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RE: Federal Aid, ALA and the States-1956

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Aug 27, 2025 09:10 PM
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Thanks, Kathleen, for your reminder about LSA and the work Joeckel and Winslow did to educate librarians, legislators, and the public about the need for federal aid. Such landmark legislation. Carma (Zimmerman) Leigh, state librarian of Washington state and then California, was one of the library leaders ...

Books up-for-grabs

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Feb 01, 2025 02:16 PM
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Hello, colleagues: I have an incomplete set of California library directories and statistics (1976-2010) I no longer need. Would be happy to pay postage and send any volumes you might want for your collections. Please contact me directly at cmediavi@ucla.edu if interested. Cindy MediavillaLHRT member ...

Books up-for-grab

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Dec 07, 2024 06:16 PM
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Dear fellow library historians: It's time for my annual year-end collection weeding to make way for next year's purchases. I have several up-for-grab items below that I'm happy to send to whomever might want them. Please email me directly at cmediavi@ucla.edu to let me know which ones you want and ...

RE: Herman Howe Fussler-Librarians We Have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Oct 29, 2024 08:22 PM
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A most important librarian to the history of both California and Washington state public libraries is Carma (Zimmerman) Leigh: A graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Librarianship (1929-30), Carma Russell (Zimmerman) Leigh was library director in Watsonville (1932-38), Orange County (1938-42) and San ...

RE: Question - Pioneers of Librarianship in USA

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Apr 02, 2024 09:05 PM
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Hi Bryan: Thanks for clarifying, though I see folks have already suggested several good resources for you to pursue. I would add one more title, especially re: early rural librarianship: Joanne E. Passet, Cultural Crusaders: Women Librarians in the American West, 1900-1917 (University of New Mexico ...

RE: Question - Pioneers of Librarianship in USA

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Apr 01, 2024 02:38 PM
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Hello, Bryan: It would be helpful if we knew exactly what you mean by "pioneers of librarianship." Can you be a little more specific? Cindy Mediavilla

library history books up-for-grabs

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Mar 27, 2023 05:32 PM
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Hi, all: I've had an overwhelming response to my offer to send my library history book "weeds" to new homes. Only four books remain, so please let me know via cmediavi@ucla.edu if you'd like any of the remaining books below. I'm happy to pay postage! Cindy Mediavilla UP-FOR-GRABS David, Donald G., ...

library history books up-for-grabs

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Mar 24, 2023 08:52 PM
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Hello, all: I'm weeding my library history collection to make room for other interests and am hoping some of you might want some of the books below. Happy to pay postage to new homes. Please email me at cmediavi@ucla.edu if interested in any of these. Cindy Mediavilla retired UP-FOR-GRABS: ...

Mary Niles Maack, RIP Attachments

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Feb 02, 2023 12:18 AM
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Mary Niles Maack, RIP

Posted By Cindy Mediavilla Feb 02, 2023 12:18 AM
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Dear Colleagues: I am deeply saddened to share that UCLA professor emerita Mary Niles Maack passed away on January 23 after a brief battle with cancer. Her obituary follows below. A memorial service will be held at 1PM, February 18, at Westwood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. To say that Mary changed ...