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Title: Gordon McShean Papers, 1967-1978
Series Number: 49/48/2
Acquired:
10/21/1982.
Volume: 1.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject title
Subjects (links to similar materials)
Available for use at:
| Service Location |
Boxes |
Archives Research Center, 1707 S. Orchard St. | 1 |
Description:
Papers of Gordon McShean, founder of SRRT Task Force on Sex-Related Media (SRMTF), (SRMTF coordinator, 1971-73), (Illinois Social Responsibilities Round Table coordinator, 1969-70), (National Freedom Fund for Librarians director, c. 1970), (Librarians for Full Employment coordinator, 1972), and (Society for Creative Political Literature president, 1973-74), contains papers and articles, publications, resolutions and statements, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, and bibliographies, includes efforts to educate librarians on a need to acquire sex-related materials, especially underrepresented viewpoints, freedom of access to information, censorship cases involving materials and librarians, consideration of ALA's position on social issues, especially intellectual freedom, communication among activist librarians, the role SRMTF as a unit of SRRT, and sensitivity of librarians to community needs.
