Joint Committee on Library Work as a Career File, 1947-1958
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Brief Description: File of the Joint Committee on Library Work as a Career, containing general correspondence (1954-58), Clearing House Newsletter (1948-57), reports (1948-58), minutes of meetings (1948-55), including publications, reports and correspondence with subcommittees.
Held at:
The American Library Association Archives
19 Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217 333 0798
Fax: 217 244 2868
Email: ala-archives [at] library.illinois.edu
Record Series Number: 90/21/6
Created by: Library Work as a Career, Joint Committees
Volume: 1.3 Cubic Feet
Acquired: 4/26/1974
More information is available at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/9021006a.pdf
Arrangement: Chronological (month reports)
Biographical Note for Library Work as a Career : The Joint Committee on Library Work as a Career was created following a Conference of Recruiting for the library Profession (November 22-23, 1947) called by the Board of Education for Librarianship to plan, sponsor and carry out a nationwide and profession-wide program of recruiting new personnel for library work and unifying the recruiting programs of constituent national library organizations. The committee was directed by Francis R. St. John (1947-49), Lewis F. Stieg (1950-51), Helen Focke (1952- 53), Sarah K. Vann (1954-55) and John F. Harvey (1956-57).
Subject Index
Board of Education for Librarianship (BEL)
Focke, Helen
Harvey, John F.
Library Work As A Career, INT Committee On
St. John, Francis R.
Stieg, Louis F.
Vann, Sarah K.
Languages of Materials
English [eng]