Finding Aid for the University of Southern California School of Library Science records

Summary Information
Administrative history
Scope and Content
Organization
Administrative Information
Controlled Access Headings
Collection Inventory: Advisory Board files; Alumni Association files; Beta Phi Mu Beta Chapter files; Curriculum and educational programming; Dean's papers; Publications; Student Materials

Finding aid prepared by Sibyl Roud, 2005

Summary Information

Repository: USC Libraries Special Collections
Creator: Beta Phi Mu. Beta Chapter.
Creator: University of Southern California. School of Library and Information Management.
Creator: University of Southern California. School of Library Science. -- Archives
Title: University of Southern California School of Library Science records
Collection no.: 0280
Date [inclusive]: 1892-1986
Extent: 29.1 Linear feet, 49 boxes
Physical location: University of Southern California. University Archives.
Language: English
Abstract: Records of the University of Southern California School of Library Science (1936-1986), including those of Martha Boaz, Dean of the School from 1955-1978. Consists of correspondence, notes, minutes, manuscripts, scrapbooks, publications, and ephemera related to the School's educational and administrative activites.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #], University of Southern California School of Library Science records, Collection no. 0280, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

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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 1933-1936 met the need for library training in the region. After four years of pressure from the Alumni Association of the Public Library for a graduate library school, USC finally acquiesced and officially inaugurated a School of Library Service in September 1936. The school's name was changed in June of the following year to the School of Library Science. In 1980, the School altered its name once again, this time to reflect the changing occupational climate. Accompanied by an entirely redesigned program, the newly dubbed School of Library and Information Management veered away from providing solely traditional library school courses and offered students three areas of specialization: library science, information science, and information management.

The School, accredited by the Board of Education for Librarianship of the American Library Association in 1938, initially offered a two year program in which a Bachelor of Science in Library Science was granted at the end of the first year, the program culminating after the second year with the bestowal of a Master of Science in Library Science degree. The B.S. in Library Science was not offered after June, 1952. The curriculum was later expanded to include two degrees at the Doctor level: the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Library Science (Ph.D.) added in 1961, and the Doctor of Library Science (D.L.S.) in 1975.

Deans of the School:

(titled Director until 1957)

Osborn, Andrew D. (temporary, 1936-1937)

Carter, Mary Duncan (1937-1946)

Dean, Hazel (acting, 1945-1946)

Pulling, Hazel (acting, 1946- 1947)

Stieg, Lewis F. (1947-1955)

Howe, Harriet (acting, 1943-1955)

Boaz, Martha (1955-1978)

Greer, Roger (1979-1986)

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Scope and Content

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.

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Organization

The collection is organized into eight main series arranged alphabetically: Advisory Board files (1937-1981), Alumni Association files (1924-1986, bulk 1930-1978), Beta Phi Mu files (1957-1985, bulk 1980-1984), Curriculum and Educational Materials (1950-1981), Deans' Papers (1917-1986), Publications (1936-1978), and Student Materials (1930-1984).

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

USC Libraries Special Collections
2005
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu

Revision Description

Finding aid updated by Sue Luftschein, 2012 March

Access

Collection is open for research, except where restriction is noted. Collection is stored off-site and advance notice is required for access.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of University Archives as the owner of the physical material, and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Processing Information

Processed by: Sibyl Roud, 2005. Beta Phi Mu records added by Sue Luftschein, 2012.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

Beta Phi Mu. Beta Chapter. -- Archives
Beta Phi Mu. -- Archives
Los Angeles Public Library. -- Archives
University of Southern California. School of Library and Information Management. -- Archives
University of Southern California. School of Library and Information Management. -- History

Genre(s)

Agendas (administrative records)
Annual reports
Brochures
Correspondence
Financial records
Manuscripts
Minutes
Newsletters
Publications
Reports
Scrapbooks
Transcripts

Personal Name(s)

Boaz, Martha, 1911-1995 -- Archives
Carter, Mary Duncan, 1896- -- Archives

Subject(s)

Library education--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Library schools--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Library schools--California--Los Angeles--Faculty--Archival resources
Library schools--Curricula--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Library science--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Advisory Board files 1937-1981 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note The USC SLS Advisory Board, consisting of outstanding librarians and interested citizens, provided an outside opinion on school matters. In 1974 the Advisory Board's name was changed to Board of Councilors. This series consists of agendas, member lists, minutes, curriculum proposals, correspondence, and reports. Files are arranged chronologically.	Box 1	Folder 1-5
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Series 2: Alumni Association files 1924-1986 1.25 Linear feet 2.5 boxes Scope and Contents note Series includes papers from the Alumni Association of the Los Angeles Public Library (1934-1937) and of the Alumni Association of the USC School of Library Science and it's Predecessors (1938-1980). Note: the word "Service" was used in place of "Science" from 1938-1939. The wording "and its Predecessors" was omitted from use starting in 1967.
Administrative materials 1930-1986 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note Contains inter-filed correspondence and minutes created or received by Alumni Association Board members, minutes, financial reports, and materials regarding the Helen E. Haines Scholarship Fund.
	Box	Folder
LAPL Alumni Association Correspondence and Minutes 1930-1939 Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence to and from the Alumni Association of the LAPL. Includes information regarding the establishment of a Library School at USC and the inclusion of LAPL alumni in the USC School Alumni Association.	1	6
Alumni Association Correspondence 1940-1945	1	7
Alumni Association Correspondence 1946-1949 Scope and Contents note Also includes minutes, Constitution and Bylaws, list of active members, and reports of secretary-treasurer.	1	8
Alumni Association Correspondence 1950-1955 Scope and Contents note Includes minutes, agenda, and draft of The State of the School.	1	9
Alumni Association Correspondence 1956-1959	1	10
Alumni Association Correspondence 1960-1965 Scope and Contents note Includes two manuscripts prepared by Armine Mackenzie for presentation Library School functions: "The Wave of the Future," and "The Second Drama Quartet," or "The Library Inquiry Goes to Blazes." Also includes minutes, financial reports, and the treasurer's manual.	1	11
Alumni Association Correspondence 1966-1969 Scope and Contents note Includes minutes, bylaws, financial reports, and memos.	2	1
Correspondence regarding LAPL alumni 1939-1954 Scope and Contents note Correspondence to the USC School of Library Science administration from LAPL alumni. Includes reference requests from employers.	2	2
Board Meeting Minutes 1984-1986 Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence and Treasurer's reports.	2	3
Financial Ledger 1930-1940 Scope and Contents note Annual reports 1944- 1950.	2	4
Helen E. Haines Scholarship 1949-1952 Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence, publicity releases, news clippings, and alumni fund contribution reports relating to the Helen E. Haines Scholarship Fund.	2	5-6
Libraria Sodalitas 1963-1978 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes Scope and Contents note Libraria Sodalitas was founded in 1962 for the advancement Library Science education at the USC School of Library Science. Qualified members included USC Library Science program degree holders, faculty members of the School, any person who had demonstrated a "sincere interest" in the USC Library School program, or acceptable individuals representing firms or businesses.
	Box	Folder
Black Tie 1970-1977 Scope and Contents note Contains invitations and correspondence regarding Black Tie dinners held by Libraria Sodalitas.	3	1
Membership 1963-1975 Scope and Contents note Membership lists of Libraria Sodalitas, including lists of delinquent members.	3	2
Newsletters 1965-1978 Scope and Contents note Newsletters arranged chronologically. Libraria Sodalitas Board Minutes from 1975 are also included.	3	3
Organization 1963-1972 Scope and Contents note Contains various versions of Constitution and Bylaws, and correspondence to members.	3	4
Summer Events 1969-1977 Scope and Contents note Contains invitations and notices of various Libraria Sodalitas functions.	3	5
Publications 1924-1980 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note Contains Directories and Newsletters published by the Alumni Association.
	Box	Folder
Alumni Directories 1934-1950 Scope and Contents note Contains Directory of Graduates 1891-1932, Directory of Graduates 1937-1940, Directory of Graduates 1892-1950, list of Life Members of the Alumni Association, mailing list of graduates (1947), and a working draft of Directory of Graduates 1892- 1950.	3	6
LAPL News Letters 1924-1937	3	7
News Letters 1938-1943	3	8
News Letters 1944-1955	3	9
News Letters 1956-1962	3	10
Newsletters 1963-1968	4	1
Newsletters 1969-1980	4	2
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Series 3: Beta Phi Mu Beta Chapter files 1957-1985 (Bulk, 1980-1984) Scope and Content Series includes correspondence, newsletters, agendas, minutes, and financial records of the library science honor society, 1957-1984 (bulk 1980-1984).
	Box	Folder
President's records 1979-1980	48	1
Association of College Honor Societies information booklet 1979-1980	48	2
President's records 1980-1981	48	3
President's records 1982-1983	48	4
President's records 1983-1984	48	5
BPM newsletter 1983 December	48	6
Ballot letters 1978 January	48	7
Constitution and by-laws of Beta Chapter 1972-1975	48	8
Boaz nomination 1972-1973	48	9
Beta Chapter news 1980-1983	48	10
Correspondence with President on miscellaneous, unique events 1972-1975	48	11
Correspondence with prospective members 1972, 1973, 1977	48	12
Misc. correspondence 1972-1978	48	13
Dues request letters 1976-1983	48	14
Correspondence with National 1970-1984	48	15
Executive Council Meetings - Agendas and related correspondence 1970-1984	48	16
Initiation/Dinner Announcements to Members 1972-1982	48	17
How to Put on the Initiation Ceremony undated	48	18
Invitations to Prospective Members 1977-1983	48	19
Invitation 1983-1984	48	20
Jewelry and chapbooks circa 1979	48	21
History 1969-1983	48	22
Lists of initiates 1966-1977	48	23
Lists of officers (annual) 1966-1984	48	24
Scholarships 1957-1984	48	25
Scholarships 1981-1983	48	26
Scholarship Award Announcements 1957, 1981	48	27
Correspondence re Scholarship Committee 1983	48	28
Membership lists 1965-1983	48	29
Membership lists 1981-1982	48	30
Nominations Committee and Elections 1976-1980	48	31
USC Library School Alumni Newsletters 1971-1984	48	32
Treasurer's Reports 1966-1984	48	33
Treasurer's Reports 1983-1985	48	34
Treasurer's Reports 1981-1983	48	35
Minutes of Meetings, including Treasurer's Reports 1979-1980	48	36
Minutes of Meetings, including Treasurer's Reports 1980-1981	48	37
Ballots 1984 March	48	38
Meeting announcement 1984 June	48	39
[Peggy Miller files] 1981-1983	48	40-41
[Peggy Miller files] 1981-1984	48	42-43
Secretary-Treasurer's Misc. Correspondence 1981-1983	48	44
[Correspondence] 1984	48	45
Invitations 1982-1983	48	46
Invitation/Dinner/Ballot mailings 1977-1982	48	47
Invitation 1982	48	49
[Letterhead] undated	48	50
Officers and Associates Addresses, Phone Nos. 1981-1982	48	51
Minutes 1981-1983	48	52
Chapter Officer's Duties, Responsibilities 1981-1982, undated	48	53
Board of Directors Meeting Announcements 1982	48	54
Board Meeting agenda 1978, 1984	48	55
Deleted Members Lists from National 1981-1982	48	56
Constitution - Beta Chapter undated	48	57
Copies for National circa 1981	48	58
Beta Chapter Newsletters 1980-1982	48	59
Misc. circa 1977	48	60
Social Events for Students 1982-1983	48	61
Historian's Communications 1976-1982	48	62
National Form: Officers of BPM Chapters undated	48	63
[Miscellaneous minutes and records] 1983-1985	48	64
Completed "Request for Payment from Chapter Funds" to Dean's Office 1980	49	1
Chapter Form: "Deposit Record" to Gift Account 1981	49	2
Bank Statements and Checks 1981-1982	49	3
Bank Statements and Checks 1983-1986	49	4
Financial Records 1981-1982	49	5
Financial Records 1982-1983	49	6
Financial Records 1983-1986	49	7
		Box
[Ledgers of members recording dues payments] 1957-1985		49
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Series 4: Curriculum and educational programming 1933-1981 11.75 Linear feet 14 boxes
Course Outlines 1954-1978 9.0 Linear feet 9 record boxes Scope and Contents note This subseries contains course outlines, syllabi, assignments, and examinations of courses offered by the School. Folders are arranged by semester and date, and are titled by course numbers.		Box 39-47
Curriculum development files 1933-1960 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes Scope and Contents note Includes documents concerning curriculum development including correspondence, proposals, memos, recommendations, proposals for curriculum changes and accepted changes, degree conversion information, supporting publications, and curriculum information from other U.S. library schools.
	Box	Folder
Files 1933-1944	4	3
Files 1945	4	4
Files 1949-1955	4	5
Files 1951-1956	4	6
Files 1956-1969	4	7
Workshops, Institutes, Colloquia and other additional educational programs 1950-1981 2.5 Linear feet 4.5 boxes Scope and Contents note This series contains materials relating to additional educational programs offered through the USC Library School, including workshops, institutes, colloquia, conferences, forums, etc. The materials are divided into three sub-subseries: Institutes, Workshops, and Other. Each sub-subseries is arranged chronologically. Materials may include: correspondence, schedules, program brochures, budget and funding information, applications, course syllabi, narrative reports, manuscripts, speaker transcripts, enrollment lists, course handouts, course bibliographies, program proposals, grant proposals.
	Box	Folder
Institutes: Library Personnel Administration 1956	4	8
Institutes: Institute on Public Library Architecture 1956-1960 4 folders (also includes 5:1) Scope and Contents note Includes a transcript of the Institute's keynote address, The Living Library, given by the famous architect Richard J. Neutra.	4	9-11
Institutes: Institute for School Administrators 1957	5	2
Institutes: Library Services for Young Adults 1959	5	3
Institutes: Institute Announcements and Schedule 1960-1961	5	4
Institute: Inservice Training and Intramural Communication 1960-1961	5	5
Institutes: Library Education at USC 1960-1961	5	6-8
Institutes: Cooperative Planning for Public Libraries 1960-1961	5	9
Institutes: A Master Plan, College and University Libraries 1960-1962	5	10
Institutes: Building Book Collections 1961	5	11
Institutes: Library Administration Institute 1960-1962	5	12
Institutes: Institute on Library Management and Supervision 1967-1968	6	1-2
Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty 1968-1970 General note See also Applications (6:5-6), Aurbach Proposal (6:7), and Evaluations (6:8) relating to this Institute.	6	3-4
Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Applications 1968-1970 General note Includes restricted material. See University Archivist for details.	6	5-6
Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Auerbach Proposal 1967	6	7
Institutes: Institute for the Education and Training of Information Science Faculty- Evaluations 1968-1970	6	8
Institutes: Training for Library Work with the Culturally Disadvantaged 1969	6	9
Institutes: Institute on Library Automation and Information Retrieval 1970	6	10
Institutes: Institute on Middle Management in Public Libraries 1971	7	1
Workshops: School Library Workshop 1950	7	2
Workshops: Library Budgeting Workshop 1955	7	3
Workshops: Correspondence (relating to workshop development) 1959-1960	7	4
Workshops: Getting Along With Patrons 1958	7	5
Workshops: Storytelling and Book Talks 1958-1959	7	6
Workshops: Library Service for Young Adults 1958-1959	7	8
Workshops: School and Public Library Problems 1959	7	9
Workshops: Administrators' Problems 1959	7	10
Workshops: Reference and Interlibrary Loans 1959	7	11
Workshops: Improving the Book Collection 1959-1960	7	12
Workshops: Circulation Problems and Procedures 1959	7	13
Workshops: Order Records and Methods 1959	7	14
Workshops: Cataloging Processes and Shortcuts 1959	7	15
Workshops: Book Selection and Censorship 1960-1964	7	16
Workshops: Workshop Announcements and Schedule 1959-1960	7	17
Workshops: Implementing the School Library Standards 1960-1961	7	18
Workshops: Staff Development in Libraries and Information Centers 1978	7	19
Symposium and Documentation or a Study of Information Retrieval Systems 1958-1960	7	20-21
Symposium in Storytelling 1962	8	1
Colloquia Scope and Contents note Includes transcript of Upton Sinclair's lecture entitled "The Individual in a Troubled World."	8	2
Colloquia 1964	8	3
Colloquia 1966-1967	8	4
Colloquia 1969-1978	8	5
Continuing Education 1967-1976	8	6
Conference on the 18th Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification 1972	8	7
Information Science Clinics 1973-1974	8	8
Seminar on Management By Objectives 1976	8	9
In-Residence Programs 1977-1978	8	10
Joint Program with UCLA 1977-1979	8	11
Friday Forums 1980-1981	8	12
International Summer School for the Southern Hemisphere 1980	9	1
Understanding Children's Films 1981	9	2
Extension Courses 1963-1978	9	3-4
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Series 5: Dean's papers 1917-1986 11.0 Linear feet 22 boxes Scope and Contents note Includes papers originating from the offices of the Deans Mary Duncan Carter (subseries 1) and Martha Boaz (subseries 2).
Carter, Mary Duncan 1936-1954 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note Mary Duncan Carter, Director (i.e. Dean) of the USC Library School from 1937-1946, was the school's first official (non- temporary) director.
	Box	Folder
SC GSLS 1936-1954	9	5
Accreditation (BEL) 1937-1949	9	6
SC GSLS Radio Broadcast 1937-1938	9	7
National Youth Administration 1938-1943	9	8
Film Book Club of the Year 1939-1942	9	9
CLA Institute on Public Relations, Long Beach 1940	9	10
Civilian Defense 1940-1943	9	11
Institute for School Libraries 1950	9	12
Boaz, Martha Terosse 1917-1986 10.5 Linear feet 21 boxes Scope and Contents note Martha Boaz, dean from 1955-1978, was the School's longest-serving and perhaps most influential dean. Declared "one of the most dynamic librarians in California," Boaz was dedicated to library education, professionalism, and quality library services. She was active in the American Library Association (ALA), serving as President of the Association from 1962-1963, Chair of the Research Committee from 1958-1960, Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee from 1964-1966, President of the Library Education Division from 1968-1969, Board of Directors in 1972, and Chair of the Council of Deans from 1977-1978. Subseries includes 4 sub-subseries: Correspondence, Publications and Manuscripts, Administrative Files, and the Files of Robert Sommers.
Correspondence 1956-1978 3.0 Linear feet 6 boxes Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence arranged by year, as well as correspondence related to guest lecturers and legislative activities.
	Box	Folder
Correspondence 1978	10	1-3
Correspondence 1977	10	4-5
Correspondence 1976	10	6-7
Correspondence 1975	10	8-10
Correspondence 1974	11	1-3
Correspondence 1973	11	4-5
Correspondence 1972	11	6-8
Correspondence 1971	11	9-10
Correspondence 1970	12	1-2
Correspondence 1969	12	3-5
Correspondence 1968	12	6-8
Correspondence 1967	13	1-3
Correspondence 1966	13	4-7
Correspondence 1965	14	1-3
Correspondence 1964	14	4-5
Correspondence 1963	14	6-7
Correspondence 1962	15	1-4
Correspondence 1961	15	5-8
Correspondence 1960	15	9-10
Correspondence 1959	16	1
Correspondence 1958	16	2
Correspondence 1957	16	3
Correspondence 1956	16	4
Letters to Martha Boaz 1957-1977 General note Correspondence separated from the yearly correspondence files (boxes 10-16:4) for reasons unknown.	16	5
Legislative Correspondence 1970-1975	16	6-8
Lectures - Correspondence 1956-1964 Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence from the School's guest lecturers and those invited to lecture (but did not). Includes correspondence from Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Christopher Isherwood, Arnold Toynbee, Ogden Nash, Stephen Spender, Justice William O'Douglas, and others.	16	9-11
Publications and Manuscripts 1917-1986 1.25 Linear feet 2.5 boxes Scope and Contents note Contains publications and manuscripts by Martha Boaz, including those written after her tenure as dean. Early LAPL Library School materials are also enclosed.
	Box	Folder
Publications 1959-1976	17	1-3
[Publication List + Curriculum Vitae] circa 1986	17	4
Fervent and Full of Gifts- The Life of Althea Warren 1961 Scope and Contents note Manuscript	17	5-6
[Project for Excellence in Library Science] 1965	17	7
Quest for Truth: The Continuing Questing undated Scope and Contents note Manuscript	18	1
The Quest for Truth 1957-1967 Scope and Contents note Correspondence and partial manuscipt.	18	2
The Continuing Quest 1967 Scope and Contents note Correspondence and manuscript.	18	3
Toward the Improvement of Library Education 1972-1973 Scope and Contents note Manuscript	18	4-5
LAPL Materials 1917-1941 Scope and Contents note LAPL Library School Circulars, Directories of Graduates, and History.	18	6
History of the School 1932-1935, 1976 Scope and Contents note Includes the publication "School of Library Science: History of the School of Library Science University of Southern California," correspondence relating to this publication, and historical materials regarding the origination of the School.	18	7
Misc. Typing 1978	19	1
Agenda Conference- Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000 (organized and chaired by Martha Boaz) 1979 Scope and Contents note Consists of a transcript of the Conference.	19	2-3
Essay Manuscripts circa 1979-1986	19	4
Issues in Higher Education and the Professions in the 1980's 1980	19	5-6
Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000 1980	20	1-2
Administrative Files 1932-1978 (Bulk, 1957-1978) 4.5 Linear feet 9 boxes Scope and Contents note Contains administrative files, including those relating to ALA accreditation, fund-raising, and the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building.
	Box	Folder
Accreditation Report Feb. 1956 Visit of Common Accreditation to USC 1951-1957	20	3-4
ALA Evaluation Visit 1965 1932-1965 Scope and Contents note Includes accreditation materials prior to 1965.	20	5
Colorful Careers 1975	20	6
ALA Committee Appointments Work Book 1967-1968	20	7
Althea Warren Memorial Scholarship Fund 1959	21	1-2
Biographical Sketches of Lecturers 1957-1958	21	3
Distinguished Professorship 1978	21	4
DLS 1973-1974 Scope and Contents note Includes materials concerning the proposal of the Doctor of Library Science Degree (DLS).	21	5-6
Fellowship Opportunities 1969-1970	21	7
Frank Baxter's Gift to the Library School 1969	21	8
[Graduate School of Library Science - Plan of Development] 1959-1968	21	9
In-Service Training 1967	21	10-12
LS 522: The Librarian's Reading (Course Outline) 1963-1973	22	1
Library Education Division [of ALA] 1967-1968	22	2
Monthly Calendar 1963	22	3
News Bureau Releases 1961-1969	22	4
News Bureau Releases 1970-1977	22	5
Odyssey: The Living Library 1974-1977	23	1
Publicity 1959-1973	23	2
[Recognition Dinner] 1978	23	3
Spot Announcements 1971-1975	23	4
USC - Friends of the Library 1976	23	5
USC Professional Preparation Program for Service as a Librarian 1974	23	6
Fund-Raising 1961-1975	24	1-2
Fund-Raising - Correspondence 1965-1969	24	3
Fund-Raising - Correspondence 1969-1970	24	4
Fund-Raising - Letters to Prospects 1967-1969	24	5
Fund Raising - Meetings 1968-1969	24	6
Fund Raising - Plans 1969-1970	24	7-8
Fund-Raising - Project for Excellence in Library Science 1970-1971	24	9
Fundraising Suggestions and Ideas	24	10
Library Movie Benefit 1969	24	11
Proposals to Fundraising 1957-1967	25	1-2
Proprosals 1966-1967	25	3-4
[Proposal - Education and Training of Information Science Faculty] 1967	25	5-6
Proposals - Scholarship Fund Drive 1957-1959	25	7
Proposal - Graduate Academic Facilities Grant circa 1969	26	1
Babcock Foundation Proposal 1971-1972	26	2
Crandall, Ella (Project) 1970	26	3
Proposals to Foundations 1963-1964	26	4-5
Fundraising - Proposal to Foundations, Etc. 1966-1973	26	6-7
Bertha Mahoney Miller Room 1969-1974	27	1
Bertha Mahoney Miller RM- List of Donors vol. I 1969-1970	27	2
Bertha Mahoney Miller RM Donors vol. II 1970	27	3
Bertha Mahoney Miller RM Donors vol. III 1970-1972	27	4
Building - Brochure 1974	27	5
Building Dedication 1974	27	6
Building Dedication Budget 1974	27	7
Building Dedication Ceremony 1974	28	1
Building Dedication Invitations 1974	28	2
Building Dedication Dinner 1974	28	3
Building Publicity 1974	28	4
Building Dedication Symposium 1974	28	5
Building Fund 1970-1973	28	6
Building Fund - Correspondence 1968-1973	28	7
Building Fund - General 1970-1973	28	8
Building Fund Raising Library School Correspondence 1966-1970	28	9
Building - Misc. Planning Details 1971-1974	28	10
Building - Pictures 1974	28	11
Building - Plans 1970-1972 General note Actual floor plans located in flat files.	28	12
Building - Library School Old Plans (pre-1945) 1937-1966	29	1
Library Building Plans - From Other Institutions 1964-1966	29	2
Building - Plaques 1974	29	3
Building - Problems 1974	29	4
Building - Program 1974	29	5
Building Proposal - United States Steel Corp. 1967-1968	29	6
Building - Site Dedication, Nov. 14, 1972 1972	29	7
CLA Luncheons 1959-1971	29	8
Complete List of Building Fund Donors 1970-1976	29	9
Facility Plan 1969	29	10
[Plans for a Building] 1966-1969	29	11
Printed Material from USC 1970-1971	29	12
USC - Development 1970-1974	29	13
Robert Sommers Files 1965- 1971 1.0 Linear feet 2 boxes Scope and Contents note Files of Robert Sommers, Director of Planning, related to fundraising for the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building.
	Box	Folder
Articles on How to Raise Money undated	30	1
Biographies of Individual Donor Prospects 1969	30	2
[Brewer Medical Foundation] 1970	30	3
Building - Supplemental Material undated	30	4
Business and Industrial Firms undated	30	5
Call for Appointment Letters 1969	30	6
Corporate Foundations 1966-1971	30	7
Eastern Trips by Dean Boaz 1970	30	8
Financial Reports Fundraising 1969-1971	30	9
Follow-up Letters 1969-1970	30	10
Form Letter Materials 1969-1970	30	11
Foundations That May be a Source of Funds 1969-1971	30	12
Friends of Libraries 1968-1970	30	13
General Correspondence 1970-1971	30	14
Harold Lloyd Corporation 1969-1970	30	15
Ideas and Suggestions 1969-1970	30	16
Individual Donors Prospect List 1968-1971	30	17
Industrial Libraries undated	30	18
Inquiry Letters 1970	30	19
Knox Bourne 1967-1971	30	20
Knox Bourne Mailing to 70 Corporations Asking for $500 1970-1971	30	21
Letter Solicitation To: Associations 1969	31	1
Letters to Publishers 1969-1971	31	2
Libraria Sodolitas 1970	31	3
Library Associates undated	31	4
Library Suppliers 1965-1969	31	5
Local Foundations 1970-1971	31	6
Luncheon Meeting for Industrial Librarians undated	31	7
Material for Inclusion in Letters and Factsheets undated	31	8
Material From Previous Campaigns undated	31	9
Misc. Correspondence 1969-1970	31	10
Minutes of Fundraising Meetings Staff 1969-1970	31	11
Memos to Dean Boaz 1969-1971	31	12
Original Material for Earlier Presentation Folder	31	13
Prospect Lists 1970-1971	31	14
Replies From Individual Solicitors 1969	31	15
Reports to Director of Planning 1970-1971	31	16
Special Committee 1971	31	17
Solicited Corporations 1965-1971	31	18
Sears-Roebuck Foundation 1970-1971	31	19
Staff Minutes 1971	31	20
Times Mirror Foundation 1969-1971	31	21
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Series 6: Publications 1936-1978 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note Includes two types of regular publications of the School: Annual Reports (Subseries 1) and Bulletins (Subseries 2).
Annual Reports 1936-1978 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes Scope and Contents note Arranged chronologically.
	Box	Folder
Annual Reports 1936-1950	32	1
Annual Reports 1955-1960	32	2
Annual Reports 1961-1966	32	3
Annual Reports 1967-1971	32	4
Annual Reports 1972-1975	32	5
Annual Reports 1975-1978	32	6
Bulletins 0.25 Linear feet .5 boxes Scope and Contents note Arranged chronologically.
	Box	Folder
Bulletins 1958-1965	32	7
Bulletins	32	8
Bulletins 1972-1975	32	9
Bulletins 1976-1978	32	10
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Series 7: Student Materials 1892-1984 (Bulk, 1930-1984) 4.25 Linear feet 6.5 boxes Scope and Contents note Includes materials generated by or related to the students of the USC Library School. Divided into three subseries: Class Lists (Subseries 1), Student Material Files (Subseries 2), and Scrapbooks (Subseries 3).
Class Lists 1930-1978 0.75 Linear feet 1.5 boxes Scope and Contents note Includes class lists, graduate lists, student pictures, class schedules, class activity information, correspondence, enrollment information, and graduate placements. Arranged chronologically. Some material is restricted.
	Box	Folder
Class of 1930 1930	36	1
Class of 1938 1938	36	2
Class of 1939 1938-1939, 1948	36	3
Class of 1940 1940	36	4
Class of 1941 1941	36	5
Class of 1942 1942	36	6
Class of 1943 1943	36	7
Class of 1944 1944	36	8
Class of 1945 1944-1945	36	9
Class of 1946 1945-1946	36	10
Class of 1947 1945-1947	36	11
Class of 1948 1947-1948 General note Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.	36	12
Class of 1949 1948-1949 General note Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.	36	13
Class of 1949-1950 1949-1950 General note Restricted material. See University Archivist for details.	36	14
Class of 1950-1951 1951	36	15
Class of 1951-1952 1952	36	16
Class of 1954 1953-1954	36	17
Class Book 1955	36	18
Summer Session 1933-1939	36	19
Summer Session 1940-1945	36	20
Summer Session 1948	36	21
Summer Session 1949	36	22
Summer Session 1950 General note Restricted. See University Archivist for details.	36	23
Graduates - Combined Lists 1892-1950	37	1
Graduates 1941-1958	37	2
Graduates 1961-1968 General note Restricted. See University Archivist for details.	37	3
Graduates 1951-1968 General note Restricted. See University Archivist for details.	37	4
Graduates 1970-1978 General note Restricted. See University Archivist for details.	37	5
Student Material Files 1973-1987 0.5 Linear feet 1 box Scope and Contents note Includes student recruitment materials, Library School Student Association Newsletters, dissertation titles, final oral examination for PhD and DLS, and Beta Phi Mu materials. Arranged alphabetically.
	Box	Folder
[Application Form] undated	38	1
Beta Phi Mu 1981-1983	38	2
Dissertation Titles 1977-1978	38	3
Information Handbook for Students 1976	38	4
Library School Student Association Newsletter 1973-1984	38	5
PhD and DLS - Final Oral Examinations 1973-1984	38	6
"Report on User Approaches to the Card Catalog of the School of Library Science Library" 1977 Scope and Contents note Student paper.	38	7
[Student Recruitment Materials] undated	38	9
Scrapbooks 1946-1979 3.0 Linear feet 3 boxes Scope and Contents note Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, announcements, photographs, and other ephemera. Arranged chronologically.
		Box
"Thre Flites Up" Club 1946-1947		33
[Class of 1947-1948] 1947-1948		34
Class of 1948-49 1948-1949		33
[Class of 1949-1950] 1949-1950		35
Class of 1951 1951		35
Class of 1957 1956-1957		34
[School of Library Science Scrapbook] 1973-1979		35
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