Section Correspondence, 1962-2008 | The American Library Association Archives

Description: Section Correspondence of Executive Secretaries George M. Bailey (1963-68), J. Donald Thomas (1969-71), Beverly Lunch (1972-76), Julie Virgo (1977-84), and JoAn S. Segal (1984- ) with Agriculture-Biology, Anthropology and Sociology, Art, Asian and African, College Libraries, Education and Behavioral Sciences, Law and Political Science, Slavic and East European, Teachers' Education Libraries (1963-64), and University Libraries sections of ACRL, relating to the biennial Oberly Memorial Award for the best bibliography in agriculture, a project to index Art International, the affiliation of the Slavic and East European Section with the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (1968), the Slavic buildings project, academic status, and Urban College and University Library Survey of security measures (1970), University Library Institutes on undergraduate libraries (1971) and information networks (1973), and proposed revision of LC Classification and Subject Headings for Slavic materials (1974-78). The series includes files for the African-American Studies Section (1980- , also called Black Studies Librarianship), Anthropology and Sociology Section (1971- ), Arts Section (1974- ), Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section (1966- , called Asian and North African Section until 1980, and Asian and African Section until 1993), Community and Junior College Libraries Section (1962- , includes Junior College Section, 1962-1974), College Libraries Section (1968- ), Distance Learning Section (2001- ), Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (1974- ), Extended Campus Library Services Section, (1989- ), Instruction Section (1990- , includes Bibliographic Instruction Section, 1975-1990), Law and Political Science Section (1974- ), Literatures in English Section (1993- , called English and American Literature Section until 1994), Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (1975- ), Slavic and East European Section (1963- ), Science and Technology Section (1980- ), Western European Language Specialists Section (1974- ), University Libraries Section (1963- ), and Women's Studies Section (1985- ). This series includes sectional reports, memoranda, and minutes concerning bylaws and budgets, organization and projects of committees and publications.