Finding Aid for Lester Asheim Papers, 1952, 1956, 1961-65, 1979 | The American Library Association Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Lester Asheim Papers, 1952, 1956, 1961-65, 1979

ID: 7/2/20

Primary Creator: Asheim, Lester (1914-1997)

Extent: 0.3 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date

Date Acquired: 05/02/1996

Subjects: African Libraries, Asheim, Lester E., Asia - Libraries, Brazil - Libraries, International Relations Office, Latin America-Libraries

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Lester Asheim (1914-1997), Director of the International Relations Office (1961-66), contains travel diaries from trips to Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East taken in Asheim's capacity as Director of the International Relations Office, includes a diary form an excursion to Brazil (1979) taken while he served as a professor of Library Science at the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as general biographical information about his career as a librarian.

Also see Record Series 8/1/20.

Biographical Note

Lester Asheim was born in 1914 in Spokane, Washington. He was employed as a professor of Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975-1984, previously served as assistant professor, 1948-1952; dean of students, 1951-1952; dean, 1952-1961; and professor, 1971-1974, at the Graduate Library School (GLS) of the University of Chicago. He was employed by the American Library Association (ALA) as director of its International Relations Office (IRO), 1961-1966, and director of its Office for Library Education (OLE), 1966-1971. (1)

Subject/Index Terms

African Libraries
Asheim, Lester E.
Asia - Libraries
Brazil - Libraries
International Relations Office
Latin America-Libraries

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Finding Aid Revision History: 11/15/2022 (fixed formatting)

Other Note: 1 Pages

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