Stuart Forth papers, 1946-1988.

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Stuart Forth papers, 1946-1988.

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This collection of the papers of Penn State University Libraries Dean Stuart Forth concerns library administration, Faculty Senate, relations with the provost, and development of campus libraries. Materials include articles, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, chronological files, correspondence, building plans, notebooks, and reports.

11 cubic feet.

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Forth, Stuart

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Stuart Forth was born in Manistee, Michigan. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in library science degrees from the University of Michigan in 1949 and 1950, respectively. In 1962, he was awarded a Ph.D. in American History by the University of Washington. He was deeply involved the development of a sophisticated Library Information Access System (LIAS) to link the library to all Pennsylvania State University campuses as well as the public. Pennsylvania State University was an ea...

Pennsylvania state university, Libraries

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Penn State's first library collection was housed in Old Main, moving to the Carnegie Library Building in 1904. Pattee Library opened by 1940 and the Paterno Library and renovated Pattee Library opened in 2000. As of 2007, the University Libraries included 36 University Park and Campus libraries at 24 locations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From the description of Pennsylvania State University, University Libraries administration records, 1945-2006. (Pennsylvania State ...