Wendell B. Coon Papers, 1942-1962
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Brief Description: Papers of Wendell B. Coon, Staff Librarian for the Sixth Army (1942-72), contains photographs, newspaper clippings, announcements, programs, statements, and correspondence, includes Army Library Service personnel (1949-62), army libraries (1943, 1952-58), bookmobiles at Forts Lawton, MacArthur and Ord (1943-58), Army hospital library service (1952-58), Sixth Army Reference Library and Library Depot at Presidio (1944-55), Ninth Service Command Librarian's Office, Ft. Douglas, Utah (1942), children's program (1954-58), special activities (1954-58) bulletin board displays and posters (1953-58), listening programs (1952-57), publicity (1954-58), and a tape of talk at Library School of San Jose State College Special Services Libraries, history of Sixth Army Library Depot (uncompleted), Library Depot, HQ. Sixth Army by Florence Dorndale.
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: 97/1/27
Created by: Coon, Wendell B.
Volume: 0.3 Cubic Feet
Acquired: 07/04/1975. 8/19/1983
More information is available at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/9701027a.pdf
Arrangement: Arranged by subject title
Subject Index
Army Libraries
Army Library Service
Bookmobiles
Coon, Wendell B.
War Service
World War II
Languages of Materials
English [eng]