Records of the Yale Medical Library, 1948-1987 (inclusive).

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Records of the Yale Medical Library, 1948-1987 (inclusive).

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The records consist of annual reports, minutes, accreditation records, budgets, and correspondence, including files of Frederick G. Kilgour and Stanley D. Truelson as directors of the Yale Medical Library. A significant number of records relate to Kilgour's involvement with early library automation efforts. Other records pertain to Kilgour's published writings on library automation, the history of science and technology, and library administrative concerns.

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Truelson, Stanley D.

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Kilgour, Frederick G.

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Librarian noted for his research on library automation and technology, medical libraries and the history of science and for his role in establishing the Online Computer Library Center, OCLC, Inc., which he served as president and executive director from 1967-80 and as vice chairman of the board of trustees from 1980-83. From the description of Papers, 1938-1984. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20867967 Founder and first president of OCLC. F...

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...

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