Dorothy S. McAllister Papers, 1954-1978 | The American Library Association Archives

Description: Papers of Dorothy S. McAllister (ALTA President, 1969-70) contains files relating to the Michigan State Board for Libraries (1955-64), Michigan Library Association (1957-71), and biographical information, correspondence, publications, reports, and newspaper clippings, includes ALTA materials related to the Action Development committee (1959-65), Project Every Library Board (1969-70), Trustees Model Manual (1960-61), Goals Award Workshop Kit (1969), Governor's Conference on Libraries (1967-69), and meeting with President Richard Nixon (1969). Michigan library materials relate to the condition, status, and funding of libraries and include the Conference on Training Needs of Librarians in Adult Education (1956-57), Governor's Conference on Libraries (1962), Michigan Library Association (1958-71), State Board for Libraries (1954-67), and the Michigan State Library (1957-67), and publications on library trusteeship (1959-69) and files on library and Michigan political issues.