David Block papers, 1965-2009.

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David Block papers, 1965-2009.

Files relating to his activities as a selector and curator, including historical files on Latin American studies at Cornell.

1.4 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7790808

Cornell University Library

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Block, David, 1945-

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Cornell University Latin American bibliographer from 1985 until his retirement in 2009. He played important roles in the Latin American Studies Program and the Einaudi Center. He had an outstanding international reputation and was a past president of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM). He traveled regularly to Latin America to make presentations, do research, and purchase Library materials. He also has published widely, including a book on Mission Culture...

Cornell University. Latin American Studies Program

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Cornell University, Library

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The Book Collection Contest was instituted in 2003 continuing the tradition of the Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Book Collection Contest that was helf from 1966 to 1987. It provides Cornell students with the opportunity of displaying their aptitude in assembling and organizing book collections and articulate their interest in books and reading. In 2006 the contest expanded to include a separate category for graduate students. From the description of Cornell University Library and Li...