Brief Description: Audiovisual Materials (3/4 videotapes) contains audio recordings, videocassette tapes, and digital video discs of Washington Office efforts towards library advocacy, copyright law, and news coverage of ALA efforts, includes oral history interviews relating to the 1956 Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), an historical overview session and an interview with Lara Currier. Note: portions of interviews were published in The Library Services and Construction Act (1983) by Edward G. Holley and Robert F. Schremser.

Record Series Number: 17/1/13

Created by: Washington Office

Volume: 2.0 Cubic Feet

Acquired: 10/22/1990. 11/22/2017

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date

Biographical Note for Washington Office :

In 1945 the ALA announced the establishment of the Washington office (1).  It began operation on October 1, 1945 (2).  It was to be supported by the Library Development Fund which was planned to cover a five year period, but which was discontinued after one year (3).

The function of the Washington office is to maintain a representative of libraries who monitors federal government activities and regulations, makes official comments on proposed regulations and supports legislation benefiting libraries and library service (4) through press, radio, and personal contacts, in cooperation with state and local library agencies (5).  The Washington Office reported regularly in the ALA Bulletin (1945-69).  Its publications include the ALA Washington Newsletter and a biannual Legislative Report of the ALA Washington Office (1979- ).

The Associate Executive Director of the Washington Office is responsible to the ALA Executive Director (7).

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Acquisition Notes: ALA Washington Office