Margaret I. King Papers (University of Kentucky. University Libraries. Director's Office.), 1893-1966

Descriptive Summary

Title
Margaret I. King Papers (University of Kentucky. University Libraries. Director's Office.), 1893-1966
Creator
University of Kentucky. University Libraries. Director's Office.
Extent
9 cubic feet
Subjects
King, Margaret I. (Margaret Isadora), 1879-1966.
University of Kentucky--Libraries.
University of Kentucky--History--20th century.
Libraries--Kentucky.
Library administration.
Libraries--History--20th century.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into the following three series: Alphabetical File Series, Artifact Series, and Photograph Series.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by Deborah Whalen; Machine-readable finding aid created by Deborah Whalen.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
"She has built the library up from one that could be housed in a single room to a library that now contains more than 400,000 volumes and is fourth or fifth in size among the libraries of the South. It would be impossible to estimate the value of her contribution to the University of Kentucky." (Board of Trustees Minutes 6/25/1948:48).
This is how President Donovan described Margaret I. King in 1948. As the University's first librarian, King played a vital role in the development and growth of the library at the University of Kentucky.
Margaret Isadora King was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 1, 1879, to Gilbert Hinds and Elizabeth K. King. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (University of Kentucky) in 1898, and did clerical work in the Lexington law firm of Allen and Bronston from 1899 to 1905.
In 1905, King began her long career at the University of Kentucky by serving as secretary to President James K. Patterson. She became involved with the library when President Patterson asked her to organize the University's first library in 1909. While organizing the library, she continued as secretary to the president until she was named the University's first librarian in 1912.
During her career as librarian of the University, King continued her education. She performed some graduate work at the University of Michigan, and in 1929, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Librarianship from Columbia University.
Some of King's professional activities included the following: serving as the Kentucky Library Association president from 1926 to 1927, serving as a trustee for the Lexington Public Library for many years, and directing the survey of Kentucky libraries from 1936 to 1938 for the American Library Association's Survey of Research Materials in Southern Libraries. King's development of library methods courses eventually led to the establishment of a Department of Library Science at the University of Kentucky.
In 1948, after King had directed the University's library for 39 years, the Board of Trustees voted to name the library the Margaret I. King Library. This was a special honor since the Board rarely names buildings in honor of those still living.
Although King retired as librarian in 1949, she continued to perform some work for the library at the University of Kentucky. She died in Lexington on April 13, 1966.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials from 1893 to 1966 relating to Margaret I. King's personal and professional activities and to the development and growth of the library at the University of Kentucky. Items in this collection document the history of the University of Kentucky in general, and the history of the University's library in particular. This collection also includes materials relating to other libraries in Kentucky and to the development of libraries in Kentucky.

Contents of the Collection

Alphabetical File Series

The Alphabetical File Series consists of folders which are arranged in alphabetical order by topic. These topics mostly relate to Margaret I. King's activities and to the development of the library at the University of Kentucky. The materials in these folders include clippings, correspondence, presentations by King, and programs from conferences and events.

Personal or biographical materials which relate to Margaret I. King are listed under "King." These materials include King's class notes, her memoirs of President James K. Patterson, and her correspondence with people such as Frances Jewell McVey and Glanville Terrell.

Correspondence which relates to a specific topic is included with that topic. Correspondence with certain people, such as President Frank L. McVey, is included under that person's name. Other correspondence is included in "Correspondence - General." The first folder of this general correspondence contains letters from 1909 to 1918. The remaining general correspondence folders contain letters from 1918 to 1950 and are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the organization or person sending the letter.

Several topics in this series include: the dedications of libraries at the University of Kentucky, gifts to the library at the University of Kentucky, plans for state-wide library development, and the activities of the library and the university during World War I and World War II. Other topics include the procedures of various library departments, library orientation for freshmen, and the business and social activities of the library staff.

Several organizations which are represented in this collection include the American Library Association, the Kentucky Department of Library and Archives, the Kentucky Library Association, and the Lexington Public Library.

Alumni - Alumni Directory, 1929, Clippings, 1954-1965

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American Library Association - Agricultural Libraries Section - Correspondence, Minutes, Proceedings, 1939-1940

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American Library Association - Conferences - Advance Attendance Registers, Programs, 1934, 1935, 1940

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American Library Association - Conferences - Fiftieth Anniversary Conference, 1926 - Conference Materials, Programs (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1925-1926")

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American Library Association - Correspondence, 1924-1943, Proposals on Reorganization of State and Regional Associations, September 1, 1939

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Browsing Room - Lecture Series - Bibliographies, Correspondence, Invitations, 1931-1946

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Browsing Room - Lecture Series - Lecture by May Lamberton Becker - Correspondence, 1937

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Browsing Room - Missing Books, 1931-1947

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Central Kentucky Library Club - Correspondence, 1941-1942

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Chamberlain, Leo M. - Correspondence Re: Budget and Personnel, 1936-1946

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Correspondence - General - 1909-1918

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Correspondence - General - A, 1922-1950

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Correspondence - General - Ba-Bi, 1920-1943

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Correspondence - General - Bl-Bu, 1920-1943

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Correspondence - General - Ca-Clar, 1919-1947

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Correspondence - General - Clay-Corn, 1919-1947

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Correspondence - General - Corw-Cu, 1919-1947

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Correspondence - General - D, 1927-1949

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Correspondence - General - E, 1927-1949

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Correspondence - General - F, 1921-1946

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Correspondence - General - G, 1917-1950

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Correspondence - General - H, 1921-1947

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Correspondence - General - I, 1924-1937

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Correspondence - General - J, 1921-1948

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Correspondence - General - K, 1918-1947

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Correspondence - General - L, 1934-1945

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Correspondence - General - M, 1921-1945

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Correspondence - General - N, 1918-1943

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Correspondence - General - O, 1934

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Correspondence - General - P, 1919-1943

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Correspondence - General - R, 1920-1942

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Correspondence - General - S, 1919-1948

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Correspondence - General - T, 1923-1950

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Correspondence - General - U, 1931-1941

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Correspondence - General - V, 1938-1947

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Correspondence - General - W, 1920-1947

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Correspondence - General - Y, 1926-1941 (Photograph Removed to Folder 1 in Photograph Series)

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Dedications, 1909 - Carnegie Library - Bound Copy of Addresses, Clippings, Program

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Correspondence - Margaret I. King - Congratulations, Pamphlet Requests, Replies to Invitations, July 1931-January 1932

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Correspondence - President's Office - Congratulations, Replies to Invitations, October 2-14, 1931 (Date Received)

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Correspondence - President's Office - Congratulations, Replies to Invitations, October 15-19, 1931 (Date Received)

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Correspondence - President's Office - Congratulations, Replies to Invitations, October 20-November 19, 1931 (Date Received), n.d.

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - List of Institutional Representatives, Mailing List, Programs (See "Library History - University Library")

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Publicity - Articles for "Kentucky Alumnus", "Letters", and the Library Booklet (See "Library History - University Library"; Photographs Removed to Folders 2 and 3 in Photograph Series)

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Publicity - "The New University Library" Article in "Letters", 1931 (See "Library History - University Library")

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Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Remarks of Samuel M. Wilson (See "Library History - University Library")

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Dedications, 1963 - King Library - Correspondence, Invitations, Program

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Documents Committee - Correspondence, Reports, 1931-1945

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Exhibits - Bible Display, 1935-1936 - Correspondence, Pamphlets

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Exhibits - General, 1933/34 to 1936/37 - Clippings, Correspondence, Descriptions (Folder A)

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Exhibits - General, 1933/34 to 1936/37 - Clippings, Correspondence, Descriptions (Folder B)

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Exhibits - General, 1937/38 to 1938/39 - Clippings, Descriptions, Programs

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Exhibits - General, 1939-1941 - Descriptions, Programs (Includes List of Displays, 1933-1941)

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Exhibits - General, 1942-1943, 1946-1948 - Clippings, Correspondence, Descriptions

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Exhibits - Kentucky State Fair, 1935 - Clippings, Correspondence, Expense Information, Pamphlets (Folder A)

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Exhibits - Kentucky State Fair, 1935 - Clippings, Correspondence, Expense Information, Pamphlets (Folder B)

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Extension Programs - "Books of Our Time" by Margaret I. King, 1935 - Announcement of Woman's Club Service, Program

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Extension Programs - "Kentucky in Recent Literature" by Margaret I. King, 1936, and "Kentucky's Hall of Fame" by Margaret I. King, 1940 - Book Reviews, Correspondence, Programs, Typescripts

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Extension Programs - "Reading in the Home" by Margaret I. King, 1935-1936 and 1936-1937 - Bibliographies, Correspondence, Programs

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) - Correspondence and Report Re: FERA Work Projects, 1934

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Founders Day - Correspondence, Planning Notes, Programs, 1945-1956 (Photographs Removed to Folders 4 and 5 in Photograph Series)

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1927-1934

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1935

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1936

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1937

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1938, A-I

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1938, J-Z

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1939, A-K

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1939, L-Z

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1940

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Gifts - Acknowledgment Correspondence, 1941-1947, Clippings, 1943

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Gifts - Friends of the Library - Brochures and Correspondence from the American Library Association and from Other Universities, 1932-1948 (Folder A)

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Gifts - Friends of the Library - Brochures and Correspondence from the American Library Association and from Other Universities, 1932-1948 (Folder B)

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Gifts - Lists of Donors and Gifts to the Library, Requests for Gifts, Statistics, 1913-1933, 1936-1937, 1963

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Gillis, Ezra L. - Bureau of Source Materials in Higher Education - Correspondence, Development Plans, Reports, 1937-1947

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Kentucky Citizens Library Committee - By-Laws, Correspondence, 1937

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Kentucky Citizens Library League - Correspondence, Meeting Information, 1943

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Kentucky Department of Library and Archives (formerly Kentucky Library Commission) - General, 1918-1935 - Correspondence

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Kentucky Department of Library and Archives (formerly Kentucky Library Commission) - General, 1936-1947, 1951 - Correspondence, Newsletters, Statistics

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Kentucky Department of Library and Archives (formerly Kentucky Library Commission) - History - Booklets, Legislation, Reports, 1909-1944

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Kentucky Department of Library and Archives (formerly Kentucky Library Commission) - Kentucky Documents - Correspondence, Lists of State Documents, 1935-1946

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Kentucky Education Association - Library Group Conference - Programs, 1941-1942

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Kentucky Libraries - Public and School Libraries - Correspondence, Lists, Report, 1922-1929, 1939-1941

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, 1921-1923 - Correspondence

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, 1930-1932 - Clipping, Correspondence, Programs, Speech Notes

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, 1933-1935, 1939 - Correspondence, Program

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, 1940-1942 - Bulletin, Correspondence, Notes, Programs

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, 1943-1944 - Correspondence, Program

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Kentucky Library Association - Annual Meetings, n.d. - "K.L.A. On the Air" Radio Announcement

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Kentucky Library Association - Library State Aid Bill - Correspondence, 1948

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Kentucky Library Association - Periodical Statistics, 1933-1945

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Kentucky Library Association - Reception for Past Presidents - Correspondence, 1959

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King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1925-1926 - Certificate, Correspondence, Invitation, Program (For Phi Beta Kappa Key, See Award 1 in Artifact Series; See "American Library Association - Conferences - Fiftieth Anniversary Conference, 1926")

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King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1944-1952 - Correspondence, Half Century Club Certificate, Recommendation Re: Name of Library Building

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King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1956 - Correspondence Re: Fifty Years Award For Meritorious Service, Founders Day Certificate (For Fifty Years Award Plaque, See Award 2 in Artifact Series)

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King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1957, 1961 - Certificate of Service, Correspondence Re: Founders Day Award (For Founders Day Award Plaque, See Award 3 in Artifact Series)

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King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1965 - Correspondence, Invitation, and Programs Re: Centennial Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Award (For Certificate and Medallion, See Award 4 and Award 5 in Artifact Series)

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King, Margaret I. - Biographical Questionnaires, Correspondence with "Who's Who," 1941-1943

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King, Margaret I. - Clippings, 1933, 1937, 1949 (Photographs Removed to Folders 6 and 7 in Photograph Series)

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King, Margaret I. - Education - Class Notes, School Records, 1893-1929

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King, Margaret I. - Employment - Correspondence Re: Retirement Salary and Work Performed, 1929, 1949-1961

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King, Margaret I. - Memorial Notices, Obituaries, 1966

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King, Margaret I. - Personal Correspondence - Accident, 1941

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King, Margaret I. - Personal Correspondence - Accident, 1948

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King, Margaret I. - Personal Correspondence - Birthday (75th), 1954

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King, Margaret I. - Personal Correspondence - General, 1898-1963, n.d. (Correspondents Include Frances Jewell McVey and Glanville Terrell)

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King, Margaret I. - Writings - Memoirs Re: Library Development, President James K. Patterson, and President Henry Stites Barker

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King, Margaret I. - Writings - "That Strawberry Shortcake" Short Story, 1893, "The University Goes Hunting," 1933

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Kuhlman, A. F. - Correspondence, 1934-1947

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Lexington Public Library - Clippings, Correspondence, Financial Reports, Minutes, 1933-1950

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Lexington Public Library - "Report of Survey of Lexington Public Library" by Charles H. Compton, December 5-7, 1932

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Library Attendance Statistics, 1929-1946

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Library Club of the University of Kentucky - Minute Book, 1915-1918

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Library Committee, 1912-1919 - Appropriations, Inventories, Minutes

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Library Committee, 1920-1930 - Budgets, Correspondence, Minutes

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Library Committee, 1931-1934 - Correspondence, Minutes, Report

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Library Committee, 1936-1939 - Correspondence, Minutes

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Library Committee, 1940-1943 - Appropriations, Correspondence, Minutes, Report

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Library Committee, 1944-1949 - Budgets, Correspondence, Minutes

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Library Cooperation - "American Library Cooperation in Review" Article by Robert B. Downs, 1945

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Library Cooperation - Cooperative Acquisitions Project, Southeastern Book Purchasing Committee - Correspondence, 1944-1945

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Library Cooperation - Reference Books - "Comments from Cooperating Librarians and Faculty Members on the Preliminary List of Reference Books," n.d.

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Library Departments - Archives Department - Annual Reports, General Education Board Grant, 1943-1948

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Library Departments - Catalog Department - Correspondence, Procedures, 1934

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Library Departments - Circulation Department - Form Letters, Rules, Statistics Form, 1927, 1941, n.d.

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Library Departments - Departmental Libraries - Background Information, Correspondence, Directories, Hours of Operation, Statistics, 1922-1948

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Library Departments - Periodical Department - Form Letter, Organization, Procedures, n.d., 1946

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Library Departments - Reference Department - Department Manual, Graduate Division Manual, Interlibrary Loan Form Letters and Statistics, 1933/34, 1938

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Library Departments - Reference Department - Interlibrary Loans - Correspondence, 1926-1927

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Library Departments - Reserved Books - Manual, n.d.

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Library History - Clippings, Notes, Reports, Statistics Re: Books, Expenditures, and Staff Salaries, 1905-1949

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Library History - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Brochure, Clippings, Correspondence, 1931, 1938, 1959 (See "Dedications, 1931"; Photographs Removed to Folders 8, 9, 10, and 11 in Photograph Series)

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Library Holdings - General, ca. 1908-1916 - "Shelf-catalogue of Library, State University"

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Library Holdings - General, 1946-1947

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Library Holdings - Periodicals - Correspondence, Lists, Minutes, 1925-1948

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Library Holdings - Rental Collection - Correspondence, Lists, Report, 1931-1935

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Library Orientation - Freshman Class - Correspondence, Lectures, Library Tour Information, Programs, 1927, 1931-1945 (Includes General University Orientation)

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Library Orientation - General - Directories, Library Handbook, Usage Rules, 1941, n.d.

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Library Publicity - General - Announcements, Correspondence, 1932-1943

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Library Publicity - Radio Broadcasts - Scripts, 1934

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Library Science Education - "A Study of the Library School Situation in the Southern States" American Library Association Report, 1930

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Library Science Education - Bulletin, Course Descriptions and Materials, Instructors, 1928-1935

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Library Science Education - Correspondence, 1918-1930

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Library Science Education - Correspondence, 1931-1946

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Library Science Education - Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee - Correspondence Re: Peabody Practice Students, 1936-1940

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Library Science Education - Vocational Guidance - Correspondence, Course Advising, Speech Notes, 1923-1926, 1939

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Louisville Free Public Library - Brochures, Correspondence, Programs, 1908-1943

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McVey, Frank L. - Correspondence, 1917-1927

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McVey, Frank L. - Correspondence, 1928-1937

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McVey, Frank L. - Correspondence, 1938-1943

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Patterson, James Kennedy - Correspondence, 1918-1919

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Patterson, James Kennedy - Memorial Banquet, 1933 - Clippings, Memorabilia, Program

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Patterson, James Kennedy - Patterson Library - Correspondence, 1925-1938

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Southeastern Library Association - "Browsing Rooms and Readers' Advisers" Presentation by Margaret I. King, 1938

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Southeastern Library Association - Correspondence, 1936-1939, Program, 1948

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Staff - Business and Social Activities - Committee Assignments, Correspondence, Minutes, Policies, Schedules, 1933-1948 (Photographs Removed to Folders 12, 13, and 14 in Photograph Series)

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Staff - Business and Social Activities - Meeting Minutes, 1948-1951

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Staff - Business and Social Activities - Social Performances - Correspondence, Performance Schedule, Scripts, 1941-1943, 1948

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Staff - Certification - Correspondence, Legislation, Reports, 1937-1947

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Staff - Classification and Salary - Other Institutions - Correspondence, Pamphlets, 1943

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Staff - Classification and Salary - Other Institutions - Correspondence, Pamphlets, 1947

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Staff - Classification and Salary - University of Kentucky - Clipping, Correspondence, Job Descriptions, Policies, 1943-1948

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Staff - Organization - Assessment of Staffing Needs, Directories, Evaluations, Organizational Chart, 1941-1949

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Staff - Personnel Issues - Norma B. Cass - Correspondence, 1935-1947

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Staff - Personnel Issues - General - Correspondence, 1926-1947

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Staff - Personnel Issues - Mary Ada Honey Sullivan - Correspondence, 1934-1942

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Staff - "Weakly [sic] Bulletin" Newsletters, 1945

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State-Wide Library Development - Conference of State Library Problems, 1930 - Background Materials Re: Library Standards, 1928-1929, Correspondence, 1930

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State-Wide Library Development - Plans, Reports, State Aid Information, 1935-1936 (Folder A)

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State-Wide Library Development - Plans, Reports, State Aid Information, 1935-1936 (Folder B)

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Surveys - Iowa State College, 1946 - Report of Comparisons Among Libraries by R. M. Hughes

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Surveys - Kentucky College and University Libraries, 1931 - Correspondence and Questionnaires Re: Library Science Education and Library Staff

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Surveys - Kentucky Libraries, 1929-1930 - Report on Research Materials in American History

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Surveys - Kentucky Libraries, 1933-1935 - Correspondence and Reports of the Kentucky Library Survey Commission

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Surveys - Land Grant Colleges and Universities, 1928-1929 - Background Information, Correspondence, Questionnaire

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Surveys - Mississippi Valley Libraries, 1947 - Questionnaire Re: Historical Collections

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Surveys - Southeastern Libraries, n.d. - Correspondence Re: Southeastern States Cooperative Library Survey

  • Box 16
  • Folder 5
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Surveys - Southern College and University Libraries, 1927-1947 - Correspondence, Questionnaires, Statistics

  • Box 16
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Surveys - Southern College and University Libraries, n.d. - "A Proposal to the Committee on Cooperative Opportunities in Higher Education of the Southern University Conference" by A. F. Kuhlman

  • Box 16
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Surveys - Southern Libraries, 1935 - Correspondence and Questionnaire Re: Research Materials in Southern Libraries

  • Box 16
  • Folder 8
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Surveys - Southern Libraries, 1936-1938 - "A Survey of Research Materials in Kentucky Libraries" Edited by Margaret I. King

  • Box 16
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Surveys - Southern Libraries, 1936-1938 - Correspondence and Survey Expenses Re: "A Survey of Research Materials in Kentucky Libraries"

  • Box 16
  • Folder 10
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Surveys - University of Kentucky, 1924-1925 - Status of Research Facilities - Questionnaire and Responses

  • Box 16
  • Folder 11
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Surveys - University of Kentucky, 1933 - Reports Re: Research Facilities and Research Performed

  • Box 16
  • Folder 12
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Surveys - University of Kentucky, 1936 - "Bibliographic Needs of the University of Kentucky Library in American Literature: A Bibliography" by Cecile Davis

  • Box 16
  • Folder 13
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Surveys - University of Kentucky, 1936 - "Books and Periodicals Needed by University of Kentucky Library"

  • Box 16
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Surveys - University of Kentucky, 1937 - "Partial Survey of University of Kentucky" by R. M. Hughes (President Emeritus of Iowa State College)

  • Box 16
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Theta Sigma Phi - "The Yellow Streak" Publication, May 22, 1923

  • Box 17
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University High School Library - Correspondence, Notes, Pamphlet, 1918-1945

  • Box 17
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Wilson Library Award - Award Rules, Clippings, Correspondence, Lists of Student Book Collections, 1936-1942

  • Box 17
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Wilson Library Award - Award Rules, Clippings, Correspondence, Lists of Student Book Collections, 1944, 1950, 1954

  • Box 17
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Work Projects Administration (formerly Works Progress Administration) - Exhibit of WPA Publications - Correspondence, Information Re: Kentucky Writers' Project, 1940

  • Box 17
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Work Projects Administration (formerly Works Progress Administration) - Historical Records Survey - Correspondence, Forms, 1938-1943

  • Box 17
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Work Projects Administration (formerly Works Progress Administration) - Newspaper Indexing and Microfilming Project - Correspondence, 1941-1942

  • Box 17
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World War I - Camp Buell Library - Correspondence with the Library War Service of the American Library Association, Handbook, 1918

  • Box 17
  • Folder 8
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World War II - Post-War Planning Committee - Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, 1943-1945 (Folder A)

  • Box 17
  • Folder 9
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World War II - Post-War Planning Committee - Correspondence, Minutes, Reports, 1943-1945 (Folder B)

  • Box 17
  • Folder 10
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World War II - "Report on University of Kentucky Men in Service," 1942-1946

  • Box 17
  • Folder 11
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World War II - War and Post-War Library Activities - Correspondence, Reports, 1940-1948

  • Box 17
  • Folder 12
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World War II - War Memorial Survey Committee - Correspondence and Reports by Ezra L. Gillis, 1945

  • Box 17
  • Folder 13
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Artifact Series

The Artifact Series consists of five awards given to Margaret I. King and a name tag for King. The awards were given by the University of Kentucky from 1926 to 1965, and they consist of a pin, two plaques, a certificate, and a medallion. The name tag was from the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the University of Kentucky on October 16, 1916.

Award 1 - Phi Beta Kappa Key, 1926 (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1925-1926" in Alphabetical File Series)

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Award 2 - Fifty Years Award For Meritorious Service, 1956 - Plaque (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1956" in Alphabetical File Series)

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Award 3 - Founders Day Award, 1957 - Plaque (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1957, 1961" in Alphabetical File Series)

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Award 4 - Centennial Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Award, 1965 - Certificate (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1965" in Alphabetical File Series)

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Award 5 - Centennial Founders Day Distinguished Alumni Award, 1965 - Medallion (See "King, Margaret I. - Awards and Tributes, 1965" in Alphabetical File Series)

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Name Tag for Margaret I. King - Fiftieth Anniversary of the University of Kentucky, October 16, 1916

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Photograph Series

The Photograph Series consists of 14 photographs which were removed from the Alphabetical File Series. Some of the subjects of these photographs include the interior and exterior views of the library of the University of Kentucky in the 1930s and the 1940s, Margaret I. King with groups of people, and library staff members from the late 1920s and the 1930s.

Jessie O. Yancy (Mason County Educator) holding Donald Duck gourd; Message dated August 15, 1958 to Margaret I. King is written on the back of the photograph (b & w, 4 inches x 5 inches) [Removed from: "Correspondence - General - Y, 1926-1941" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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University Library (Renamed King Library), ca. 1931, Front of the building (b & w, 6 5/8 inches x 4 1/2 inches) [Removed from: "Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Publicity - Articles for "Kentucky Alumnus", "Letters", and the Library Booklet" in Alphabetical File Series; Attached to: Article labeled "For the Library Booklet"]

  • Box 20
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University Library (Renamed King Library), ca. 1931, Side of the building (b & w, 6 5/8 inches x 4 9/16 inches) [Removed from: "Dedications, 1931 - University Library (Renamed King Library) - Publicity - Articles for "Kentucky Alumnus", "Letters", and the Library Booklet" in Alphabetical File Series; Attached to: Article labeled "For the Library Booklet"]

  • Box 20
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Founders Day Award, February 1955, To Tom Scott for Distinguished Achievement in Music (sepia print, 8 inches x 9 7/8 inches) [Removed from: "Founders Day - Correspondence, Planning Notes, Programs, 1945-1956" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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Founders Day Award, February 1955, To Jean Ritchie for Distinguished Achievement in Folk Music (sepia print, 8 inches x 9 7/8 inches) [Removed from: "Founders Day - Correspondence, Planning Notes, Programs, 1945-1956" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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Seven people in front of railroad tracks, n.d.; Second from left is Sallie Pence?; Fourth from left is Margaret I. King (b & w, 4 7/16 inches x 3 3/8 inches) [Removed from: "King, Margaret I. - Clippings, 1933, 1937, 1949" in Alphabetical File Series]

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Portrait of seven women, n.d.; Third from left is Margaret I. King (silverprint of a negative, 7 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches) [Removed from: "King, Margaret I. - Clippings, 1933, 1937, 1949" in Alphabetical File Series]

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University Library (Renamed King Library), 1930?, Front of the building, Under construction (b & w, 4 1/4 inches x 2 7/16 inches) [Removed from: "Library History - University Library" in Alphabetical File Series]

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University Library (Renamed King Library), n.d., North end of the Reference Room showing tables, chairs, and book shelves (b & w, 7 inches x 5 inches) [Removed from: "Library History - University Library" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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University Library (Renamed King Library), n.d., Browsing Room showing table, chairs, couches, and book shelves (b & w, 7 inches x 5 inches) [Removed from: "Library History - University Library" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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King Library, n.d., Person looking at "Margaret I. King" name plate on the front of the building (b & w, 3 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches) [Removed from: "Library History - University Library" in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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Library Staff Members in front of Carnegie Building, 1929?; Standing from left to right: Bessie Boughton, Lillian Taylor Jennings?, Ellen Butler Stutsman; Seated from left to right: Gladys Garnett Rice, Phoebe Dimock (b & w, 5 3/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches) [Removed from: "Staff - Business and Social Activities - Committee Assignments,..." in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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Library Staff Members standing in front of Carnegie Building, 1929?; From left to right: Bessie Boughton, Lillian Taylor Jennings?, Ellen Butler Stutsman, Phoebe Dimock, Gladys Garnett Rice (b & w, 5 3/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches) [Removed from: "Staff - Business and Social Activities - Committee Assignments,..." in Alphabetical File Series]

  • Box 20
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Library Staff Members on the outside steps of King Library, n.d.; Standing from left to right: Catherine Katterjohn, Bessie Boughton, M. Elizabeth Hanson; Seated from left to right: Daisy Taylor Croft, Ellen B. Stutsman, Helen Fry, Maona F. Shinkle Eaves (b & w, 4 1/2 inches x 3 1/4 inches) [Removed from: "Staff - Business and Social Activities - Committee Assignments,..." in Alphabetical File Series]

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