Finding Aid for Oral History Project File, 1988-2019 | The American Library Association Archives

Title: Oral History Project File, 1988-2019

ID: 24/30/11

Primary Creator: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

Extent: 0.8 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by interviewees and by subject.

Date Acquired: 10/07/2019

Subjects: Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC), Audio-Visual Materials, Baker, Augusta A., Batchelder, Mildred, Benne, Mae, Children's Librarians, Gerhardt, Lillian N., Kimmel, Margaret Mary, Mathews, Virginia H., Miller, Barbara S., Miller, Marilyn L., Morris, Effie Lee, Oral History, Roger Durham, Mae, Shaw, Spencer, Sullivan, Peggy, Sutherland, Zena, Van Orden, Phyllis

Languages: English

The ALSC Oral History Project File of the Oral History Committee and Task Force on Preservation of ALSC History, including cassette tape recording of interview, interview agreement forms, transcript drafts, interview notes, correspondence, photographs, supplemental materials, project charge, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, press releases, recommendations, and articles.

Interviewees include Augusta Baker, Mildred Batchelder, Mae Benne, Carolyn Field, Lillian Gerhardt, Susanne Glazer, Ruth Gordon, Mimi Kayden, Margaret Mary Kimmel, Mary Liz Ledlie, Virginia Mathews, Barbara Miller, Marilyn Miller, Effie Lee Morris, William C. Morris, Mae Durham Roger, Spencer Shaw, Margaret Skiff, Peggy Sullivan, Zena Sutherland, and Phyllis Van Orden.

The Association for Library Service to Children is responsible for the evaluation and selection of books and non-book library materials for the improvement of techniques of library service to children from preschool through eighth grade or junior high school age.

The Section for Library Work with Children was established in 1901 (1). On June 21, 1941, it merged with the Young People's Reading Round Table and the School Libraries Section to form the Division of Libraries for Children and Young People (2). In 1944 a part of its public library section became the Children's Library Association (3). It reached divisional status on January 1, 1957 (4) but retained the name Children's Library Association until January 28, 1958, when it became the Children's Library Services Division (5).

The Children's Library Services Division (CSD) is interested in the improvement and extension of library services to children in all types of libraries. CSD is responsible for the evaluation and selection of book and non-book library materials and the improvement of techniques of library services for children from preschool through the eighth grade or junior high school age, when such materials of techniques are intended for use in more than one type of library (6).

In 1977 CSD changed its name to Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) (7).

Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)
Audio-Visual Materials
Baker, Augusta A.
Batchelder, Mildred
Benne, Mae
Children's Librarians
Gerhardt, Lillian N.
Kimmel, Margaret Mary
Mathews, Virginia H.
Miller, Barbara S.
Miller, Marilyn L.
Morris, Effie Lee
Oral History
Roger Durham, Mae
Shaw, Spencer
Sullivan, Peggy
Sutherland, Zena
Van Orden, Phyllis

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Acquisition Source: Association for Library Service to Children, Anne Michaud

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/2430011a.pdf

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