LHRT (Library History Round Table)

Thinking about the last 50 years of books and libraries as we plan for ALA's 150th anniversary--the Library of Congress Center for the Book, was established by Congress by public law 95-129 to promote books, reading, literacy and libraries, as well as the scholarly study of books. 

The Engelhard Lectures (1977-1987) were high profile events but had not been identified at the Center for the Book's Wikipedia page. I added them to Wikipedia and thought ALA Connect Readers might like the information.

Engelhard Lectures (1977-1987)

Center for the Book 

Library of Congress

Between 1977 and 1987 the Center for the Book cosponsored (with the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division) the Engelhard Lectures.

These included:

• Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, "The Emergence of Print Culture in the West" (1977)
• Ian Willison, "From Bibliothéque du Roi to World Information Network: The National Library in Historical Perspective," (1980) 
• Dan H. Laurence, "A Portrait of the Author as a Bibliography." (1982) 
• William Barlow, Book Collecting: Personal Rewards and Public Benefits (1983)
• Anthony Rota, A Bookseller Looks at Bibliography," (1984) 
• John Feather and David McKitterick, The History of Books and Libraries: Two Views (1986)
• Lawrence Clark Powell, "Next to Mother's Milk,"(1986) 
• Donald William Krummel. "The Memory of Sound: Observations on the History of Music on Paper." (1987) 
• Ward Ritchie, Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition (1987)
• R. Kathleen Molz. The knowledge institutions in the information age: the special case of the public library. (1988)
• David L. Vander Meulen, Where Angels Fear to Tread: Descriptive Bibliography and Alexander Pope. (1988)

Some were published by the Library of Congress, others in different places.

1.  Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, The Emergence of Print Culture in the West, Journal of Communication, Volume 30, Issue 1, March 1980, Pages 99–106
2.  Barlow, William P., Library of Congress, Mohawk Paper Mills (Cohoes, N.Y.), and Garamond/Pridemark Press, Inc. 1984. Book Collecting: Personal Rewards and Public Benefits; a Lecture Delivered at the Library of Congress on December 7, 1983. Washington: Library of Congress
3.  Rota, Anthony. 1984. Points at Issue: A Bookseller Looks at Bibliography: A Lecture Delivered at the Library of Congress on April 24, 1984. Washington: Library of Congress.
4.  Feather, John, and David McKitterick. 1986. The History of Books and Libraries: Two Views. Washington, DC: Library of Congress
5.  Powell, Lawrence Clark, Next to Mother's Milk-- : An Engelhard Lecture on the Book /. Library of Congress, 1987.
6.  Krummel, Donald William and Library of Congress Center for the Book. 1988. The Memory of Sound: Observations on the History of Music on Paper. Washington: Library of Congress.
7.  Ritchie, Ward, and Center for the Book. 1987. Fine Printing: The Los Angeles Tradition. Washington: Library of Congress,
8.  Vander Meulen, David L., and Library of Congress Center for the Book. 1988. Where Angels Fear to Tread: Descriptive Bibliography and Alexander Pope. Washington: Library of Congress.

The lectures were funded by a gift from Mrs. Charles Engelhard, Jr.

For background see:

Cole, John Y. "THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK: In the Library of Congress." The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress 36, no. 2 (1979): 178–88. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29781807.

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Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Distinguished University Professor
School of Information
University of South Florida
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