Asheim, Lester, 1914-1997
Variant namesLester Eugene Asheim (22 January 1914-1 July 1997), William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975-1984, previously served as assistant professor, 1948- 1952; dean of students, 1951-1952; dean, 1952-1961; and professor, 1971-1974, at the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago. He was employed by the American Library Association as director of its International Relations Office, 1961-1966, and director of its Office for Library Education, 1966-1971. Asheim published notable works on book selection, manpower for librarianship, communication, and international librarianship.
From the description of Lester Eugene Asheim papers, 1940s-1990s. WorldCat record id: 34847463
Lester Eugene Asheim (22 January 1914-1 July 1997) published notable works on book selection, manpower for librarianship, communication, and international librarianship.
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1936:
A.B., English, University of Washington -
1937:
B.A., Librarianship, University of Washington -
1941:
M.A., American Literature, University of Washington -
ca. 1942 -1945 :United States Army Signal Intelligence Corps -
1949:
Ph.D., Graduate Library School, University of Chicago -
1948 -1952 :Assistant professor, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago -
1951 -1952 :Dean of students, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago -
1952 -1961 :Dean, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago -
1954:
Not Censorship but Selection,Wilson Library Bulletin -
1961 -1966 :Director, International Relations Office (IRO), American Library Association -
1966 -1971 :Director, Office of Library Education (OLE), American Library Association -
1966:
Illinois Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award -
1971 -1974 :Professor, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago -
1973:
Beta Phi Mu Award for Distinguished Service to Education for Librarianship -
1975 -1984 :William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -
1976:
Joseph W. Lippincott Award -
1992:
ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library and Information Science Education
From the guide to the Lester Eugene Asheim Papers, 1940s-1990s, (Southern Historical Collection)
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| creatorOf | Lester Eugene Asheim Papers, 1940s-1990s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Lester Eugene Asheim Papers, 1940s-1990s | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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| correspondedWith | Al Woods | person |
| correspondedWith | American Association of Library Schools | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | American Library Association Committee on Accreditation | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Library Association. International Relations Office. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Library Association. Office for Library Education. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Association of College and Research Libraries | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Chicago | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Chicago. Graduate Library School. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Information and Library Science. | corporateBody |
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| Content analysis (Communication) |
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Person
Birth 1914-01-22
Death 1997-07-01
English
