Brief Description: Subject files including annual reports (1947-77); minutes of board of directors meetings (1962, 1969-77); budgets (1959-77); bylaws (1963-75); committee material (1957-78); conference arrangements (1972-78); elections (1962-76); membership (1958-77); president's correspondence (1962-78); press releases (1965, 1967, 1971, 1974); representative's files (1951- 78); Teachers Section files (1952-77); training program material (1967-75); awards and scholarships from Asia Foundation (1962-76); Beta Phi Mu (1962-78); Bogle Fund (1943-72); Grolier (1956-63) and Library Binding Institute (1962-70); relations with AALS, AHIL, ALTA, HRLSD, ISAD, IRRT, OLE, RTSD, SLA and YASD; files of committees on continuing education (1963-78); international library education (1971-78); international library schools (1967-71); activities (1962- 78); publications (1953-75); research (1953-78); scholarship and awards (1967- 75); discussion groups for library science librarians (1970-78); teachers of children's literature (1972-77); National Defense Education Act materials (1958-62); and National Plan for Library Education (1962-71). The series includes subject files of LED Executive Secretaries Robert L. Gitler (1956/57-1959/60), Sarah R. Reed (1960- 63), Agnes L. Regan (1967-70), Delores K. Vaughan (1970-73), Peggy A. Sullivan (1973-74), Margaret Myers (1974-78), Interim Executive Secretary Ethel Fair (1963-67), and OLE director Lester E. Asheim (1966-71).

Record Series Number: 28/2/6

Created by: Library Education Division (LED)

Volume: 15.3 Cubic Feet

Acquired: 10/7/75; 1/18/81; 6/2/2021

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Biographical Note for Library Education Division (LED) :

The Division of Library Education (LED) was established June 21, 1946, by a vote of the Council accepting the petition for divisional status submitted by the Professional Training Round Table. The Round Table thus became the Division of Library Education. Constitution and bylaws were adopted and officers were elected June 21, 1946.

The purpose of the division was to advance the interests of librarianship through the maintenance and improvement of standards in education for librarianship and through the study of personnel problems (1).

The Library Education Division had specific responsibility for:

1. Continuous study and review of changing needs for library education, development of educational programs, and continuing education of library personnel.

2. Conduct of activities and projects within its areas of responsibility.

3. Synthesis of the consideration by library educators and practicing librarians of education for librarianship.

4. Representation and interpretation of library education in contact with other educational groups.

5. Stimulation of the development of librarians engaged in its type of activity, and stimulation of participation by members in appropriate type-of-library divisions.

6. Planning and development of programs of study and research which will improve and extend library education for the whole profession.

In January, 1952, the Council of New Library Schools became the Teachers Section of the Division (2).

The Library Education Division also had specific responsibility for identifying materials needed in library education and prompting their preparation, publication, evaluation, dissemination, and use (3).

In 1977, the Library Education Division was dissolved by the ALA Council and was replaced by the Committee on Education, effective February 1, 1978 (4).

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