Alice I. Bryan papers, 1921-1992 (Bulk dates: 1935-1975).

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Alice I. Bryan papers, 1921-1992 (Bulk dates: 1935-1975).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299030995

Dr. Alice I. Bryan was a professor in the School of Library Service (SLS), but she also held a PhD. in Psychology and had professional interests in both disciplines. Bryan's papers document her professional career, and include material on her work at Columbia University and in professional associations, research, and special projects. Much of the material documents Bryan's career at Columbia University. Bryan kept files on her work both at SLS and within the larger University community. Her SLS records include correspondence, communications with the Dean's office, and material on committee work, curricula, examinations, and for her own courses. Her records related to work in the larger University community include correspondence, committee material, and meeting material for the Women's Faculty Club, School of General Studies, and the University Seminar on Public Communication. The papers also document Bryan's professional career outside of Columbia University. The records' coverage is strongest from the late 1930s through the 1950s. They document Bryan's research interests, special projects, public speeches, and work in professional associations related to both psychology and librarianship. These associations include the Association of American Library Schools, American Library Association, American Psychological Association, International Council of Women Psychologists, and the National Research Council's Emergency Committee in Psychology. Bryan's files on research interests and projects are divided into three areas within Series II, III, and IV. Bryan kept material related to special projects with her Professional Activities files in Series III, with two exceptions: files related to the library film forum project and the legibility of the Library of Congress Catalog are in the Research--Special subseries of Series II. She also kept a set of Special Subject Files; these make up Series IV. Bryan also kept bibliographies, correspondence, and reprints related to her publications (1930-1952). There is some additional professional material filed in Series V. There is some documentation of Bryan's academic work in her papers. There are a few research papers from her work on her bachelor's degree (1927-1928). She also kept notebooks and other material from her studies at the Graduate Library School at the University of Chicago (1949-1951). There is a limited amount of personal material included in the papers. These materials include a few folders of personal correspondence, diaries (1976-1991), photographs, and a file on her personal travel immediately following her retirement (1972-1976). Bryan had an elaborate personal classification and filing system. Copies of the outline are filed in Box 2. Series I-IV follow the order of this outline, however, many folders in the system did not contain records and have been removed from the collection.

8.65 linear feet (20 document boxes and 1 card file box)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7279654

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

International council of psychologists

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67x02qj (corporateBody)

Columbia university. School of library service

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bs31jk (corporateBody)

Bryan, Alice I. (Alice Isabel), 1902-1992

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6058p36 (person)

Alice I Bryan was born Alice Isabel Bever on September 11, 1902. She was the second child and only daughter of Ewald Bever, a banker, and Caroline Bever née Lawrence. Bryan grew up in the Arlington section of Kearny, New Jersey. After finishing high school in 1918, Bryan completed a two-year course of academic and secretarial studies at the extension division of Columbia University and then worked in the publishing industry. She also developed a lifelong interest in the...

National Research Council (U.S.). Emergency Committee in Psychology.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63z39gj (corporateBody)

Gallico, Paul, 1897-1976

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b85926 (person)

American novelist & non-fiction writer, died in 1976. From the description of Paul Gallico papers, 1922-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526652 BIOGHIST REQUIRED American novelist & non-fiction writer, died in 1976. From the guide to the Paul Gallico Papers, 1922-1969., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He ...

Public Library Inquiry (Project)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64v1n4q (corporateBody)

Columbia University. University Seminars

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6770j92 (corporateBody)

In the nineteen thirties, Professor Frank Tannenbaum had discussed with Nicholas Murray Butler the idea of ongoing groups of Columbia professors and experts from the whole region to explore matters no single department had the breadth or the agility to study. Butler liked the idea as a quick way to mobilize the intellectual resources of the University about suddenly emerging problems, but World War II supervened and it was 1944 before his successor, Frank Fackenthal, approved the fi...