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Collection contains card files related to Wiegand's research on Melvil Dewey and American Library history.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Wayne A. Wiegand Papers; Box and Folder (if known); Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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2011.2012.M040: Source of acquisition--Wayne A. Wiegand. Method of acquisition--Gift, etc; Date of acquisition--10/21/2011.
Wayne Wiegand, library historian and Melvil Dewey biographer, received his B.A in history from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1968 which he followed with an MA in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1970. As a graduate student in history he became interested in libraries and upon completion of his M.A. he went on to receive his Masters of Library Science at Western Michigan University and finally a Ph.D. in history at Southern Illinois University.
He served as a librarian for a number of years before starting to teach in library schools. He served on the faculty of the College of Library Science at the University of Kentucky and the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and, finally, as Professor of Library and Information Studies and Professor of American Studies at Florida State University. While at the University of Wisconsin he founded the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America.
He has written several books on print culture and library history, including a biography of Melvil Dewey and the
Papers processed Carrie Hintz 02/14/2012.
Finding aid written Carrie Hintz 02/14/2012.
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The Chronological files on Melvil Dewey are research files on index cards assembled by Wiegand while researching his biography of Melvil Dewey. The cards include biographical information about Dewey, as well as quotes and citations from primary and secondary sources.
The Research Files contain index card files about a variety of topics related to American library history. A significant portion of the material is related to the history of the American Library Association.