Friends of the Library records, 1934-1996.

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Friends of the Library records, 1934-1996.

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These records document the administration and activities of the library support organization. Among the subjects covered in the correspondence include: the Annual Library Day Dinner and presentation, docent activities, the McDonald Rare Book Room, and the Co-op Book Awards. Programs for the Annual Library Day Dinner as well as other events such as library dedications can be found in brochures. The paper records also contain a historical essay relating to the origins of the Friends of the Library.

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The Friends of the Library of Oregon State University was founded on October 27, 1943, to promote "interest in the Library of Oregon State College" and to encourage "suitable gifts and bequests to the Library." The organization is governed by a board of twelve directors, with the University Librarian acting as executive secretary. Included among the activities sponsored by the Friends over the years have been the Annual Library Day and the Co-op Book Award Contest. This contest, financially supp...

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The first "official" college library was likely that of the Adelphian Literary Society, which in 1880 had acquired the Corvallis Library Association's Library. Ten years later, the Adelphians transferred their 605-volume library to the college. By 1899, when the first full-time, nonstudent librarian, Arthur Stimpson, was appointed, the collection had grown to 3000 volumes and 500 pamphlets and bulletins. The first professional librarian, Ida A. Kidder, was appointed in 1908. Initially housed in ...