Margaret Hutchins papers, 1929-1954

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Series I: Margaret Hutchins papers, 1929-1954


American Library Association (ALA)



Box 1 Folder 1 Editorial Committee, Subcommittee on Guide to Reference Books


Box 1 Folder 2 Public Documents Committee, 1954 February-May


Association of American Library Schools


Box 1 Folder 3 Committee on Curriculum Revision


Box 1 Folder 4 Committee on Research


Correspondence


Box 1 Folder 5 General


Box 1 Folder 6 With Deans and Associate Dean


Box 1 Folder 7 Faculty Appointments. Correspondence and Report of Meeting with Dean


Box 1 Folder 8 Hutchins. Introduction to Reference Work

(Correspondence with ALA, 1940 September-1944 May 5; Correspondence regarding book; Hutchins' letter regarding Wyer's Reference Work, 1928)


Home Study Course in Library Science - Reference Work


Box 1 Folder 9 Williams, 1929


Box 1 Folder 10 Hutchins, 1933


Columbia School of Library Service – Curriculum


Box 1 Folder 11 Decisions re: Instruction relating to the Shelf-list, 1951 April 27


Box 1 Folder 11 LS 205 and 206 - Hutchins' undated notes and recommendations


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments to Miss Fay about Bibliography Courses, 1934 April 15


Box 1 Folder 11 Letter, Hutchins to Dr. Williamson on LS 206, 1935 July 12


Box 1 Folder 11 Morley, Linda. Basic Requirements for Special Library Unit Course and Hutchins' Notes on Curriculum copied from C.C.W., 1935 September 9


Box 1 Folder 11 White, C. M. A New Curriculum under Consideration for the School of Library Service, 1945 January 15


Box 1 Folder 11 School of Library Service - Plans for Re-organization, 1945 March 1


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on March 1, 1945 Plans for Re-Organization


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins and Sewny. Report of the Sub-Committee on Audio-Visual Aids, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Suggested Plans for Instruction in Government Publications by Hutchins, 1946 March 20


Box 1 Folder 11 Proposals for Revised Courses and Programs, 1945 April


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on Proposals for Revised Courses and Programs, 1946 April 17


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on Plan for Teaching Administration, 1946 July 23


Box 1 Folder 11 Proposal for a Program of Professional Study, Submitted to Committee on Instruction (COI), 1947 April 9


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on April 9, 1947 Proposal


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on the April 28 revision of the Committee's April 9, 1947 Proposal, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Memo by Martin. Length and Scheduling of New Program of Study, 1948 January 5


Box 1 Folder 11 Memo by Martin. Structure of Courses in New Program of Study, 1948 January 7


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Comments on Martin's Tentative Outline of Psychological and Sociological Foundations of Reading, 1948 July 23


Box 1 Folder 11 Memo by Martin. Student Projects in M.S. Courses, 1948 October 15


Box 1 Folder 11 Resources Courses - Correspondence between Martin and Hutchins, 1948 March


LS 115


Box 1 Folder 11 Reasons for Inclusion in Program and Tentative Outline, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Tentative Outline of Course Content, 1947 November 15


Box 1 Folder 11 Comments on Course by Hutchins, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Possible Ways of Handling Students without Sufficient Background by Hutchins, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Methods of Teaching, memo by Hutchins, 1943 April 29


LS 166


Box 1 Folder 11 Reader Services (combined Information and Advisory Services) Tentative Outline, 1947 November 15


Box 1 Folder 11 Hutchins' Letter to White, 1948 August 11


Box 1 Folder 11 Summary Sheet on Course, with Critical Comment, undated


Box 1 Folder 11 Letter, Martin to Hutchins on Committee Discussion on Dividing the Course, 1950 January 12


Box 1 Folder 11 Memo, Martin to Committee on Instruction on Reader Services Course and Foundations Courses, 1950 January 19


Box 1 Folder 11 LS 115 Letter, Martin to Tompkins - Record of Discussion on Course, 1949 December 16


Box 1 Folder 12 Evaluation of Reference Books - Lecture and Paper


Box 1 Folder 13 Evaluation of Reference Books - Encyclopedias, General


Box 1 Folder 14 Evaluation of Reference Books - Encyclopedias, Special


Box 1 Folder 15 Evaluation of Reference Books - Dictionaries, Special



Box 2 Folder 16 Evaluation of Reference Books - Literature, Biography


Box 2 Folder 17 Evaluation of Reference Books - Almanacs, Yearbooks, Handbook, Reference periodicals


Box 2 Folder 18 Advanced Bibliography (LS 301-302) - Mudge Course notes, 1929-1930


Box 2 Folder 19 Advanced Reference - Mudge Course, 1937-1938


Box 2 Folder 20 Advanced Reference - Mudge Course, 1930-1939

(Stencils, 1934-1938; Notes on course by five students, 1930-1936; C.F. McCombs' Stencils, 1935-1936; R.B. Phelps' Stencils, 1938-1939; D.M. Reed's Stencils, 1937-1938)


Box 2 Folder 21 Advanced Reference - Second Semester

(History of course; Readings - Reference function; Reference collection building; Evaluation and promotion of reference; Staff manuals; Administration of a reference collection; Departmentalization and staff specialization; Special collections; Archives; Reporting reference work; Children's periodicals (Mudge talk))


Box 2 Folder 22 Advanced Reference (361, 264) Hutchins - Introduction and Administration


Box 2 Folder 23 Advanced Reference - Card Catalog and Verification of References - Lecture and Problems


Advanced Reference - Biography


Box 2 Folder 24 Lectures: Mudge, Phelps, Hutchins; Problems; Final Exam; Mudge creed


Box 2 Folder 25 Columbia Guest Book names - Problems


Box 2 Folder 26 Problems involving names on a collection of bookplates


Box 2 Folder 27 Advanced Reference - Quotations


Box 2 Folder 28 Advanced Reference - Historical Questions


Box 2 Folder 29 Advanced Reference - Geographical Questions


Box 2 Folder 30 Advanced Reference - Statistics



Box 3 Folder 31 Advanced Reference - Location of Materials, Locating printed and manuscript materials in outside libraries


Box 3 Folder 32 Advanced Reference - Interlibrary loan

(Lecture notes: Mudge, Phelps, Hutchins; Problems; Correspondence)


Box 3 Folder 33 Advanced Reference - Instruction in Use


Box 3 Folder 34 Government Publications, U.S., 1930s

(Lectures and discussions; Problems; Miles Price lecture on patents, 1956; Hutchins' report on the government publications course)


Box 3 Folder 35 Government Publications, U.S., 1940s

(Hutchins and Violet A. Cabeen - Class notes)


Box 3 Folder 36 Government Publications, State and Municipal


Box 3 Folder 37 Government Publications, Foreign - Great Britain and "Dominions"

(Syllabus for course)



Box 4 Folder 38 Government Publications, Foreign - France, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Italy


Box 4 Folder 39 Government Publications, Foreign - Course stencils

(League of Nations, final exam, 1941)


Box 4 Folder 40 Introduction to Bibliography (115) - Introduction and General Bibliography


Box 4 Folder 41 Introduction to Bibliography - National Bibliography and Author-Subject Bibliography


Box 4 Folder 42 Introduction to Bibliography - Special Bibliography and Index


Box 4 Folder 43 Introduction to Bibliography - Encyclopedia and Dictionary


Box 4 Folder 44 Introduction to Bibliography - Biographical dictionary and Atlas


Box 4 Folder 45 Introduction to Bibliography - Handbook, Collection, Statistics, Directory, Reference book selection, Test


Box 4 Folder 46 Information Services (168) - Lectures

(Introduction; Citations; Use of catalog; Reference interview; Planning the search; Humanities; History; Comparison of authorities; Current information, including statistics; Procedures and customs; Pictures and maps; Bibliography and index making; Personal relations; Evaluation of service)


Box 4 Folder 47 Subject Bibliography (262) - Course lectures