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Title: Librarians Photographs, 1876-1999
ID: 99/1/13
Creator: American Library Association
Extent: 1.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by term of service (ALA presidents) or alphabetically by name (other librarians )
Date Acquired: 01/17/1974
Languages: English [eng]
Photographs of librarians contains portraits and group photographs of ALA presidents (1876-1999) and prominent librarians, includes prints, negatives, and published photographs.
Includes photographs of librarians Mary Eileen Ahern, Lester Asheim, Florence Burmeister, G. G. Champlin, Henry Cirabro, Harrison J. Conant, Mary Culver, Barbara Duree, Elizabeth Claypool Earl, Eliza Cleason, Mary Frances Kennon, Lydia Louise Kirschner, Jean Klein, Anna Lenschow, May Massee, Lyman Osborn, Eda Pellicane, Sarah Reed, Minnie Earl Sears, Katherine Sharp, Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Lutie Stearns, Florence Van Hoesen, Irma A. Watts, Jessie Palmer Weber, Pauline A. Young, William F. Yust, George S. Godard, and Pauline Jones.
See image ALA0005343 for a photograph of Klas August Linderfelt, ALA President, October 1891-May 1892.
The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world, providing association information, news, events, and advocacy resources for members, librarians, and library users.
Founded on October 6, 1876 during the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the mission of ALA is to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all (1).