American Library Association Committee on Resources of Southern Libraries records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- American Library Association Committee on Resources of Southern Libraries records
- Date
- 1934-1938, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.23 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Libraries -- Kentucky.
- Public libraries -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Education -- Research.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 68m89: [identification of item], American Library Association Committee on Resources of Southern Libraries records, 1934-1938, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- The American Library Association Committee on Resources of Southern Libraries records (dated 1934-1938, undated; 0.23 cubic feet; 1 box) consists of a collection of surveys gathered for a report edited by Margaret I. King about sources available in Kentucky libraries in the 1930s. The evidence gathered through questionnaires was used for a thorough analysis of tools for research in Kentucky libraries and then presented in a national study by the American Library Association. The report on Kentucky libraries was edited by Margaret I. King, the first librarian of the University of Kentucky. Libraries surveyed included Transylvania University, the Lexington Public Library, and the Filson Club.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open t o researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Margaret King correspondence, 1934 October-1938 January
Lexington Public Library surveys, undated
Filson Club surveys, 1937 May-1938 January
Transylvania University surveys, undated
Survey summary draft, undated
Survey notecards, undated
"A Survey of Research Materials in Kentucky Libraries" edited by Margaret I. King, undated
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