s - k i n g u m C o l l e g e , N e w C o n c o r d , O h i o . K e n n e t h J . C a r p e n t e r has been a p p o i n t e d head of the R a r e B o o k s D e p a r t m e n t of the G e n e r a l L i b r a r y , U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e l e y . L u c i l l e C o b b has been a p p o i n t e d assistant l i b r a r i a n o f the N e w M e x i c o I n s t i t u t e o f M i n i n g and T e c h n o l o g y , S o c o r r o , N . M . L e o n a r d C o b u r n has been appointed l i - b r a r i a n of the U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s E n g i - n e e r i n g L i b r a r y . T h e f o l l o w i n g p e r s o n n e l c h a n g e s h a v e o c - c u r r e d in the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s : J o h n N . W a d d e l l is assistant l i b r a r i a n in the R e f e r e n c e D e p a r t m e n t ; J e a n M . Stein, P h o e b e G r e e n b e r g , L e e H . W i l l i a m s , and M r s . A n n e L . P o l l o c k a r e m e m b e r s of the C a t a l o g i n g D e p a r t m e n t s t a f f ; C . D o n a l d C o o k is r e s e a r c h assistant in the C a t a l o g i n g D e p a r t - m e n t ; M a r y C o v i n g t o n is an assistant in the R e f e r e n c e D i v i s i o n of the M e d i c a l L i b r a r y ; W i l l i a m D . E p p e s is stack s u p e r v i s o r in the C i r c u l a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t ; W e i - t a P o n s is a p r o f e s s i o n a l i n t e r n ; and E d w a r d S w i e r z b is c i r c u l a t i o n assistant in the C h e m i s t r y L i - b r a r y . D o r o t h y C o m i n s , f o r m e r l y of the A r m e d F o r c e s M e d i c a l L i b r a r y , has been appointed h e a d c a t a l o g e r at W a y n e U n i v e r s i t y . M a r y E l l e n D a r s t is n o w chief of the B i b - l i o g r a p h y S e c t i o n , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . R o b e r t F . D e l z e l l w a s appointed c h i e f , A c q u i s i t i o n s B r a n c h , A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s , M a x w e l l A i r F o r c e B a s e , A l a b a m a , in J a n u - ary, 1954- M r . D e l z e l l c a m e t o the A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s as a b i b l i o g r a p h i c assist- ant in the D o c u m e n t s A c q u i s i t i o n s Section in J u l y , 1953. H e w a s f o r m e r l y head o f the A c q u i s i t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t at W a s h i n g t o n U n i - v e r s i t y , St. L o u i s . O l i v e r T . F i e l d w a s a p p o i n t e d c h i e f , C a t a - l o g B r a n c h , A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s , M a x - w e l l A i r F o r c e B a s e on F e b r u a r y 8, 1954. M r . F i e l d c a m e t o the A i r U n i v e r s i t y L i - b r a r i e s f r o m the P u b l i c L i b r a r y , D e t r o i t , M i c h i g a n w h e r e he w a s chief o f the A u t o - m o t i v e H i s t o r y D i v i s i o n . U n t i l O c t o b e r 15, 1953 he w a s a d m i n i s t r a t i v e assistant t o the d e p u t y of the M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t D i - v i s i o n , O f f i c e of the U . S. H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r G e r m a n y . M a r y V . G a v e r , f o r m e r l y l i b r a r i a n at State T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , T r e n t o n , N . J . , has been a p p o i n t e d an associate p r o f e s s o r of l i b r a r y service, R u t g e r s U n i v e r s i t y . E v e l y n H a n s e n , m u s i c c a t a l o g e r at D u k e , has resigned t o a c c e p t a p o s i t i o n w i t h the A r m y L i b r a r y S e r v i c e in G e r m a n y . R o b e r t D . H a r v e y has been p r o m o t e d t o assistant d i r e c t o r in c h a r g e o f P u b l i c S e r v i c e s at the U n i v e r s i t y o f V e r m o n t L i b r a r y . C h a r l e s C . H o p k i n s , J r . w a s appointed s u b - j e c t c a t a l o g e r , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . W i l l i a m H . H u f f has been a p p o i n t e d a d - v i s o r l i b r a r i a n in the C h i c a g o U n d e r g r a d u a t e D i v i s i o n of the U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s L i b r a r y . K i l b o u r n J a n e c e k has been appointed as- s o c i a t e l i b r a r i a n in c h a r g e of P u b l i c S e r v i c e s at the U n i v e r s i t y o f O m a h a L i b r a r y . H e w a s f o r m e r l y head of the R e f e r e n c e D e p a r t - m e n t in the s a m e l i b r a r y . M r s . B e r t h a J o n e s has been a p p o i n t e d s c i - ence s u b j e c t c a t a l o g e r , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i - b r a r y . M r s . E d w i n a J o h n s o n , f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s B i o l o g y - F o r e s t r y l i b r a r i a n at D u k e , has been a p p o i n t e d s u p e r v i s o r of the B i o l o g y - F o r e s t r y and P h y s i c s - M a t h e m a t i c s l i b r a r i e s . I v a n J o h n s o n , f o r m e r l y d o c u m e n t l i b r a r i a n , OCTOBER, 1954 461. has been a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n of the C e n t e r f o r A d v a n c e d R e s e a r c h in the B e h a v i o r a l Sciences, S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y . R u t h F . K r a e m e r has been a p p o i n t e d d i - r e c t o r o f the N o r t h C e n t r a l C o l l e g e and E v a n g e l i c a l T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y l i b r a r y . D r . R o b e r t L e i g h is a c t i n g d e a n , S c h o o l of L i b r a r y S e r v i c e , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , w h i l e D r . C a r l W h i t e is o n l e a v e , 1 9 5 4 - 5 5 . I r v i n g L i e b e r m a n is an a s s o c i a t e in l i b r a r y s e r v i c e , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y . M r . L i e b e r - m a n , w h o is c o m p l e t i n g his w o r k f o r the d o c - t o r a t e at T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , C o l u m b i a U n i - v e r s i t y , has spent the last y e a r at the U n i - v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a L i b r a r y S c h o o l d e v e l o p - ing a p r o j e c t in a u d i o - v i s u a l m a t e r i a l s . B a r b a r a L . L i g h t has been a p p o i n t e d assist- ant c a t a l o g e r , B e l l T e l e p h o n e L a b o r a t o r i e s , I n c . , T e c h n i c a l L i b r a r y . J o h n M a i n e has b e e n a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n , T u s c u l u m C o l l e g e , G r e e n v i l l e , T e n n e s s e e . J o h n P . M c D o n a l d is n o w head, R e f e r e n c e D e p a r t m e n t , W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , St. L o u i s . J e a n H . M c F a r l a n d , f o r m e r l y assistant l i - b r a r i a n , U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a at B e r k e l e y , has a c c e p t e d the p o s i t i o n o f l i b r a r i a n and assistant p r o f e s s o r , R e e d C o l l e g e . J a n e O l i v e r , f o r m e r l y l i b r a r i a n o f the U n i - v e r s i t y of G e o r g i a L a w S c h o o l , has b e e n a p - p o i n t e d G e o r g i a S t a t e L i b r a r i a n w i t h offices in A t l a n t a . P a u l i n e O ' M e l i a has been a p p o i n t e d assist- ant p r o f e s s o r of l i b r a r y science at I n d i a n a U n i v e r s i t y . Jesse C . M i l l s is acting h e a d , R e s e r v e B o o k D e p a r t m e n t , U n i v e r s i t y o f P e n n s y l v a n i a L i - b r a r y . J o h n L . N o l a n has r e t u r n e d t o the L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s as assistant d i r e c t o r of the R e f - e r e n c e D e p a r t m e n t a f t e r h a v i n g s e r v e d f o r t w o y e a r s as d i r e c t o r o f the U n i t e d States I n f o r m a t i o n S e r v i c e L i b r a r y in L o n d o n . M a r t h a H . P a t t e r s o n h a s been a p p o i n t e d s e n i o r c a t a l o g e r at K a n s a s S t a t e C o l l e g e L i - b r a r y . S. G i l b e r t P r e n t i s s has b e e n a p p o i n t e d r e f - e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n o f the U n i v e r s i t y of V e r m o n t L i b r a r y . B u r t o n A . R o b i e has been a p p o i n t e d h e a d of the H u m a n i t i e s L i b r a r y of M a s s a c h u s e t t s I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y . J o s e p h B . R o u n d s , f o r m e r l y d i r e c t o r o f the G r o s v e n o r L i b r a r y , B u f f a l o , and d i r e c t o r o f the E r i e C o u n t y L i b r a r y S y s t e m since 1947, has been a p p o i n t e d first d i r e c t o r of the c o n - s o l i d a t e d l i b r a r i e s of the B u f f a l o a r e a , i n c l u d - ing the G r o s v e n o r , the B u f f a l o P u b l i c L i b r a r y a n d the E r i e C o u n t y L i b r a r y S y s t e m . F r a n k L . Schick has been a p p o i n t e d a s s o c i - ate in l i b r a r y s e r v i c e , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y . H e is o n l e a v e f r o m W a y n e U n i v e r s i t y L i - b r a r y . S t a n l e y A . S h e p a r d is n o w in the a c q u i s i - tions d e p a r t m e n t , U n i v e r s i t y of K a n s a s L i - b r a r y . E d w a r d L . S h e p p a r d is l i b r a r i a n o f the H a r t f o r d , C o n n e c t i c u t , S e m i n a r y F o u n d a t i o n . H a r r y S k a l l e r u p has been a p p o i n t e d l i - b r a r i a n of the U n i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s P h y s i c s L i b r a r y . M i r i a m S t o n e r , f o r m e r l y assistant l i b r a r i a n of the T e c h n o l o g y D e p a r t m e n t o f the C a r - negie L i b r a r y o f P i t t s b u r g h , has been a p - p o i n t e d science and e n g i n e e r i n g l i b r a r i a n of C a r n e g i e I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y . R o b e r t S u t t o n has been a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n of U r s i n u s C o l l e g e . E l i z a b e t h T a r v e r is chief c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n , L o u i s i a n a State U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . B e t s y T a y l o r has been a p p o i n t e d h e a d o f the c a t a l o g division o f the N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i - v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . F r a n c e s T h a c k s t o n is n o w serials c a t a l o g e r , D u k e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . Susie L . T h e i s has been a p p o i n t e d c a t a l o g l i b r a r i a n at M o n t a n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y . E v a l d U u s t a l u has been a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n o f the H e n r y S c h o f i e l d M e m o r i a l L i b r a r y o f the A m e r i c a n - S c a n d i n a v i a n F o u n d a t i o n . R o b e r t G . W a g n e r has been a p p o i n t e d a s - sistant r e f e r e n c e l i b r a r i a n o f L o s A n g e l e s S t a t e C o l l e g e . J o h n W e a t h e r f o r d has been a p p o i n t e d m a n - u s c r i p t s l i b r a r i a n , O h i o H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y , C o - l u m b u s . M r s . A s t r i d W e r n e r is assistant t r a n s l a t o r , B e l l T e l e p h o n e L a b o r a t o r i e s , I n c . , T e c h n i c a l L i b r a r y , M u r r a y H i l l , N . J . J o A n n W i l e s has been a p p o i n t e d l i b r a r i a n o f the U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s L i b r a r y S c h o o l L i b r a r y . M r s . I n g r i d W i n t e r has j o i n e d the staff of the P r e p a r a t i o n s D e p a r t m e n t o f the U n i - v e r s i t y of K a n s a s L i b r a r y . R o b e r t N . Y o u n g , f o r m e r l y s t a c k s u p e r - v i s o r o f C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s , has been a p p o i n t e d t o the acquisitions staff o f the A l b e r t R . M a n n L i b r a r y at C o r n e l l U n i - v e r s i t y . .462 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Retirements. M i s s T O M M I E D O R A B A R K E R ' S r e t i r e m e n t as d i r e c t o r of the Divis'ion of L i b r a r i a n s h i p , . E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y , w i l l not m a r k the end of her l o n g and brilliant c a r e e r as librarian and e d u c a t o r . T h e librarians of the Southeast w i l l never a l l o w this retirement to b e c o m e a reality. She w i l l need all of her u n d o u b t e d astuteness and inge- nuity to elude those of us w h o w i l l c o n - tinue t o d r a w upon her sagacity, her c o u r a g e , her kindness and her h u m o r . She has earned the p l e a s - ures of l e i s u r e ; and, being a r e m a r k a b l e w o m a n , w i l l p r o b a b l y find s o m e time f o r N o one c o u l d g a u g e the extent and depth of her influence upon the d e v e l o p m e n t of li- brarianship in the Southeast. F r o m 1915 until 1930 she w a s librarian of the C a r n e g i e L i b r a r y of A t l a n t a ( n o w the A t l a n t a P u b l i c L i b r a r y ) and d i r e c t o r of the L i b r a r y School, then c o n n e c t e d w i t h that institution. B o t h the l i b r a r y and the s c h o o l g r e w and estab- lished enviable r e c o r d s under her leadership. T h e l i b r a r y set standards f o r the area. T h e superb b o o k c o l l e c t i o n w a s evidence of the soundness o f her policies, and of her p e r c e p - tion of the educational, research and r e c r e - ational needs of a g r o w i n g c i t y ; w h i l e her keen interest in the social role of the l i b r a r y w a s reflected in services, and in the c u r r i c - u l u m of the s c h o o l . G r a d u a t e s w e r e c o n - versant w i t h the e c o n o m i c and social p r o b l e m s of the region and w i t h the potential c o n t r i - bution of b o o k s and reading to the solution of these p r o b l e m s . A m o n g the alumni of the s c h o o l are some of the m o s t distinguished librarians in A m e r i c a . M i s s B a r k e r l e f t the l i b r a r y in 1930 t o b e c o m e regional field agent in the South f o r the A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n . Libraries of the South, A Report on Developments, 1930-1935, r e c o r d s the experiences of those y e a r s ; in w h i c h , although the a u t h o r does n o t say so, she p r o v i d e d and f o s t e r e d an esprit de corps w h i c h has c o n t i n u e d to u n i f y librarians in this region. H e r belief in, and her a f f e c - tion f o r , public libraries remains w a r m and confident. E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y r e c o g n i z e d her c o n t r i b u t i o n s to Southern c u l t u r e and to e d u - cation f o r librarianship by a w a r d i n g her the h o n o r a r y degree of D o c t o r of L e t t e r s in 1930. In 1930 the L i b r a r y School, affiliated w i t h E m o r y in 1925, w a s t r a n s f e r r e d t o the campus. M i s s B a r k e r w a s asked by the A d - ministration of the U n i v e r s i t y to return as D e a n in 1936. A n able administrator, she possesses the m o s t necessary of administrative c h a r a c t e r - istics, the ability to r e c o g n i z e and use initia- tive and independent t h o u g h t on the p a r t of her staff. She has stimulated constant study of the c u r r i c u l u m and of the p r o f e s s i o n by her f a c u l t y . A l w a y s w i l l i n g t o experiment, she has never sacrificed quality and substance. E m o r y , the oldest of the A L A accredited li- b r a r y schools in the Southeast, b e c a m e the first of these to establish a c u r r i c u l u m leading t o w a r d the master's degree f o r the f i f t h year of study. T h e p r o g r a m , p r o j e c t e d by the f a c u l t y u n d e r her leadership, w a s put into practice in 1948. M i s s B a r k e r b e c a m e d i r e c - t o r of the D i v i s i o n of L i b r a r i a n s h i p of the G r a d u a t e School. T h e n e w p r o g r a m w a s a c - credited by the B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n f o r L i - brarianship in 1954, u n d e r the n e w A L A standards adopted in 1951. A l u m n i have been k n o w n to express c o n - cern that the L i b r a r y S c h o o l is n o l o n g e r a separate b o d y w i t h i n the institution. In r e - ality the D i v i s i o n is t h o r o u g h l y integrated w i t h the l i f e of E m o r y and likes it. T h e p r o - g r a m retains c o n s i d e r a b l e evidence of M i s s B a r k e r ' s f i r m belief in ethics, substance, and in the c u l t u r a l role of the library. P o l i c i e s f o s t e r a w a r m , p e r s o n a l relationship b e t w e e n f a c u l t y and students, and this is p a r t i c u l a r l y m a r k e d in the c o n c e r n of the d i r e c t o r that she be readily available t o those in need of counsel and help. T h e D i v i s i o n has reached a n e w milestone u n d e r her direction, but she w o u l d be disappointed if her f a c u l t y w e r e satisfied to remain there. M i s s B a r k e r has f o u n d time f o r p a r t i c i p a - tion in p r o f e s s i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , local, r e - gional and national. T h r o u g h o u t her c a r e e r she has been active in A L A , in w h i c h she has t w i c e served as a m e m b e r of council. She has also been a m e m b e r of the L i b r a r y E x t e n s i o n Tommie Dora Barker them in spite of us. OCTOBER, 1954 463. B o a r d and a d i r e c t o r of the D i v i s i o h of L i - b r a r y E d u c a t i o n . She is a f o r m e r president o f the A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y Schools. O n e of the f o u n d e r s of S o u t h e a s t e r n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , she has also been p r e s i - dent of that o r g a n i z a t i o n . H e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o the G e o r g i a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n and to l i b r a r y activities in the state have been c o u n t - less. I n addition, M i s s B a r k e r is the a u t h o r o f n u m e r o u s and substantial c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the l i t e r a t u r e of librarianship. In discussing E l m e r D a v i s ' But We Were Born Free, f r i e n d s have been apt to call M i s s B a r k e r ' s attention to the last chapter. She has not w a i t e d t o retire to speak her m i n d ; she has n e v e r l a c k e d c o u r a g e t o take u n p o p - ular sides, j e o p a r d y o r n o j e o p a r d y . H e r incisive intellect, her interest in the state of the w o r l d , her f e e l i n g of c o m m i t m e n t to her beliefs w i l l not p e r m i t her to seek t o o private a life. A n d all of the people w h o m she has t u r n e d into librarians e n j o y her w i t , her k i n d - ness and her appreciative pleasure in the a g r e e a b l e details of existence t o o m u c h to allow her to do so.—Evalene P. Jackson. E g y p t , N e w Z e a l a n d and Japan, to mention only a f e w " f a r c o u n t r i e s , " have s o m e t i m e r e - quested the help of A m e r i c a n - t r a i n e d l i b r a r - ians. N o w I r a n has j o i n e d t h e m . T h e U n i v e r s i t y of T e h r a n h a s r e q u e s t e d t h a t S U S A N G R E Y A K E R S be sent to them as v i s - iting l e c t u r e r and the U n i t e d States State D e p a r t m e n t , on the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o f the C o n f e r e n c e B o a r d o f A s s o c i a t e d R e - search C o u n c i l s , has given her an E d u c a - tional E x c h a n g e G r a n t . Since she is retiring as dean of the S c h o o l of L i b r a r y Science of the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a this fall she is f r e e to accept and w i l l fly o v e r O c t o b e r first. C o m i n g f r o m an a c a d e m i c b a c k g r o u n d , h a v - ing done m u c h teaching in the c l a s s r o o m , and being the a u t h o r of articles in v a r i o u s l i b r a r y journals and the manual, Simple Library Cata- loging, she should p r o v e s a t i s f a c t o r y to them. H e r f a t h e r having been a c o l l e g e p r o f e s s o r and her m a t e r n a l g r a n d f a t h e r the head of a p r i v a t e a c a d e m y in V i r g i n i a , it w a s natural that w h e n she g r a d u a t e d f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of K e n t u c k y she should teach, w h i c h she did in schools in K e n t u c k y and A l a b a m a . In 1911 she t o o k the apprentice c o u r s e and w e n t to w o r k in the L o u i s v i l l e , K y . F r e e P u b - lic L i b r a r y . She g o t a certificate at the L i - b r a r y S c h o o l , U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n and w e n t f r o m there to the D e p a r t m e n t of H y g i e n e of W e l l e s l e y C o l l e g e as librarian w h e r e she stayed seven years, g o i n g f r o m there t o the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h D a k o t a , in c h a r g e of c a t a - loging. D u r i n g her W e l l e s l e y tenure she w o r k e d s u m m e r s in the R e f e r e n c e C a t a l o g i n g D e p a r t m e n t of N . Y . P . L . In 1922 she w e n t to the L i b r a r y S c h o o l of the U n i v e r s i t y of W i s c o n s i n , w h e r e she w a s i n s t r u c t o r , then assistant p r o f e s s o r in the L i - b r a r y S c h o o l and field visitor f o r the W i s c o n - sin F r e e L i b r a r y C o m m i s s i o n . W h e n the S c h o o l of L i b r a r y Science w a s opened at the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a in 1931 she w a s invited there and a f t e r a y e a r w a s m a d e acting d i r e c t o r . In 1932 she t o o k her P h . D . d e g r e e at the U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o . In 1941 she b e c a m e the first dean of the N o r t h C a r o l i n a S c h o o l . M e a n w h i l e she has t a u g h t library science at L o u i s i a n a State U n i v e r s i t y and the U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n , been president of the N o r t h C a r o l i n a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n and c h a i r m a n and m e m b e r of v a r i o u s c o m m i t t e e s of the A L A and the S o u t h e a s t e r n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n and has had interesting contacts w i t h the l i b r a r y w o r l d of the Southeast. F r o m S e p t e m b e r 1950 to A p r i l 1951 she w a s in T o k y o as an A m e r i c a n C o n s u l t a n t in the L i b r a r y Science W o r k s h o p , Institute f o r E d u - cational ( J a p a n e s e ) L e a d e r s u n d e r the I n f o r - m a t i o n and E d u c a t i o n Section, D e p a r t m e n t of the A r m y . H e r special interest in c a t a l o g i n g p r o b a b l y stems f r o m her D a k o t a experience but she began her book Simple Library Cataloging w h e n she w a s teaching in W i s c o n s i n . I t has been a b o o n t o people dealing w i t h small l i - braries and is n o w in its 4th edition. She g o e s to T e h r a n w i t h g r e a t interest and her ability and b a c k g r o u n d w i l l reflect credit on the A m e r i c a n librarian. H e r many f r i e n d s wish her success and happiness in this n e w opportunity.—Grace L. Aldrich. Susan Akers .464 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES T h e South has lost several of its o u t s t a n d - ing librarians during 1954 t h r o u g h retirement. O n e of them is MARGARET JEMISON w h o chose to retire at the end of the s u m m e r q u a r t e r a f t e r being librarian of E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y f o r thirty-three years. U n d e r her d i r e c - tion the b o o k r e s o u r c e s have g r o w n f r o m a small u n c a t a l o g e d c o l - lege c o l l e c t i o n to an o u t s t a n d i n g one of o v e r 400,000 v o l u m e s serving one of the g r e a t universities in the South. E m o r y ' s W e s l e y a n a is the largest single c o l l e c t i o n on the W e s l e y s in the w o r l d and its J o e l C h a n d l e r H a r r i s C o l l e c t i o n of literary relics, manuscripts, and b o o k s is one of the most c o m p l e t e collections on an a u t h o r in any library. M i s s J e m i s o n has hand-picked the b o o k purchases at E m o r y and the c o l l e c t i o n reflects her g o o d j u d g m e n t in m a k i n g the most of limited f u n d s . F o r many years she c o m b i n e d her vacations w i t h buying trips to N e w Y o r k and B o s t o n , and t w i c e she w e n t to E u r o p e . T h e b o o k c o l l e c t i o n s h o w s the result of the purchasing phase of these trips and her l a r g e personal c o l l e c t i o n of theater p r o g r a m s , a m o n g which is one f r o m the F o l i e s Bergeres, indi- cates the non-business aspects of them. In addition to her delight in t r a v e l i n g and theater g o i n g , M i s s J e m i s o n is an avid reader w i t h w i d e - r a n g i n g tastes. O r d i n a r i l y , h o w - ever, she does not like A m e r i c a n h u m o r but the w r i t i n g s of J o h n K e n d r i c k Bangs are an exception. In f a c t , the reading of the House- boat on the Styx several years ago led her to c o l l e c t first editions of his w o r k s and she has m o s t of them. M i s s J e m i s o n is a native of T a l l a d e g a , A l a - bama, and w a s educated in the A l a b a m a Synodical C o l l e g e , H o l l i n ' s C o l l e g e , and the L i b r a r y School of the C a r n e g i e L i b r a r y of A t - lanta. B e f o r e g o i n g to E m o r y in 1921, she had served as librarian of the C a r n e g i e L i - b r a r y in V a l d o s t a , G e o r g i a ; librarian of the A n n i s t o n ( A l a b a m a ) P u b l i c L i b r a r y ; assistant librarian of the D a l l a s ( T e x a s ) P u b l i c L i - b r a r y ; and had spent a year in A L A W a r S e r v - ice. She is a m e m b e r of the A L A , the S o u t h - eastern L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , the G e o r g i a L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n (president 1 9 2 7 - 2 9 ) , the A t l a n t a L i b r a r y C l u b ( p r e s i d e n t 1 9 3 4 - 3 5 ) , the A t l a n t a H i s t o r i c a l Society, and the English Speaking U n i o n . She is m a k i n g her h o m e in T a l l a d e g a , w h e r e she plans to garden, read, and do some of the old fashioned kind of fishing in w h i c h the rod is a reed and the bait is a w o r m . O n e of her c o l l e a g u e s has said that w i t h her return to A l a b a m a , G e o r g i a has lost one of its best li- brarians and one of its most loyal C o n f e d e r - ates.—W. Porter Kellam. CHARLES E . RUSH, d i r e c t o r of libraries and p r o f e s s o r of library science at the U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , retired on J u n e 30, 1954. T h i r t e e n years of his distinguished c a - reer w e r e spent in C h a p e l H i l l . D u r i n g this period the l i - b r a r y ' s c o l l e c t i o n s w e r e a l m o s t d o u b l e d in size and its main building greatly e x - tended and m o d e r n - ized. B e f o r e c o m i n g to N o r t h C a r o l i n a , C h a r l i e R u s h held several i m p o r t a n t university and public l i b r a r y posts. H e w a s d i r e c t o r of the C l e v e l a n d P u b - lic L i b r a r y f r o m 1938 t o 1 9 4 1 ; associate l i - brarian of Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y , 1 9 3 1 - 3 8 ; librarian, T e a c h e r s ' C o l l e g e , C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , 1928- 3 1 ; librarian, Indianapolis P u b l i c L i b r a r y , 1917-28. E a r l i e r he had served as librarian of the public libraries of J a c k s o n , M i c h i g a n ( 1 9 0 8 - 1 0 ) ; St. Joseph, M i s s o u r i ( 1 9 1 0 - 1 6 ) ; and D e s M o i n e s , I o w a ( 1 9 1 6 - 1 7 ) . Samplings of his h o n o r s attest to activity in p r o f e s s i o n a l affairs all the w a y back to the N e w Y o r k State L i b r a r y School f r o m w h i c h he received a d e - gree in 1908. In both M i s s o u r i and I n d i a n a he w a s president of the state l i b r a r y associa- tion. H e served on the council and e x e c u t i v e b o a r d of the A L A , and in 1931-32 w a s v i c e - president of the association. H e represented U n i t e d States librarians at the meetings of the I n t e r n a t i o n a l L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e in S t o c k h o l m in 1930 and at W a r s a w in 1936. A s advisor on library services t o the C a r n e g i e C o r p o r a t i o n of N e w Y o r k f r o m 1934 to 1936, he p a r t i c i - Margaret M. Jemison Charles E. Rush OCTOBER, 1954 465. pated in p r o f e s s i o n a l investigations in the U n i t e d States, N o v a Scotia, N e w f o u n d l a n d and in E u r o p e . I n 1 9 3 9 he w a s elected v i c e - president of the A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n f o r A d u l t E d u c a t i o n a f t e r having served f o r s e v - eral years on its c o u n c i l and e x e c u t i v e b o a r d . T h e r e w a s still s o m e time f o r w r i t i n g . P r o f e s s i o n a l j o u r n a l s c a r r y many of C h a r l i e R u s h ' s w r i t t e n c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o librarianship. H i s publications also include, as j o i n t a u t h o r , Modern Aladdins and Their Magic; The Science of Things About Us ( 1 9 2 6 ) ; and, as editor, Library Resources of the University of North Carolina; A Summary of Facilities for Study and Research ( 1 9 4 5 ) . W h e n o u r genial n e i g h b o r r e t u r n e d t o N o r t h C a r o l i n a in 1 9 4 1 , he c a m e back to the land o f his f a t h e r s . H e w a s b o r n and reared in I n d i a n a , but all f o u r of his g r a n d p a r e n t s started life in eastern N o r t h C a r o l i n a . T h a t little a d j u s t m e n t w a s necessary is indicated in the " c i t a t i o n of h o n o r " the F r i e n d s of the U n i - versity of N o r t h C a r o l i n a L i b r a r y c o n f e r r e d upon him at their annual m e e t i n g in M a y . T h e citation reads in part, " P l a n n e r of the splendid n e w addition to the l i b r a r y building dedicated t w o years a g o ; possessed of a m a g i c r o d to l o c a t e b o o k c o l l e c t i o n s ready f o r d o n a - tion and patiently persuasive in influencing their o w n e r s ; l e a d e r in the successful e n d e a v o r to increase the legislature's a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r b o o k s ; m a n w i t h a vision about e x t e n d i n g the usefulness of the l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n s ; p r o j e c t o r of a system of c o n t i n u o u s library exhibits that has attracted w i d e attention and has w o n in- c a l c u l a b l e friendship f o r the l i b r a r y ; r e o r g a n - izer of the F r i e n d s of the L i b r a r y , n o w flour- ishing w i t h a m e m b e r s h i p of 3 8 6 ; p i o n e e r in i n t r o d u c i n g the use of p h o t o g r a p h y in l i - b r a r i e s ; a d v i s o r and helper in m a n y u s e f u l activities." C h a r l i e R u s h ' s host of f r i e n d s on all c o r n e r s of the g l o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e him upon w o r k w e l l done and w i s h him l o n g life and happiness as he devotes his attention n o w to some of those o t h e r j o b s that have been w a i t i n g . — B e n j a m i n E. Powell. M i s s H i l d a A l s e t h , librarian of the U n i - versity of Illinois E n g i n e e r i n g L i b r a r y since 1 9 1 8 , has retired. M r s . A d a J . English, librarian of the W o m e n ' s C o l l e g e of R u t g e r s U n i v e r s i t y since 1 9 2 3 , has retired. E m m a R . Speed, head of the c a t a l o g d e - p a r t m e n t in the C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , retired on J u l y 1, 1 9 5 4 , a f t e r m o r e than 4 0 years on the l i b r a r y staff. E l l a M a y T h o r n t o n , w h o has been on the staff of the G e o r g i a State L i b r a r y since 1 9 0 9 , has retired. M a r g a r e t W h i t e , librarian in the c a t a l o g d e p a r t m e n t of the G e n e r a l L i b r a r y , U n i - versity o f C a l i f o r n i a ( B e r k e l e y ) , retired J u l y 1 , 1 9 5 4 , a f t e r 3 4 years of service w i t h the l i b r a r y . Foreign Libraries J o s e f R e s t , d i r e c t o r of the l i b r a r y of the L a u r i T u d e e r retired as head librarian of U n i v e r s i t y of F r e i b u r g im B r e i s g a u , retired the U n i v e r s i t y of H e l s i n g f o r s L i b r a r y in M a r c h 3 1 , 1 9 5 3 . F e b r u a r y u p o n reaching his 7 0 t h birthday. Necrology R u t h Shepard G r a n n i s s , librarian of the M a r c h 7, 1 9 5 4 in O l d S a y b r o o k , C o n n e c t i c u t , G r o l i e r C l u b f r o m 1 9 0 5 until 1 9 4 4 , died on at the age of e i g h t y - o n e . .466 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES