University of Southern California School of Library Science records, 1917-1986.

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University of Southern California School of Library Science records, 1917-1986.

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Collection contains correspondence, notes, minutes, scrapbooks, publications, course outlines, correspondence, class lists, and ephemera related to the educational and administrative activities of the University of Southern California School of Library Science (1936-1986). Includes the administrative files of Martha Boaz, dean of the School from 1955-1978, including her correspondence, publications, and manuscripts; and the records of Beta Phi Mu, national library science honor society.

29.1 linear ft. (49 boxes)

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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Los Angeles public library

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Beta Phi Mu

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Library science society. From the description of Chapbooks, 1953-[ongoing]. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28414156 The Beta Phi Mu organization was founded in 1948 as an honorary society for those outstanding in the fields of library and information science, library education and librarianship. Its members are elected by either the Executive Secretary of Beta Phi Mu or by the local chapter which has attested to their eligibility. Selected ...

University of Southern California. School of library science

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Administrative history The USC School of Library Science originated from an organized instructional program provided by the Los Angeles Public Library. This program, started in 1891 for the Library's employees, remained a training class until 1914 when the Library instituted a formal one-year library school program. Classes at LAPL terminated in 1932 due to fiscal problems. Summer sessions held at the University of Southern California from 19...

Beta Phi Mu. Beta Chapter (University of Southern California)

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University of Southern California. School of Library and Information Management

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The USC School of Library Science originated from an organized instructional program provided by the Los Angeles Public Library. This program, started in 1891 for the Library's employees, remained a training class until 1914 when the Library instituted a formal one-year library school program. Classes at LAPL terminated in 1932 due to fiscal problems. Summer sessions held at the University of Southern California from 1933-1936 met the need for library training in the region. After four years of ...

Carter, Mary Duncan, 1896-

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Boaz, Martha, 1911-1995

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University of Southern California. Library

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Biography/History Saida Gerrard: b. April 9, 1923, Toronto, Canada. d. May 4, 2005, Los Angeles, California. Saida Gerrard was a performer, choreographer, student and teacher of modern dance. She grew up in Toronto, Canada in a family of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents were amateur musicians who exposed her to music and dance at an early age. As a child, she studied music and dance at the Hambourg Conservatory of Music in T...