Finding Aid for Leigh Estabrook Papers, 1964-2003 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Leigh Estabrook Papers, 1964-2003

ID: 18/1/33

Primary Creator: Estabrook, Leigh S. (1942)

Extent: 10.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject, and chronologically thereunder.

Date Acquired: 01/09/2001. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Committees, Consultants, Faculty Papers, Faculty Publications, Library and Information Science, Graduate School of, Library Education, Library Research Center, Library Science, Library Surveys, Online Education, Research, Speeches, Student Surveys

Formats/Genres: Electronic Data Files, Papers, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Papers of Leigh Estabrook (1942- ), Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (1986-2001) and Director of the Library Research Center (1987- ), includes publications; correspondence; speeches and conference presentations; professional and administrative files; lecture notes; biographical material; conference programs and associated literature; materials relating to her involvement in professional organizations; consulting data and reports; and research files and surveys, concerning the future of the library and information science profession and LIS education; distance education; the Chicago Public Library; A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems; Association for Library and Information Science Education; and the Association of College and Research Libraries.  Correspondents include Chancellor Morton W. Weir (Committee to Combat Discrimination); Joe Gone (Inclusive Committee); J. Terrence Brunner (Chicago Public Library Consulting); and Chloe E. Bird.

Leigh Estabrook (1942- ) served as the Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) from 1986-2001, and as Director of the Library Research Center from 1987 to the present.  She is also a full-time UIUC faculty member with dual appointments in GSLIS and the Department of Sociology.  Dr. Estabrook is the author of almost fifty journal articles, and is a frequent consultant to library vendors and academic and public libraries.  She received her Ph.D from Boston University in sociology, her MS in library science from Simmons College, and her AB in history from Northwestern University.

American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries
Committees
Consultants
Faculty Papers
Faculty Publications
Library and Information Science, Graduate School of
Library Education
Library Research Center
Library Science
Library Surveys
Online Education
Research
Speeches
Student Surveys

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 10/17/2006.

Access Restrictions: None.

Acquisition Source: Leigh Estabrook

Finding Aid Revision History: Updated 11/2006.

Other Note: 10 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1801033.pdf

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