Brief Description:

The papers of Arlene E. Luchsinger relating to the ACRL's Greater New York Metropolitan Chapter's China Library Conference Trip (July 1-24, 1983), including itinerary and trip information, diary with details of the trip and Chinese library visits, typewritten notes from the diary, personal correspondence, postcards, slides of tourist activities and Chinese libraries, a scrapbook of mementos, and souvenirs. Also contains a CV and biographical information on Luchsinger.

Sildes of the trip include images of Hong Kong; Peking (Beijing) Zoo and pandas; Peking Summer Palace; US Embassy; Red Square; Forbidden City; Great Wall; Temple of Heaven; Peking observatory; Peking; Arlene E. Luchsinger; terra cotta figures; Chinese citizens and children; Yangzi River; Chang Jiang bridge; banquets; Shanghai station; West Lake; Six Harmonies Pagoda; tea plantation; Yellow Dragon (Huanglong) Cave; Lingyin Temple and Monastery; Madam Chiang-Kai Shek's home; Jade Spring Pagoda; Ming Tomb; bonsai exhibit; Hangzhou Botanical Garden; Yu Yuan Garden; Huangpu River; Shanghai; Children's Palace; street scenes and markets; Li Jiang River; Guilin; Peking University Library; National Library of China; Nanjing University Library; and Shanghai Library.

Record Series Number: 97/1/84

Created by: Luchsinger, Arlene E. (1937-2019)

Volume: 0.8 Cubic Feet

Acquired: 11/19/2021.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by topic/format

Biographical Note for Luchsinger, Arlene E. (1937-2019) : Arlene Edith Luchsinger was born on May 7, 1937, in Elkhart, Kansas. Luchsinger received a B.A. in botany at the University of Kansas (1958), a M.S. in botany at Kansas State University (1963), and a masters of arts in library science from the University of Michigan (1965). She taught science in Ohio before working in libraries at the University of the South, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia, where she became Assistant Director for Branch Libraries, and Head, Science Library. Luchsinger was a member of the American Library Association and its divisions the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Library Administration Management Association, and was a part of the Georgia Library Association. She relocated to Terre Haute, Indiana, where she lived until her death on January 23, 2019.

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Acquisition Notes: Caroline Gilson