Oral history project 1979-1986.

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Oral history project 1979-1986.

Sound cassettes and transcripts of interviews conducted with 11 children's librarians, 2 publisher/editors of Horn book magazine, and the great niece of Alice M. Jordan, with 2 of the librarians' oral histories lacking transcripts (V. Haviland and E. Johnson); and 5 sound cassettes for demonstration and practice purposes.

39 sound cassettes 14 transcripts.

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Farrell, Diane, 1955-

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New England Round Table of Children's Librarians

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The New England Round Table of Children's Librarians was established in 1906 by Alice M. Jordan, Supervisor of Children's Services at the Boston Public Library, to nuture and promote the children's librarianship field. It continues as a vital organization today as a section of the New England Library Association, also affiliated with the Massachusetts Library Association. From the description of Records 1906-[ongoing] (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 35244158 ...

Heins, E. L.

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Ethel L. Heins was born in New York City and worked as a librarian for many years; at the New York Library from 1938-1943; at the Boston Public Library from 1955-1962 and in the Lexington Public schools between 1962-1974. She was editor of Horn Book Magazine from 1974-1984, co-founder and board member of Children's Literature of New England from 1968-1971 and adjunct professor at the Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College, MA. From the description of Ethel L. ...

Hayes, Ruth

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Engler, Martha

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Moulton, Priscilla Landis

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Johnson, Elizabeth Almy Bindloss

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Davis, Deborah Jordan Spiller

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Lehane, Veronica

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Haviland, Virginia, 1911-

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Tashjian, Virginia A.

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Sturges, Florence M.

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Heins, Paul, 1965-

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Neal, Cynthia P.

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Robinson, Beryl, 1934-

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Cosgrave, Mary Silva

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