Lester Eugene Asheim Papers, 1940s-1990s

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Lester Eugene Asheim Papers, 1940s-1990s

1940s-1990s

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/04775/

Lester 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 (GLS) of the University of Chicago. He was employed by the American Library Association (ALA) as director of its International Relations Office (IRO), 1961-1966, and director of its Office for Library Education (OLE), 1966-1971. Asheim published notable works on book selection, manpower for librarianship, communication, and international librarianship. Papers, 1940s-1990s, document Asheim's professional activities, including his participation in professional organizations, his work for the American Library Association, his research, and his teaching. Included are correspondence, mostly 1980s-1992, with colleagues and former students; reports on accreditation of library schools; diaries of trips, 1962-1965, to Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, reporting on libraries and library education there; a diary of his summer 1979 in Brasilia as a Fulbright lecturer; daily record books, 1960-1992, containing brief comments on his appointments and activities; research papers, articles, talks, and reviews, 1950-1988; and teaching materials. The teaching materials include course outlines, notes, and other materials for courses on research methods for librarians, especially content analysis; the library in society, focusing on censorship and intellectual freedom; agencies and media of mass communication; library education; and communication.

22.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 10,000 items)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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