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Annual Conference Programs

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Finding Aid for Annual Conference Programs, 1876- | The American Library Association Archives

By (Unknown); Salvatore V. De Sando

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ID: 5/1/1

Primary Creator: Conference Arrangements Office

Extent: 7.8 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date

Date Acquired: 09/01/1973. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: ALA Annual Conference, Conference Arrangements, Conference Programs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Programs of Annual conference programs contains advance attendance registers, official programs, announcements, preliminary conference programs, convention packets (1964 -), proceedings (1950-), lists of exhibits and meetings, ballots, travel and post-conference tour information, invitations to local libraries and social events, conference newsletters, newspaper clippings, convention notebooks, and advertisements. Please see Record Series 46/2/10 for Cognotes, conference newsletter started by the New Members Round Table.

Biographical Note

The Conference Arrangements Office was established in 1968 as a unite of the Administrative Services Department of the American Library Association (1). Its origins date back to 1957 when a Conference Program Arrangements unit was established as part of the Program and Membership Services Department (2). From 1964 to 1966, the Conference Arrangements Office was known as the Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting Executive Committee (3). Responsibility for administering the unit has shifted between ALA departments over the years including Program and Membership Services (1957-59), Administrative and Fiscal Services (1960-61), Executive Office (1973-81), Fiscal Services (1982-84), and Communications Services (1985- ) (4).

The purpose of the Conference Arrangements Office is to coordinate all arrangements, excluding program, for the two annual meetings of the Association. Activities include handling requests for facilities, exhibit space, conference site information, program scheduling and placement of advertisements in the Official Program (5).

Subject/Index Terms

ALA Annual Conference
Conference Arrangements
Conference Programs

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 2/1/1992, 5/1/2002, 2/1/2008, 8/9/2011, 10/30/2013; 2/9/2021

Other Note: 10 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/0501001a.pdf

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