Rudolph H. Gjelsness papers, 1880-1968.

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Rudolph H. Gjelsness papers, 1880-1968.

Correspondence and other papers relating to his work with the American Library Association's Committee on Revision of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 1935-1941; letters from his former students upon the occasion of his retirement in 1964; personal correspondence, including letters to his parents from relatives in Norway, 1880-1935 and letters written while in service during World War I; and photographs.

7 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7361345

Bentley Historical Library

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American Library Association

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The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest library association in the world....

University of Michigan. Department of Library Science

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Gjelsness, Rudolph H. (Rudolph Hjalmar), 1894-1968

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Professor of library science at the University of Michigan. From the description of Rudolph H. Gjelsness papers, 1880-1968. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420791 Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness (1894-1968), librarian and library educator, was born October 18, 1894 in Reynolds, North Dakota. His Norwegian-born parents, Marius S. and Karoline O. Gjelsness, had settled on a farm in that community when it was part of the Dakota Territory. As a child, he l...