Executive Board and Executi... Executive Director State Librarians Correspond... Finding AidBy Andrew Schulte
Title: State Librarians Correspondence, 1877-1881, 1990
Predominant Dates:1877
ID: 2/4/90
Primary Creator: Executive Board and Executive Director
Extent: 0.2 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Alphabetically by State, except for Quebec, Canada, which last.
Date Acquired: 06/30/2026
Subjects: Canada, Government Publications, State Librarians
State Librarians Correspondence (1877-1900) primarily consisting of letters to George H. Harlow (Illinois Secretary of State, 1873-1881) from state/territory librarians, including one from Quebec, Canada, concerning the the exchange of government issued publications. Also includes additional state business documents.
Correspondents include: Halbert Eleazer "H.E" Paine (Commissioner of Patents, 1878-1880), Edgar M. "E.M." Marble (Commissioner of Patents, 1880-1883), Oliver Warren (Assistant Librarian of trhe Massachusetts State Library, 1877), and Pamphile Le May (Librarian of the "Bibliothèque de la légistature, 1877).
Established in 1876, the Executive Board consists of the officers of the Association, the immediate past president, and 8 members elected by Council from its membership for four year terms. The members of the Executive Board are members of Council (1) Acting for the Council, the Executive Board administers the established policies and programs. As the management board of ALA, it is responsible for headquarters operations, subject to review by Council, and makes recommendations with respect to policy and operations (2).
The Executive Director is appointed by the Executive Board. The Executive Director is in charge of headquarters and its personnel, carries out the activities provided for in the budget, and perfroms such other duties as may be assigned. Originally an elected position, the office of Executive Secretary became an appointed position in 1909 (3). The title changed to Executive Director in 1958 (4).
Sub-groups:
1-President
2-Vice President
3-Treasurer
4-Executive Director
5-Members of Executive Board
6-American Library in Paris Board of Trustees
7-Endowment Trustees
8-Publishing Board
10-Legal Counsel Committee
30-Headquarters Space Needs Committee
31-Divisional Interests Committee
32-Honorary Members
33-Investments Committee
34-Resources Committee
35-War Mobilization Committee
36-Advisory Evaluation Committee
37-ALA Archival and Library Materials Committee
38-Annuities and Pensions (Staff)
40-Search Committee
41-ACONDA/ANACONDA
43-Finance/Budget Committee
45-Headquarters Building Committee
47-Equal Rights Task Force
93-Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces
Repository: The American Library Association Archives
Processing Information: Materials were rearranged to be in Alphabetical order by state, and then by date order for materials within the folders.
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