Description: Thomas Edward Ratcliffe Jr (1911-88), (M.S.L.S., 1949) masters thesis Development of the Buildings, Policy and Collection of the University of Illinois Library in Urbana, 1897-1940, including text, photographs, and statistical tables documenting the development of the Library collections, facilities, policies, administrative personnel, and special collections. Note: the text of this thesis consists of a carbon copy that is legible, but not a good source for copying or imaging.