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An explanation of the ballot proposal for new Rules of Library History Round Table

Posted By Steven Knowlton Mar 09, 2025 05:40 PM
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Dear members of LHRT: On your ALA ballot this spring, you will be asked to vote on adoption of restated Rules for the Library History Round Table. "Rules" is the currently preferred term for the document that was formerly called "Bylaws". If a majority of Round Table members adopt the new Rules, ...

Call for Nominations: American Library Association's "Best Historical Materials" List

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 26, 2024 01:51 PM
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The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association's History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee's annual Best Historical Materials list. The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, ...

Do you have information about Eliza Atkins Gleason?

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 12, 2024 10:45 AM
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Dear colleagues: The residents of the Atkins Park Neighborhood Association in Atlanta, Georgia, have determined to rededicate their neighborhood name in honor of Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason. They are looking for more biographical material on Dr. Gleason. I have pointed them to "Little Known Black Librarian ...

Nominations (including self-nominations) open for LHRT Executive Committee

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 05, 2024 10:03 AM
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The Library History Round Table is soliciting nominations (including self-nominations) for three positions on the Executive Committee: Vice Chair/Chair-Elect for 2025–2026. Vice Chair/Chair Elect will serve as Vice Chair for 2025–2026, as Chair for 2026–2027, and Immediate Past Chair for 2027–2028. ...

Call for Nominations: American Library Association's "Best Historical Materials" List

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jul 18, 2024 02:33 PM
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The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association's History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee's annual Best Historical Materials list. The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, ...

Tour of San Diego Public Library, Californiana Collection during ALA Annual

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jun 14, 2024 08:10 AM
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LHRT members and interested parties: We have arranged for a tour of the Californiana Collections at San Diego Public Library, with an emphasis on library history. SDPL is about a one-mile walk from the convention center. Please join us from 1:30-3:00, Saturday, June 29, 2024. San Diego Central Library, ...

LHRT Group Dinner at ALA Annual

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jun 14, 2024 08:09 AM
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LHRT members, friends, and anyone interested in library history: You are invited to join us for a group dinner at the ALA Annual Conference. Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Fogo de Chao, 668 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA; 619-338-0500 To reserve your space, please add your name to our list. ...

Reminder: Revised bylaws and handbook for LHRT open for comments

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jun 11, 2024 07:43 AM
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Dear members of LHRT: The ALA has asked all of its round tables to revise their bylaws, to accord with a newly issued template from the Round Table Coordinating Assembly. To that end, we convened a Bylaws Revision Committee (Steve Knowlton, Michele Fenton, and Chris Cullnane). The committee met with ...

Reminder: LHRT Executive Board meeting on Monday, June 17

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jun 11, 2024 07:42 AM
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The Executive Board of LHRT will meet virtually on June 17, from 2:30-4:00 Eastern. All are welcome. If you would like to join the meeting, please write to Steve Knowlton at steven.knowlton@princeton.edu to request the link. The agenda and documents may be access here: Public facing - Google Drive ...

Remaining newspapers-in-microfilm vendors?

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jun 07, 2024 07:50 AM
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Hi -- I'm looking to fill some gaps in our newspapers in microfilm that haven't been digitized. It seems like some of the vendors I used to know may have gone out of business. Aside from ProQuest (UMI), and Cengage (Gale), do you know of other companies that sell newspapers in microfilm? ...

Comments open for proposed Bylaws revision

Posted By Steven Knowlton May 31, 2024 09:02 AM
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Dear members of LHRT: The ALA has asked all of its round tables to revise their bylaws, to accord with a newly issued template from the Round Table Coordinating Assembly. To that end, we convened a Bylaws Revision Committee (Steve Knowlton, Michele Fenton, and Chris Cullnane). The committee met with ...

LHRT Executive Board summer meeting

Posted By Steven Knowlton May 29, 2024 12:52 PM
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The Executive Board of LHRT will meet virtually on June 17, from 2:30-4:00 Eastern. All are welcome. If you would like to join the meeting, please write to Steve Knowlton at steven.knowlton@princeton.edu to request the link. The agenda and documents will be posted closer to the date of the meeting. ...

Tour of San Diego Public Library, Californiana Collection during ALA Annual

Posted By Steven Knowlton May 17, 2024 09:51 AM
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LHRT members and interested parties: We have arranged for a tour of the Californiana Collections at San Diego Public Library, with an emphasis on library history. SDPL is about a one-mile walk from the convention center. Please join us from 1:30-3:00, Saturday, June 29, 2024. San Diego Central Library, ...

LHRT Group Dinner at ALA Annual

Posted By Steven Knowlton May 17, 2024 09:44 AM
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LHRT members, friends, and anyone interested in library history: You are invited to join us for a group dinner at the ALA Annual Conference. Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Fogo de Chao, 668 Sixth Ave, San Diego, CA; 619-338-0500 To reserve your space, please add your name to our list. ...

Congratulations and thanks to our candidates

Posted By Steven Knowlton Apr 09, 2024 03:09 PM
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LHRT survives thanks to the contributions of its membership. Congratulations to new incoming officers Jennifer Bartlett (vice-chair/chair-elect), Erik Nordberg (secretary/treasurer), and Sterling Coleman, Jr., (member-at-large)! Thanks also to the other candidates willing to stand for election, the ...

LHRT events at ALA Annual Conference

Posted By Steven Knowlton Mar 25, 2024 10:52 AM
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Dear colleagues: If you're planning to attend the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, please keep in mind the following events we have planned. Saturday, June 29 1:30-3:00 LHRT group tour of San Diego Public Library's collections of Californiana, with an emphasis on library history San Diego ...

Help plan the 2026 Library History Seminar (2nd call)

Posted By Steven Knowlton Feb 15, 2024 03:00 PM
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Every 5 years, the Library History Round Table hosts a Library History Seminar. This is a two- or three-day event in which scholars, students, and aficionados of library history gather to share their research and discuss issues in the field. The next Library History Seminar (number XV) is tentatively ...

RE: Join the Most Fun Committee in ALA!

Posted By Steven Knowlton Feb 01, 2024 02:07 PM
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I think I put the wrong link in the message. Please try here: https://www.ala.org/rusa/members/volunteer ------------------------------ Steven Knowlton Librarian for History and African American Studies Princeton University Library ------------------------------

Join the Most Fun Committee in ALA!

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 29, 2024 08:13 AM
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If you're interested in exploring and celebrating newly published historical reference works (books, websites, and databases), please consider joining the Best Historical Materials Committee of the RUSA History Section. Every year, the committee reviews nominations of outstanding works, reviews a ...

LHRT Executive Board midwinter meeting: January 30 at 1:00 Eastern

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 16, 2024 03:37 PM
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The Executive Board of the Library History Round Table will hold its Midwinter Meeting on Tuesday, January 30 at 1:00 pm. All interested parties are invited to attend and offer comments, but only Board members may vote on motions. If you are interested in attending, please email me and I will send ...