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RE: Question - Pioneers of Librarianship in USA

Posted By Kathleen McCook Apr 02, 2024 09:48 PM
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Stauffer, Suzanne M. "A Good Social Work: Women's Clubs, Libraries, and the Construction of a Secular Society in Utah, 1890-1920." Libraries & the Cultural Record 46, no. 2 (2011): 135–55. Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University Professor of Librarianship School of Information, University ...

RE: Question - Pioneers of Librarianship in USA

Posted By Kathleen McCook Apr 02, 2024 09:47 PM
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Watson, Paula D. "Carnegie Ladies, Lady Carnegies: Women and the Building of Libraries." Libraries & Culture 31, no. 1 (1996): 159–96. Watson, Paula D. (2003). "Valleys Without Sunsets: Women's Clubs and Traveling Libraries". In Freeman, Robert S.; Hovde, David M. (eds.). Libraries to the People: ...

Betty J. Turock- SPECTRUM & Information Super Highway (WHM)

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 17, 2024 06:00 AM
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Betty J. Turock was President of the American Library Association 1995-1996. She is an LIS professor who was dean at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information. During her time as American Library Association president Betty J. Turock worked closely with Senator Paul Simon (ALA Honorary Member, ...

Peggy Sullivan-First Woman to be ALA President & ALA Executive Director (WHM)

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 15, 2024 10:22 AM
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Peggy Sullivan (1929-2020), library historian, administrator, professor of librarianship. American Library Association Executive Director (1992-1994) Honorary Membership, American Library Association, 2008 Recipient of the Joseph W. Lippincott Award, 1991 ALA President, 1980-1981 President of the ...

Margaret Myers, First American Library Association Equality Award, 1984. (WHM)

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 12, 2024 07:31 AM
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Margaret Myers, was the first honoree to receive the American Library Association Equality Award, 1984. Equality Award | Awards & Grants (ala.org) Myers formulated the "Each One, Reach One" campaign in 1988 with a focus on increasing diversity in Library and Information Science; was a pioneer in gender ...

Theresa West Elmendorf-First Woman President -American Library Association, 1911-1912

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 01, 2024 05:56 AM
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Theresa West Elmendorf- ALA President, 1911-1912 A Table of ALA Presidents is here: List of presidents of the American Library Association - Wikipedia Garrison, Dee (2003). Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society, 1876–1920. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. Rooney, Paul ...

Allie Beth Martin-Oklahoma-Intellectual Freedom Advocate

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 28, 2024 12:32 PM
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Oklahoma has legislative challenges today, but let's remember, Allie Beth Martin, Oklahoma librarian awarded Honorary American Library Association Membership in 1976. In her inaugural address in San Francisco, July 4, 1975, Allie Beth Martin's goals called for ALA's commitment to equal information ...

Alexander Allain-Louisiana-Intellectual Freedom Advocate-ALA Honorary Membership 1975

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 28, 2024 11:54 AM
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Louisiana may have some legislation now that is worrisome, coming from a legislator in Acadiana. But always realize that there has been fierce defense of the First Amendment from Acadiana. Alexander Peter Allain was honored in 1975 by ALA with Honorary Membership for his work to found the Freedom to ...

Lucille Cole Thomas -American Library Association Honorary Membership -2003

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 24, 2024 10:41 AM
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Lucille Cole Thomas was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership in 2003. A roster of American Library Association Honorary Membership is here: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ------------------------------ Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University ...

Effie Lee Morris-American Library Association Member -2008

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 23, 2024 10:33 AM
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Effie Lee Morris was named to American Library Association Honorary Membership in 2008. A roster of American Library Association Honorary Membership is here: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ------------------------------ Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University ...

Virginia Lacy Jones-American Library Association Honorary Membership - 1976

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 22, 2024 06:57 AM
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American Library Association Honorary Membership -1976 Here is a roster of American Library Association Honorary Membership: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ------------------------------ Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University Professor School of Information ...

Augusta Baker-American Library Association Honorary Membership- 1975

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 21, 2024 07:15 AM
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Augusta Baker- American Library Association Honorary Membership- 1975 A roster of ALA Honorary Members is here: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ------------------------------ Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University Professor School of Information University ...

Oprah Winfrey Named ALA Honorary Member in 1997

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 20, 2024 06:34 AM
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A rooster of ALA Honorary Members is here: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ------------------------------ Kathleen de la Peña McCook Distinguished University Professor School of Information University of South Florida ------------------------------

RE: ALA Medal of Excellence - Question

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 18, 2024 09:19 PM
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His name was spelled wrong on the list at the ALA website, but has been fixed now on the Wikipedia page...and I wrote this year's committee to please change his name at the ALA site. ALA Medal of Excellence | Awards & Grants Also, the announcement about him was in the first issue of LRTS which wasn't ...

ALA Medal of Excellence - Question

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 18, 2024 09:20 AM
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The ALA Medal of Excellence now has a Wikipedia page with citations. I could not find a citation for the 1957 honoree, Willis E. Wright. I think also a winner of the Margaret Mann citation. Worked at Williams College. Anyone with a citation please reply to me. ALA Medal of Excellence - Wikipedia ...

Robert Wedgeworth-Honorary Membership -2021

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 16, 2024 07:32 AM
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Robert Wedgeworth was founding President of ProLiteracy Worldwide. He is also former executive director of the American Library Association, served as President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Dean of the School of Library Service at Columbia University, and ...

Clara Stanton Jones-First Black ALA President & Honorary Member

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 13, 2024 07:50 PM
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Clara Stanton Jones, was the American Library Association's first Black President (1976-1977). She was President during the ALA Centennial. Director of Detroit Public Library. Honorary Member-1983. Here is a list of ALA Honorary Members: American Library Association Honorary Membership - Wikipedia ...

Public Policy and Advocacy Office-Origin Documentation?

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 11, 2024 07:16 PM
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The ALA Washington Office was founded in 1945. At some point after 2015 the name was changed to Public Policy and Advocacy | About ALA The pdf at the PPA page on the ALA Website provides a history of the Washington Office from 1945-1995. But there is nothing to indicate when the name changed from Washington ...

Jimmy Carter & Virginia H. Matthews- 1994-Honorary Members

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 03, 2024 11:24 AM
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In 1994 President Jimmy Carter and Virginia H. Matthews (co-founder, American Indian Library Association) were awarded Honorary Membership in the American Library Association following the White House Conference on Library and Information Services in 1991. Virginia Matthews' papers are at the Library ...

"A Nation at Risk" librarian response was "Libraries and the Learning Society."

Posted By Kathleen McCook Dec 12, 2023 06:43 AM
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When "A Nation at Risk" was issued it ignored libraries. "A Nation at Risk" is 40 years old now so there have been stories about it in the news today. Librarians responded with "Alliance for Excellence" and the report, "Libraries and the Learning Society." It is interesting to note how expansively ...