Administrative files of the UCLA University Librarian, 1945-1965 ; 1987, 1962-1965.

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Administrative files of the UCLA University Librarian, 1945-1965 ; 1987, 1962-1965.

Record Series contains annual reports, correspondence, notes, meeting minutes, and memoranda.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6826366

University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California (System). Library Council

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The University of California Library Council was created on October 10, 1945 by University of California President Robert Gordon Sproul. The Library Council addresses library-related problems affecting more than one University of California campus, implements consistent policy and practice, and determines the appropriate distribution of responsibilities. From the description of Administrative files of the UCLA University Librarian, 1945-1965 ; 1987, 1962-1965. (University of Californ...

Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001

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Lawrence Clark Powell was a noted writer and librarian. Powell was well-known for his writings on librarianship and the literature of the American Southwest, including books such as Books West Southwest and Southwest Classics. He served as head librarian at UCLA from 1944 to 1961, when he became the founding dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Library Service. After retiring from UCLA, Powell moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1971, where he served as a Professor in Residence at the University of Arizo...

Vosper, Robert.

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Robert Gordon Vosper was born on June 21, 1913 in Portland, OR; BA (1937) and MA (1939), Univ. of Oregon, 1939; library certificate, UC Berkeley, 1940; junior librarian, UC Berkeley, 1940-42; asst. reference librarian, Stanford Univ., 1942-44; head of acquisitions dept. (1944-48), asst. librarian (1948-49), and assoc. librarian (1949-52), UCLA; director of libraries, Univ. of Kansas, 1952-61, and at UCLA, 1961-73; also professor of library science (1961-83), emeritus professor and director of Wi...