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    <abstract id="aspace_b38e47fcf25636992dbf7fa9f560de1a">Correspondence and related files of the Training Class Section.</abstract>
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<p>This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Source of acquisition--School of Library Service Library. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1973. Accession number--M73-11-16.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Historical Note</head>
<p>The Training Class Section was concerned with the training of library staff members through training and apprentice classes given by individual libraries and with the dissemination of information on classes and class methods. The emphasis was on public library training classes.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Ownership and Custodial History</head>
<p>Transerred from the School of Library Service Library, 1973.</p>  </custodhist>
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<p>Identification of specific item; Date (if known); American Library Association Training Class Section records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/23/1989.</p>  </processinfo>
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<p>Correspondence and related files of the Training Class Section, including samples of curricula, pamphlets describing a library's program, entrance examinations, evaluation forms, personality tests, etc. Among the chief correspondents are Marie A. Newberry, Carrie E. Scott, Faith L. Allen, and Vera S. Cooper.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076664" source="lcsh">Library science -- Societies, etc</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076684" source="lcsh">Library education</subject>
    <persname source="lcsh">Newberry, Marie A</persname>
    <persname source="lcsh">Scott, Carrie Emma, 1874-1943</persname>
    <persname source="lcsh">Allen, Faith L</persname>
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Materials and Letters Answering Personal Notes Sent About Meetings</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674730</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.5" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_1e9113f3199b7f32b7dbc98c30a8f331" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. Ethel Sawyer and Rena Reese</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674731</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.6" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_4878b6ae40bd5e3f6427465ee25f7c5d" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. Library Survey</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674732</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.7" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_458d24adfc3b0c767259d8f95a1cc547" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. Program (Carrie Scott)</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674733</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.8" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_8d011e8f64a12aa148075a4d83f1f831" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. Program (Flora Roberts)</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674734</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.9" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_ef6d5a2271f6a5a98cc7117b3dd2a4fd" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. Training Class Nominating Committee</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1674735</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1926" type="inclusive">1925-1926</unitdate><container id="repositories.2.top_containers.141323.10" label="box [1000743453]" type="box">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_bd6a2d79208e60ba61d3b55d6e2415e0" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence. 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