Description: Papers of Harriet E. Wallace, Geology Librarian, including correspondence (1958-80), annual reports (1957-77), letters of recommendation (1966-80), geology field trip guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society, indexing systems and literature searches, the Geology Library, geological bibliographies, "Sources for Geological Information in Latin America" (1976), and collection development (1965-79). Major correspondents include K.M. Clayton, Peter Fenner, Thomas E. Hendrix, Carl J. Ish, A.A. Meyerhoff, William R. Muehlberger, Mark W. Pangborn, Foster D. Smith, Richard D. Walker and Dederick C. Ward.
Letters from Audrey N. Iverson, H. Wallace's predecessor, regarding proposed "Manual for Public Service Departments" (12/31/58), water leakage into Geology Library (4/26/61); survey of archival materials in Geology Department (6/5/62); Harriet E. Wallace's memo to George W. White, Chairman, Geology Department, on use of automated information storage and retrieval in geology and on preparation of catalog to serials holdings in geology among Big Ten universities and University of Chicago; request to Herbert Goldhor, Director, Graduate School of Library Science, for permission to attend Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (April 1963); comments on geology titles for inclusion in general reference books to Eugene P. Sheehy ( 1964 and 1966) and Dr. Robert M. and Mrs. Downs (1965); responses to Wallace questionnaire on geologists' use of bibliographic and abstracting tools in geology (1964); expression of regret to Arthur Yabroff, Chairman of Committee on Program Evaluation and Support (COPES) at Library of Congress, over recommendation to close the International Relations Office (Washington, D. C.) and the Library Technology Program (6/8/70); permission to editor of Library Journal to publish Wallace's comments on article "Educating the Academic Librarian" (April 1970); requests for geology field trip guidebooks to geology librarians, and for publications of conferences and symposia on geological topics to societies in United States and abroad (1966-79); Interoffice memos on serials to be cancelled (1971 and 1975); the Geology Department Library Committee memoranda on acquisitions, course materials, personnel, and in 1974-75 problems of reduced budget; correspondence with geology students and library science students conveying reference answers and advice; advisory letters to geology librarians on collection, organization and development (1965-79); offers to exchange or share resources with geology libraries nationwide and abroad, Geoscience Information Society Constitution, Bylaws and Nominating Committee matters; correspondence on geological conferences worldwide; Geology Library Annual Reports 1957-77; reports of water leakage (1975) and flooding (1979) and abstract of Harriet E. Smith's Characteristics of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks Exclusive of North America (6/23/77). Papers of Harriet E. Wallace, geology librarian, concerning the request to use copyrighted materials; discussions on matters of style; suggestions for revisions of articles on "Guide to Geology Libraries" and geological bibliographies; indexing systems and literature searches; "Guide to Geological Literature" for the Journal of Geological Education; include problems and methods concerning geology library resources; book publishers (12/17/69) and a comment on student disturbances near the Geology Library (6/7/70).
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