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Series I. Columbia University School of Library Service, 1972-1987, undated
Series II. Correspondence -- General, 1969-1992
Series III. Professional Development, 1976-1977, 1980, 1986, 1991-1993
Series IV. Publications and Manuscripts, 1965-1986
Series V. Service and Committees, 1971-1979, 1982
Series VI. Speaking Engagements, 1971-1980

Susan Otis Thompson papers, 1965-1992, bulk 1970-1980

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Series IV. Publications and Manuscripts, 1965-1986

This series contains correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, and notes related to articles and books written by, edited by, and compiled by Thompson, including Caxton: An American Contribution to the Quincentenary Celebration (1976) and American Book Design and William Morris (1977). This series also contains a manuscript report on the state of libraries in Nigeria and Kenya (1965) with a small set of accompanying black-and-white photographs.


Box 1 Folder 10 American Book Design and William Morris, 1972-1976


Box 2 Folder 5 to 6 American Printing History Association (APHA) -- First Annual Conference,, 1976


Box 1 Folder 6 Caxton: An American Contribution to the Quincentenary Celebration, 1976

Box 1 Folder 7 Dictionary of American Biography Article on Randolph. G. Adams, 1976

Box 1 Folder 8 Dictionary of American Library Biography Article on Richard Shoemaker, 1977


Box 2 Folder 1 Libraries in Nigeria and Kenya (manuscript), 1965-1966


Box 1 Folder 9 Reader on Rare Book Librarianship, 1975-1979

Box 1 Folder 1 Robert L. Leslie Festschrift, 1985-1986