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Collection Overview

Title: Judith Krug Papers, 1965-2009

ID: 6/1/20

Primary Creator: Krug, Judith F. (1940-2009)

Extent: 9.6 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Subjects: Censorship, Discrimination, Ethics, Committee on Professional, Freedom to Read Foundation, Intellectual Freedom, Intellectual Freedom, Office for, Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Staff Committee on Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry (SCMAI)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Judith Krug (1940-2009), Director of the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom (1967-2009), include correspondence (1987-2003); personnel files regarding Krug's work at ALA (1965-1983); news clippings regarding intellectual freedom and censorship (1971-2003); materials relating to professional committees, boards and associations (1968-2004), including the Freedom to Read Foundation (FtRF), the Committee on Professional Ethics (COPES), the Intellectual Freedom Round Table, and the Staff Committee on Mediation, Arbitration, and Inquiry (SCMAI); conference files for the American Library Association Annual and Midwinter Meetings (1965-2009); case files (1979-81); research files for speeches and articles (1971-78); and reference books and articles (1966-2003).

NOTE: This record series contains restrictions. All users seeking access to record series 6/1/20 are required to sign a nondisclosure addendum to the ALA reader application.

Biographical Note

Judith Fingeret Krug was born in Pittsburgh in 1940. She began her library career as a reference librarian at Chicago's John Crerar Library in 1962. Later, she was hired as a cataloguer at Northwestern University's dental school library, from 1963-65. She joined the ALA as a research analyst from 1965-67. Then Krug became the director of the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 1967, also taking over the duties of executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, positions that she would hold for over 40 years. Krug passed away on April 11, 2009 (1).

Subject/Index Terms

Censorship
Discrimination
Ethics, Committee on Professional
Freedom to Read Foundation
Intellectual Freedom
Intellectual Freedom, Office for
Intellectual Freedom Round Table
Staff Committee on Mediation, Arbitration and Inquiry (SCMAI)

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 3/17/04; 9/10/09, 2016

Access Restrictions: Please contact an archivist to request access. Staff Committee on Mediation, Arbitration, and Inquiry files (1970-1992); Standing Committee on Review, Inquiry, and Mediation files (1990-1992); personnel files; and nearline electronic records are restricted. All users seeking access to record series 6/1/20 are required to sign a nondisclosure addendum to the ALA reader application.

Other Note: 5 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/0601020a.pdf

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