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Conference Arrangements File

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Finding Aid for Conference Arrangements File, 1941, 1947, 1952-1959, 1961, 1963, 1965-1971, 1980-85, 1988-1995 | The American Library Association Archives

By (Unknown); Salvatore V. De Sando

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Title: Conference Arrangements File, 1941, 1947, 1952-1959, 1961, 1963, 1965-1971, 1980-85, 1988-1995Add to your cart.

ID: 5/1/13

Primary Creator: Conference Arrangements Office

Extent: 13.6 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date

Date Acquired: 04/26/1974. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: ALA Annual Conference, Conference Arrangements Office, Pre-Conferences

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Files of Conference Arrangements relating to annual conferences and pre- conferences (1952-59, 1963, 1966-71), contains correspondence, memoranda, notes and brochures covering programs, social functions, speakers and local committee activities, includes racial discrimination (1956) and controversy surrounding the choice of General Maxwell Taylor as a speaker during the Vietnam War (1967), Paul Geller's conference files (1988-95), and Fred Peterson's poster session files (1980-85).

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 Office
Pre-Conferences

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 7/1/1978, 8/1/1996, 8/1/1997, 9/3/2013, 3/29/2014

Other Note: 11 Pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/0501013a.pdf

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