Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association Records, 1930s-1998

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Creator: Special Libraries Association. Indiana Chapter
Creator: Special Libraries Association
Title: Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association Records
Collection No.: MSS134
Dates: 1930s-1998
Quantity:

Quantity: 14 cubic feet

Quantity: 27 cartons, 2 oversized boxes, 2 document boxes, 3 audio tapes

Abstract: After several years of efforts on the part of its founders, the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association was created in 1941 to address the needs of special libraries in the state, recruit new professionals to the field, establish standards and provide a venue for professional discussion and cooperation, and host programs and annual meetings for library professionals. This collection houses the records of the organization from its earliest beginnings in 1936, through its founding and operation into the late 1990s.
Language: Materials are in English .
Repository: IUPUI General Collections
IUPUI University Library
755 W. Michigan St.
Room 0133
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Business Number: 317-274-4064
speccoll@iupui.edu
URL: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/special

Historical Note

For over fifty years, the Indiana chapter of the Special Libraries Association has promoted the work and interests of library specialists in a multitude of diverse fields and emphasized professionalism in library work. A broad membership of academic, business, government, and law librarians participates actively in the chapter. In 1936, a small cadre of Indiana libraries, under the leadership of Irene Macy Strieby and Ethel Cleland, began a series of meetings in Indianapolis that focused on common professional concerns and offered the participants a chance to learn about other libraries in the state. The group continued to meet periodically for several years, and the success of its activities reached a peak when it hosted the Special Libraries Association's national annual meeting in Indianapolis in 1940. As the convention came to a close, the success of the small group in organizing the meeting was clearly evident. It was also apparent that the state could support a chapter of its own in its capital city. Strieby and Cleland began to organize the Indiana chapter by seeking membership status from the national Special Libraries Association, which was granted on June 15, 1941.

In September 1941, the chapter drafted its constitution and bylaws, which have been revised and amended several times since 1950. The chapter began publishing a newsletter, SLANT, in October 1943. By 1950, the chapter had published two guidebooks, the Procedures Manual and Indiana Chapter Manual, which established policies and standards for its operation. It also published compilations of union lists to promote interlibrary cooperation, including the following: Directory of Special Libraries of Indiana (1943); Union List of Serials (1943); Organized Groups in Indiana (1944); Hoosier Librarians (1960); and Indiana Chapter's Speaker's Guide (1981).

During the 1940s, the chapter began the tradition of holding the annual business meeting and special program meetings in conjunction with its other activities. These included the recruitment of new professionals into the special libraries field, the promotion of high professional standards and management skills, and the utilization of new technologies in library settings.

By the mid-1950s, an ever increasing number of library professionals showed a keen interest in computers. During the 1960s and 1970s, the chapter conducted seminars and workshops on computer applications in library work. By the late 1980s, special librarians began using computerized information networks and online cataloging on a regular basis, developments that the chapter endorsed and advanced in its special programs and at conference sessions. The chapter also worked to foster good working relations among the diverse group of libraries in the region. In 1967, several joint conferences of the Indiana and Michigan chapters addressed the subject of regional libraries and its implications for special libraries. Individiaul divisions within the chapter have been an important facet of the organization. The chapter has two divisions, consisting of the medical librarians group that meets at the Indiana University Medical School in Indianapolis, and the Science-Technology group.

Officers of the chapter serve for a year's term and are elected to their posts. The chapter has a list of distinguished librarians who have served as officers. Among the most notable include Ethel Cleland, who was director of the business branch of the Indianapolis Public Library and became one of the co-founders of the chapter. Irene Macy Strieby, from Eli Lilly & Co., co-founder of the chapter and one of the organizers of the Special Libraries Association Indianapolis Convention in 1940, served as president in 1941-1942. John H. Moriarty, head of the Audio Visual Center at Purdue University-Lafayette, gave 45 years of service to the chapter and was president in 1947-1948. The chapter created distinguished service awards in the names of both Strieby and Moriarty for their leadership qualities.

Special projects and programs for professional development are important components of the chapter's work. Program and award meetings were held at least four times a year, and special projects were usually conducted annually. In the decades leading up to the 1990s, the chapter's special events focused on themes such as recruitment into the profession, an emphasis on managerial skills and professional development, and the promotion of information technology through the use of computers and electronic databases. These programs emphasized the need for special librarians to adapt to rapid change to accommodate the explosion of information in modern society.

Scope and Contents

The records of the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, 1936-1998, include the files of the chapter's officers, paper's documenting the chapter's activities, copies of the newsletter SLANT, publicity news articles and brochures, committee reports and correspondence, publications and membership directories, reports from associated organizations, audio tapes and oversize posters, and national records of their parent organization, the Special Libraries Association. The records (27 letter-sized document boxes, 2 oversized boxes, and 2 larger document boxes) are arranged by series as follows: Series 1. InSLA Officers' Records This series consists of the files of the officers of the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. It includes executive board meeting minutes, memoranda, agenda, and reports from the board's quarterly meetings; and reports and correspondence of the president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers.

Series 2. Chapter Materials This series contains general chapter records including the chapter's constitution and bylaws; three chapter histories and a listing of the chapter's presidents; membership lists, reports, and memoranda; award memoranda, biographical sketches, certificates, and correspondence for the Hall of Fame award, the H. W. Wilson Award, the SLA professional award, and the John H. Moriarty Award; materials from the annual business meeting such as speech drafts, memoranda, correspondence, minutes, and program materials; obituaries for former officers and members; identified and unidentified photographs of officers, meetings, and seminars; procedure manuals and guides for chapter activities; and publicity materials such as flyers, news articles, brochures, cards, and posters.

Series 3. Committees This consists of the chapter's committee reports and corespondence, arranged chronologically. It includes yearly committee reports, meeting minute and memoranda, and correspondence relating to committee activities.

Series 4. Chapter Groups The records of groups affiliated with the chapter include those of the student chapter at Indiana University-Bloomington, as well as the hospital and medical librarians group, a subgroup of the chapter.

Series 5. Special Projects This series contains the records of the chapter's special programs, conferences, workshops, and surveys.

Series 6. Associated Organizations This series contains the records of assicated but separate organizations that dealt extensively with the chapter: the Indiana Library Association (1970s) and the Indiana Library Council (1980s).

Series 7. Publications This group includes the chapter's quarterly newsletter, SLANT, published from 1944 to 1994, as well as membership directories and other articles and brochures of the chapter and special libraries.

Series 8. National Records This series contains national records of the Special Libraries Association, including board meeting materials, annual reports, bylaws, financial statements, directories, membership lists, publications, and conference materials.

Series 9. Audio Tapes This series contains three reel-to-reel audio tapes of SLA conferences held during the 1960s.

Series 10. Oversize Posters These are oversize publicity posters for the "Information Fair," held in 1986.

Restrictions

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Indexed Terms

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association Records, 1936-1998, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by association members, 1994.

Collection Inventory

Series:

InSLA Officers' Records

Language: English .

box 30
folder 1
Meetings Prior to Formation of InSLA , 1936-1941

Language: English .

box 30
folder 2
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1941-1946

Language: English .

box 1
folder 1
Executive Board Minutes and Reports , 1943

Language: English .

box 30
folder 3
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1947-1952

Language: English .

box 1
folder 2
Executive Board Meeting Memoranda , 1949

Language: English .

box 30
folder 4
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1953-1956

Language: English .

box 1
folder 3
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Correspondence , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 1
folder 4
Executive Board Meeting Memoranda, Reports , 1957

Language: English .

box 1
folder 5
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 1
folder 6
Executive Board Meeting Agenda, Correspondence , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 1
folder 7
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Reports , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 1
folder 8
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Cards, Memoranda , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 1
folder 9
Executive Board Meeting Minutes and Reports , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 1
folder 10
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Note , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 1
folder 11
Executive Board Meeting Memoranda, Reports , 1963-1965

Language: English .

box 1
folder 12
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1963-1964

Language: English .

box 1
folder 13
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Materials , 1965-1966

Language: English .

box 1
folder 14
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Materials , 1966

Language: English .

box 1
folder 15
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 1
folder 16
Executive Board Meeting Minutes and Reports , 1967-1968

Language: English .

box 1
folder 17
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1968-1969

Language: English .

box 1
folder 18
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1969-1970

Language: English .

box 1
folder 19
Executive Board Meeting Minutes and Reports , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 2
folder 1
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1971-1972

Language: English .

box 2
folder 2
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1972-1973

Language: English .

box 2
folder 3
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1973-1974

Language: English .

box 2
folder 4
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Agenda , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 2
folder 5
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 2
folder 6
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1976-1977

Language: English .

box 2
folder 7
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 2
folder 8
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1980-1981

Language: English .

box 2
folder 9
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1982-1983

Language: English .

box 2
folder 10
Executive Board Meeting Minutes , 1984-1991

Language: English .

box 30
folder 5
Executive Board Meeting Minutes, Correspondence , 1994-1998

Language: English .

box 30
folder 6
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1953-1956

Language: English .

box 2
folder 11
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1956-1957

Language: English .

box 2
folder 12
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 2
folder 13
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 2
folder 14
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 2
folder 15
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1960-1962

Language: English .

box 2
folder 16
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1966-1970

Language: English .

box 2
folder 17
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1970-1974

Language: English .

box 2
folder 18
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1974-1978

Language: English .

box 2
folder 19
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1978-1980

Language: English .

box 2
folder 20
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1980-1988

Language: English .

box 30
folder 7
Roster of Officers and Committees , 1993-1996

Language: English .

box 3
folder 1
President's Annual Reports , 1941-1943

Language: English .

box 3
folder 2
President's Annual Reports , 1943-1944

Language: English .

box 3
folder 3
President's Annual Reports , 1945-1946

Language: English .

box 3
folder 4
President's Annual Reports , 1946-1947

Language: English .

box 3
folder 5
President's Annual Reports , 1947-1948

Language: English .

box 3
folder 6
President's Annual Reports , 1948-1949

Language: English .

box 3
folder 7
President's Annual Reports , 1949-1950

Language: English .

box 3
folder 8
President's Annual Reports , 1950-1956

Language: English .

box 3
folder 9
President's Annual Reports , 1956-1960

Language: English .

box 3
folder 10
President's Annual Reports , 1961-1967

Language: English .

box 3
folder 11
President's Annual Reports , 1967-1971

Language: English .

box 3
folder 12
President's Annual Reports , 1971-1977

Language: English .

box 3
folder 13
President's Annual Reports , 1977-1996

Language: English .

box 3
folder 14
President's Correspondence (Irene Strieby) , 1941

Language: English .

box 3
folder 15
President's Correspondence (Irene Strieby) , 1942

Language: English .

box 3
folder 16
President's Correspondence (Irene Strieby) , 1943-1944

Language: English .

box 30
folder 8
President's Correspondence , 1946-1948

Language: English .

box 3
folder 17
President's Correspondence , 1951-1952

Language: English .

box 3
folder 18
President's Correspondence , 1953-1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 9
President's Correspondence , 1953-1954

Language: English .

box 3
folder 19
President's Correspondence , 1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 10
President's Correspondence, Planning for National President's Visit , 1954

Language: English .

box 3
folder 20
President's Correspondence , 1954-1955

Language: English .

box 3
folder 21
President's Correspondence , 1954-1955

Language: English .

box 4
folder 1
President's Correspondence, Census Forms, Articles , 1954-1955

Language: English .

box 4
folder 2
President's Correspondence , 1955-1956

Language: English .

box 4
folder 3
President's Correspondence , 1956

Language: English .

box 30
folder 11
President's Correspondence, Planning for National President's Visit , 1956

Language: English .

box 4
folder 4
President's Correspondence , 1956-1957

Language: English .

box 4
folder 5
President's Correspondence , 1956-1957

Language: English .

box 4
folder 6
President's Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 4
folder 7
President's Correspondence, Brochures , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 4
folder 8
President's Correspondence , 1959-1961

Language: English .

box 4
folder 9
President's Correspondence , 1959-1961

Language: English .

box 4
folder 10
President's Correspondence , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 4
folder 11
President's Correspondence , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 4
folder 12
President's Correspondence , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 4
folder 13
President's Correspondence , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 4
folder 14
President's Correspondence , 1964-1965

Language: English .

box 4
folder 15
President's Correspondence , 1964-1965

Language: English .

box 4
folder 16
President's Correspondence, National Meeting (Indianapolis) , 1965

Language: English .

box 5
folder 1
President's Correspondence , 1968-1970

Language: English .

box 5
folder 2
President's Correspondence , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 5
folder 3
President's Correspondence , 1971-1972

Language: English .

box 5
folder 4
President's Correspondence , 1973

Language: English .

box 5
folder 5
President's Correspondence , 1973

Language: English .

box 5
folder 6
President's Correspondence , 1973

Language: English .

box 5
folder 7
President's Correspondence , 1973-1974

Language: English .

box 5
folder 8
President's Correspondence , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 5
folder 9
President's Correspondence , 1976-1977

Language: English .

box 5
folder 10
President's Correspondence , 1976-1977

Language: English .

box 5
folder 11
President's Correspondence , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 5
folder 12
President's Correspondence , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 5
folder 13
President's Correspondence , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 5
folder 14
President's Correspondence , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 6
folder 1
President's Correspondence , 1980

Language: English .

box 6
folder 2
President's Correspondence , 1980-1981

Language: English .

box 6
folder 3
President's Correspondence , 1982

Language: English .

box 6
folder 4
President's Correspondence , 1982-1983

Language: English .

box 6
folder 5
President's Correspondence , 1982-1987

Language: English .

box 6
folder 6
President's Correspondence , 1982-1987

Language: English .

box 6
folder 7
President's Correspondence , 1989-1990

Language: English .

box 30
folder 12
President's Correspondence , 1992-1994

Language: English .

box 30
folder 13
President's Correspondence , 1994-1995

Language: English .

box 6
folder 8
Secretary's Correspondence , 1947-1948

Language: English .

box 6
folder 9
Secretary's Correspondence , 1948-1949

Language: English .

box 6
folder 10
Secretary's Correspondence , 1949-1950

Language: English .

box 30
folder 14
Secretary's Correspondence , 1956

Language: English .

box 6
folder 11
Secretary's Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 6
folder 12
Secretary's Correspondence , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 6
folder 13
Secretary's Correspondence , 1969-1970

Language: English .

box 6
folder 14
Secretary's Correspondence , 1971

Language: English .

box 6
folder 15
Secretary's Correspondence , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 7
folder 1
Treasurer's Files, Ledger Book , 1946-1961

Language: English .

box 30
folder 15
Treasurer's Correspondence , 1941-1948

Language: English .

box 7
folder 2
Treasurer's Correspondence , 1955-1958

Language: English .

box 7
folder 3
Treasurer's Correspondence , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 7
folder 4
Treasurer's Correspondence , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 7
folder 5
Treasurer's Correspondence , 1965

Language: English .

box 7
folder 6
Treasurer's Reports , 1941-1965

Language: English .

box 7
folder 7
Annual Financial Statements , 1964-1969

Language: English .

box 7
folder 8
Treasurer's Reports, Statements, Memoranda , 1970-1972

Language: English .

box 7
folder 9
Treasurer's Reports , 1973-1976

Language: English .

box 7
folder 10
Treasurer's Reports , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 7
folder 11
Treasurer's Reports , 1979-1982

Language: English .

box 7
folder 12
Treasurer's Reports , 1980-1994

Language: English .

box 7
folder 13
Treasurer's Reports , 1984-1991

Language: English .

box 30
folder 16
Treasurer's Reports , 1994-1996

Language: English .

box 8
folder 1
Vice President's Correspondence , 1955-1956

Language: English .

box 8
folder 2
Vice President's Correspondence , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 8
folder 3
Vice President's Correspondence , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 8
folder 4
Vice President's Correspondence , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 8
folder 5
Vice President's Correspondence , 1968-1969

Language: English .

box 8
folder 6
SLANT Editor's Files , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 30
folder 17
Program Chairperson's Files , 1953-1954

Language: English .

box 8
folder 7
Program Chairperson's Files , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 8
folder 8
Program Chairperson's Files , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 8
folder 9
Chapter Consultation Officer's Correspondence , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 8
folder 10
Chapter Consultation Officer's Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 8
folder 11
Chapter Archivist's Correspondence , 1971

Language: English .

box 8
folder 12
Chapter Archivist's Files , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 8
folder 13
Chapter Archivist's Files , 1978-1982

Language: English .

box 8
folder 14
Director at Large , 1982-1983

Language: English .

Series:

Chapter Materials

Language: English .

box 9
folder 1
Bylaws , 1950

Language: English .

box 30
folder 18
Chapter Bylaws , 1955

Language: English .

box 9
folder 2
Bylaws, Constitution , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 9
folder 3
Bylaws , 1965

Language: English .

box 9
folder 4
Bylaws (amended) , 1966

Language: English .

box 9
folder 5
Bylaws , 1972

Language: English .

box 9
folder 6
Bylaws (amended 1975) , circa 1970s

Language: English .

box 9
folder 7
Bylaws (original and copy) , 1979

Language: English .

box 9
folder 8
Bylaws , 1981

Language: English .

box 9
folder 9
Bylaws , 1994-1995

Language: English .

box 9
folder 10
History of InSLA: "A Half Century History" , 1991

Language: English .

box 9
folder 11
History of InSLA: "A Brief History," "Special Libraries - First Fifty Years" , circa 1950s

Language: English .

box 9
folder 12
List of Presidents, 1938-1988 , 1988

Language: English .

box 30
folder 19
Membership Lists , undated, approximately 1940s-1950s

Language: English .

box 30
folder 20
Membership Lists , 1939

Language: English .

box 9
folder 13
Membership Lists , 1942-1943

Language: English .

box 9
folder 14
Membership Lists , 1944

Language: English .

box 30
folder 21
Membership Lists , 1944-1945

Language: English .

box 30
folder 24
SLANT Subscribers , 1945-1960

Language: English .

box 9
folder 15
Membership Lists , 1947-1948

Language: English .

box 9
folder 16
Membership Lists , 1949-1950

Language: English .

box 30
folder 25
Annual Meeting Attendance, Response Cards , 1949-1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 22
Membership Lists , 1953-1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 23
Membership Lists , 1955

Language: English .

box 9
folder 17
Membership Lists , 1956-1957

Language: English .

box 9
folder 18
Membership Lists , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 9
folder 19
Membership Lists , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 9
folder 20
Membership Lists , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 9
folder 21
Membership Lists , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 9
folder 22
Membership Lists , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 10
folder 1
Membership Lists , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 10
folder 2
Membership Reports, Memoranda , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 10
folder 3
Membership Lists , 1986-1987

Language: English .

box 10
folder 4
Membership Lists , 1987-1988

Language: English .

box 10
folder 5
Membership Lists , 1991-1992

Language: English .

box 30
folder 26
Award Nominations , 1955-1958

Language: English .

box 10
folder 6
Hall of Fame , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 10
folder 7
H. W. Wilson Chapter Award , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 10
folder 8
Hall of Fame , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 10
folder 9
H. W. Wilson Award Work , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 10
folder 10
H. W. Wilson Award , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 10
folder 11
Hall of Fame Award , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 10
folder 12
SLA Professional Award , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 10
folder 13
H. W. Wilson Award , 1968

Language: English .

box 10
folder 14
H. W. Wilson Award Certificate , 1968

Language: English .

box 10
folder 15
H. W. Wilson Award , 1971

Language: English .

box 10
folder 16
John H. Moriarty Award , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 10
folder 17
John H. Moriarty Award , 1971-1973

Language: English .

box 10
folder 18
John H. Moriarty Award , 1981

Language: English .

box 10
folder 19
John H. Moriarty Award, Memoranda, Guidelines , 1981-1982

Language: English .

box 10
folder 20
John H. Moriarty Award Correspondence , 1981-1982

Language: English .

box 30
folder 27
Business Meeting Program , 1950

Language: English .

box 11
folder 1
Business Meeting Speech Drafts , 1956

Language: English .

box 11
folder 2
Business Meeting Memoranda, Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 11
folder 3
Business Meeting Memoranda, Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 11
folder 4
Business Meeting Memoranda, Correspondence , 1959

Language: English .

box 11
folder 5
Business Meeting Agenda , 1959

Language: English .

box 11
folder 6
Business Meeting Minutes , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 11
folder 7
Business Meeting Program Minutes , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 11
folder 8
Business Meeting Minutes , 1967-1968

Language: English .

box 11
folder 9
Business Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1968-1969

Language: English .

box 11
folder 10
Business Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1969-1970

Language: English .

box 11
folder 11
Business Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 11
folder 12
Business Meeting Minutes, Memoranda , 1971-1972

Language: English .

box 11
folder 13
Business Meeting Minutes , 1972-1973

Language: English .

box 11
folder 14
Business Meeting Minutes , 1973-1974

Language: English .

box 11
folder 15
Business Meeting Minutes , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 11
folder 16
Business Meeting Calendars, Memoranda , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 11
folder 17
Business Meeting Minutes, Agenda , 1982-1988

Language: English .

box 11
folder 18
Business Meeting Programs, Minutes , 1989-1994

Language: English .

box 30
folder 28
InSLA Meeting Program Materials , 1954-1956

Language: English .

box 30
folder 29
InSLA Meeting Program Materials , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 30
folder 30
InSLA Meeting Program Materials , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 30
folder 31
InSLA Meeting Program Materials , 1994

Language: English .

box 12
folder 1
Obituaries , circa 1970s-1980s

Language: English .

box 12
folder 2
Photographs , circa 1950s

Language: English .

box 12
folder 3
Photographs , circa 1960s-1980s

Language: English .

box 12
folder 4
Photographs (SLANT) , circa 1960s-1970s

Language: English .

box 12
folder 5
Procedure Manual , 1948

Language: English .

box 12
folder 6
Procedure Manual , 1948

Language: English .

box 30
folder 32
Chapter Manuals and Guides , 1949-1959

Language: English .

box 12
folder 7
"Action Manual for Recruitment" , circa 1960s

Language: English .

box 12
folder 8
Chapter Guidelines , 1975

Language: English .

box 12
folder 9
Guidelines , 1977

Language: English .

box 12
folder 10
Chapter Guidelines , 1979

Language: English .

box 12
folder 11
SLANT Manual , 1979

Language: English .

box 12
folder 12
"InSLA Speakers Guide" , 1982

Language: English .

box 12
folder 13
Chapter Guidelines , 1984-1985

Language: English .

box 12
folder 14
Chapter Guidelines , 1989

Language: English .

box 30
folder 33
Publicity: Press Releases, Radio Transcripts, Correspondence , circa 1950s

Language: English .

box 30
folder 34
Publicity: Recruitment Literature , circa 1950s

Language: English .

box 13
folder 1
Publicity Posters , 1961

Language: English .

box 13
folder 2
Publicity Articles , circa 1960s

Language: English .

box 13
folder 3
Publicity Cards, Flyers, Brochures , circa 1960s

Language: English .

box 13
folder 4
Publicity Newsclippings , circa 1930s-1950s

Language: English .

box 13
folder 5
Publicity Newsclippings , circa 1970s-1980s

Language: English .

box 30
folder 35
Publicity: Logo , 1996

Language: English .

Series:

Committees

Language: English .

box 13
folder 6
Reports , 1942-1949

Language: English .

box 30
folder 36
Membership Committee Correspondence , 1945

Language: English .

box 13
folder 7
Constitution Committee Reports, Memoranda , 1949-1950

Language: English .

box 13
folder 8
Reports , 1950-1958

Language: English .

box 13
folder 9
Meeting Arrangement Reports , 1958-1962

Language: English .

box 13
folder 10
Reports , 1958-1962

Language: English .

box 13
folder 11
Recruitment Committee Reports , 1956-1968

Language: English .

box 13
folder 12
Reports , 1967-1971

Language: English .

box 13
folder 13
Program Committee Reports, Minutes , 1969-1970

Language: English .

box 13
folder 14
Membership Committee Reports , 1971-1972

Language: English .

box 13
folder 15
Reports , 1977-1991

Language: English .

box 30
folder 37
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1955-1956

Language: English .

box 14
folder 1
Committee Correspondence, Memoranda , 1956

Language: English .

box 30
folder 38
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1956-1957

Language: English .

box 30
folder 39
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1957

Language: English .

box 30
folder 40
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 14
folder 2
Consultation Committee Correspondence , 1957-1958

Language: English .

box 30
folder 41
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 14
folder 3
Planning Committee Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 14
folder 4
Reservation Committee Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 14
folder 5
SLANT Committee Correspondence , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 14
folder 6
Meeting Arrangement Committee Correspondence , 1958-1962

Language: English .

box 14
folder 7
Meeting Arrangement Committee Correspondence , 1958-1962

Language: English .

box 14
folder 8
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 14
folder 9
Miscellaneous Committee Correspondence , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 14
folder 10
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 14
folder 11
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1965-1966

Language: English .

box 14
folder 12
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 14
folder 13
Recruitment Committee Correspondence , 1967-1968

Language: English .

box 14
folder 14
Employment Committee Correspondence , 1967-1968

Language: English .

box 14
folder 15
Nominating Committee Correspondence , 1970

Language: English .

box 14
folder 16
Membership Committee Correspondence , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 14
folder 17
Employment Committee Correspondence , 1971

Language: English .

box 14
folder 18
SLA Representative Committee Correspondence , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 14
folder 19
SLANT Committee Correspondence , 1970-1971

Language: English .

box 15
folder 1
Nominating Committee Correspondence , 1974-1975

Language: English .

box 15
folder 2
Miscellaneous Committee Correspondence , 1980-1982

Language: English .

box 15
folder 3
Affirmative Action Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 4
Archives Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 5
Awards Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 6
Career Guidance Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 7
Employment Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 8
Membership Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 9
Professional Development Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 10
Public Relations Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 11
Program Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 12
SLANT Committee Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 13
Cataloging Liaison Committee Correspondence , 1985-1986

Language: English .

box 15
folder 14
Government Relations Committee Correspondence , 1985-1986

Language: English .

box 15
folder 15
NTIS Liaison Committee Correspondence , 1986-1987

Language: English .

box 15
folder 16
History Committee Correspondence , 1987

Language: English .

box 15
folder 17
Program Committee Correspondence , 1989-1990

Language: English .

box 15
folder 18
Program Committee Correspondence , 1989-1990

Language: English .

box 15
folder 19
Nomination Committee Correspondence , 1990-1991

Language: English .

box 30
folder 42
Membership Committee Correspondence , 1993-1994

Language: English .

box 30
folder 43
Recruitment Committee Newsletter , 1954-1957

Language: English .

box 15
folder 20
Recruitment Committee Notebook, "Putting Knowledge to Work" , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 15
folder 21
Recruitment Committee Notebook , 1966

Language: English .

box 15
folder 22
Recruitment Committee Notebook, Scripts of Slideshows , circa 1960s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 23
Recruitment Committee Notebook, Scripts of Slideshows , circa 1960s

Language: English .

Series:

Chapter Groups

Language: English .

box 15
folder 24
Student Groups: Indiana University Chapter Reports , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 25
Student Groups: Indiana University Chapter Lists, Correspondence , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 15
folder 26
Student Group Reports , 1986-1987

Language: English .

box 30
folder 36
Indiana Library Association Programs (affiliate) , 1939-1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 34
Affiliated Group: Medical and Hospital Library Section , 1949-1956

Language: English .

box 15
folder 27
Affiliated Group: Hospital and Medical Group , 1956

Language: English .

box 30
folder 35
International Relations and History Section , 1955

Language: English .

Series:

Special Projects

Language: English .

box 16
folder 1
Joint Conference, Indiana - Michigan , 1967

Language: English .

box 30
folder 47
Chapter Workshops , 1950-1958

Language: English .

box 16
folder 2
Chapter Workshops , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 16
folder 3
"Institute on Channels of Communication" Workshop , 1960

Language: English .

box 16
folder 4
"Institute on Channels of Communication" Workshop , 1960

Language: English .

box 16
folder 5
Library Science Institute Workshop , 1971

Language: English .

box 16
folder 6
"Every Librarian a Manager" Workshop , 1974

Language: English .

box 16
folder 7
"Every Librarian a Manager" Workshop , 1974

Language: English .

box 16
folder 8
InSLA - IASIS Joint Workshop , 1985

Language: English .

box 30
folder 48
InSLA Census Survey , 1954

Language: English .

box 30
folder 49
InSLA Census Survey , 1958

Language: English .

box 16
folder 9
"Speaker's Guide" Survey , 1981-1982

Language: English .

box 16
folder 10
Continuing Education Survey, Indiana State Library , 1982

Language: English .

box 17
folder 1
Meetings Survey , 1983

Language: English .

box 17
folder 2
Membership Survey , 1991

Language: English .

box 17
folder 3
Membership Survey , 1991

Language: English .

box 17
folder 4
Membership Survey , 1991

Language: English .

box 17
folder 5
Membership Survey , 1991

Language: English .

box 31
folder 1
Indianapolis Post-War Planning Committee , 1942-1944

Language: English .

box 31
folder 2
Topical Projects , 1946-1960

Language: English .

box 31
folder 3
Books for Christmas , 1954

Language: English .

box 17
folder 6
"National Library Week" , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 17
folder 7
"Putting Knowledge to Work" , 1969

Language: English .

box 17
folder 8
"Cooperation in the Indiana Library Community" , 1977

Language: English .

box 17
folder 9
"Information Fair" , 1986

Language: English .

box 17
folder 10
"Information Fair" , 1986

Language: English .

box 17
folder 11
DACOLT Program , 1991

Language: English .

box 31
folder 4
"Internet Resources for Government Information" Conference , 1993

Language: English .

box 31
folder 5
"Preparing for Careers in Chemical Information" Conference , 1993-1994

Language: English .

box 31
folder 6
"Visualizing Information" Conference , 1994

Language: English .

box 31
folder 7
Topical Programs and Lectures , 1994-1995

Language: English .

box 31
folder 8
Great Lakes Regional Conference III , 1995

Language: English .

box 17
folder 12
Long-Range Planning, Local , 1980-1994

Language: English .

box 17
folder 13
Long-Range Plan for Library Services , 1985-1990

Language: English .

box 17
folder 14
Project Reports , 1990-1991

Language: English .

Series:

Associated Organizations

Language: English .

box 18
folder 1
Indiana Library Association - Kentucky Library Association Conference , 1963

Language: English .

box 18
folder 2
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Joint Session , 1971

Language: English .

box 18
folder 3
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Reports, Minutes , 1974

Language: English .

box 18
folder 4
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Legislative Committee , 1974

Language: English .

box 18
folder 5
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Reports, Memoranda , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 18
folder 6
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Legislative Committee , circa 1970s

Language: English .

box 18
folder 7
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Meetings , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 18
folder 8
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Legislative Committee , 1978

Language: English .

box 18
folder 9
Indiana Library Association - Indiana Library Trustee Association Correspondence , 1981

Language: English .

box 18
folder 10
Indiana Library Studies, Reports , 1970

Language: English .

box 18
folder 11
Indiana State Library Council, Reports, Memoranda , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 18
folder 12
Indiana State Library Council, "CLIME Plan" , 1982

Language: English .

Series:

Publications

Language: English .

box 19
folder 1
SLANT v. 1, n. 1-6 , 1944

Language: English .

box 19
folder 2
SLANT v. 2, n. 1-5 , 1944

Language: English .

box 19
folder 3
SLANT v. 3, n. 1-5 , 1945-1946

Language: English .

box 19
folder 4
SLANT v. 4, n. 1-2 , 1946

Language: English .

box 19
folder 5
SLANT v. 4, n. 3-6; v. 5, n. 1-2 , 1947

Language: English .

box 19
folder 6
SLANT v. 5, n. 3-5; v. 6, n. 1-2 , 1948

Language: English .

box 19
folder 7
SLANT v. 6, n. 3-5; v. 7, n. 1-2 , 1949

Language: English .

box 19
folder 8
SLANT v. 7, n. 3-5; v. 13, n. 1-2 , 1950

Language: English .

box 19
folder 9
SLANT v. 13, n. 3; v. 14, n. 4 , 1951

Language: English .

box 19
folder 10
SLANT v. 14, n. 2-4, 6; v. 15, n. 1 , 1952

Language: English .

box 19
folder 11
SLANT v. 15, n. 3-4; v. 16, n. 1-2 , 1953

Language: English .

box 19
folder 12
SLANT v. 16, n. 3-5; v. 17, n. 1-3 , 1954

Language: English .

box 19
folder 13
SLANT v. 17, n. 4-5, 1-2 (published out of sequence) , 1955

Language: English .

box 19
folder 14
SLANT v. 17, n. 3-4; v. 18, n. 5-7; v. 19, n. 1-2 , 1956

Language: English .

box 20
folder 1
SLANT, v. 19, n. 3-7; v. 20, n. 1-2 , 1957

Language: English .

box 20
folder 2
SLANT, v. 20, n. 3-7; v. 21, n. 1-3 , 1958

Language: English .

box 20
folder 3
SLANT, v. 21, n. 4-7; v. 22, n. 1-3 , 1959

Language: English .

box 20
folder 4
SLANT, v. 22, n. 4-7; v. 23, n. 1-3 , 1960

Language: English .

box 20
folder 5
SLANT, v. 23, n. 4-7; v. 24, n. 1-3 , 1961

Language: English .

box 20
folder 6
SLANT, v. 24, n. 4-7; v. 25, n. 1-3 , 1962

Language: English .

box 20
folder 7
SLANT, v. 25, n. 4-7; v. 26, n. 1-2 , 1963

Language: English .

box 20
folder 8
SLANT, v. 26, n. 3-5; v. 27, n. 1-2 , 1964

Language: English .

box 21
folder 1
SLANT v. 27, n. 3-5; v. 28, n. 1-2 , 1965

Language: English .

box 21
folder 2
SLANT v. 28, n. 3-5; v. 29, n. 1-2 , 1966

Language: English .

box 21
folder 3
SLANT v. 29, n. 3-5; v. 30, n. 1 , 1967

Language: English .

box 21
folder 4
SLANT, v. 30, n. 2-5; v. 31, n. 1-2 , 1968

Language: English .

box 21
folder 5
SLANT v. 31, n. 3-5; v. 32, n. 1-2 , 1969

Language: English .

box 21
folder 6
SLANT v. 32, n. 3-4; v. 33, n. 1 , 1970

Language: English .

box 21
folder 7
SLANT v. 33, n. 2-4; v. 34, n. 1 , 1971

Language: English .

box 21
folder 8
SLANT v. 34, n. 2-4; v. 35, n. 1 , 1972

Language: English .

box 21
folder 9
SLANT v. 35, n. 2-4; v. 36, n. 1 , 1973

Language: English .

box 21
folder 10
SLANT v. 36, n. 2-4; v. 37, n. 1 , 1974

Language: English .

box 21
folder 11
SLANT v. 37, n. 2-4; v. 38, n. 1-2 , 1975

Language: English .

box 21
folder 12
SLANT v. 38, n. 3-4; v. 39, n. 1-2 , 1976

Language: English .

box 21
folder 13
SLANT, v. 40, n. 1-4 , 1977

Language: English .

box 22
folder 1
SLANT v. 41, n. 1-4 , 1978

Language: English .

box 22
folder 2
SLANT v. 42, n. 1-4 , 1979

Language: English .

box 22
folder 3
SLANT v. 43, n. 1-4 , 1980

Language: English .

box 22
folder 4
SLANT v. 44, n. 1-4 , 1981

Language: English .

box 22
folder 5
SLANT v. 45, spring, summer, fall, winter , 1982

Language: English .

box 22
folder 6
SLANT v. 46, n. 1-4 , 1983

Language: English .

box 22
folder 7
SLANT v. 47, n. 1-3 , 1984

Language: English .

box 22
folder 8
SLANT v. 48, n. 1-2 , 1985

Language: English .

box 22
folder 9
SLANT v. 49, n. 1-4 , 1986

Language: English .

box 22
folder 10
SLANT v. 49, n. 4; v. 50, n. 1 , 1987

Language: English .

box 22
folder 11
SLANT v. 50, n. 1 , 1989

Language: English .

box 22
folder 12
SLANT v. 54, n. 2-3; v. 55, n. 2 , 1993-1994

Language: English .

box 22
folder 13
Membership Directory , 1937-1947

Language: English .

box 22
folder 14
Membership Directory , 1958

Language: English .

box 22
folder 15
"Hoosier Librarians" Directories , 1952-1959

Language: English .

box 22
folder 16
Membership Directory , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 22
folder 17
Miscellaneous Articles, Brochures , ca. 1950s-1960s

Language: English .

box 22
folder 18
"Channels of Communication for Special Libraries" , 1961

Language: English .

Series:

National Records

Language: English .

box 31
folder 9
Board Meeting Statements, Amendments, Correspondence , 1953

Language: English .

box 31
folder 10
Board Meeting Correspondence, Minutes, Membership Lists , 1954

Language: English .

box 31
folder 11
Board Meeting Reports, Correspondence , 1955

Language: English .

box 31
folder 12
Board Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Directory , 1956

Language: English .

box 31
folder 13
Board Meeting Minutes, Correspondence , 1957

Language: English .

box 23
folder 1
Executive Board Memoranda, Advisory Council Minutes , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 31
folder 14
Board Meeting Materials , 1958

Language: English .

box 23
folder 2
Executive Board Minutes , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 23
folder 3
Report to the Executive Board, pts. 1-2 , 1959

Language: English .

box 23
folder 4
Executive Board Advisory Council Minutes , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 23
folder 5
Executive Board Minutes, Reports, Memoranda , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 23
folder 6
Executive Board and Council Minutes , 1960

Language: English .

box 23
folder 7
Executive Board Minutes, Agenda, Memoranda, Reports , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 23
folder 8
Executive Board Minutes, Agenda, Memoranda, Reports , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 23
folder 9
Executive Board Minutes, Memoranda , 1960

Language: English .

box 23
folder 10
Executive Board Minutes, Reports , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 23
folder 11
Executive Board Minutes, Reports , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 24
folder 1
Executive Board Minutes, Memoranda , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 24
folder 2
Executive Board Minutes, Memoranda , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 24
folder 3
Executive Board Minutes , 1969

Language: English .

box 24
folder 4
Executive Board Memoranda, Council Minutes , 1970

Language: English .

box 24
folder 5
Executive Board Agenda, Council Minutes , 1971

Language: English .

box 24
folder 6
Executive Board Reports, Memoranda , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 24
folder 7
Executive Board Memoranda, Minutes , 1975-1976

Language: English .

box 24
folder 8
Executive Board Memoranda , 1977-1978

Language: English .

box 24
folder 9
Sample Annual Reports , 1958

Language: English .

box 24
folder 10
Reports , 1979

Language: English .

box 24
folder 11
Annual Reports , 1978-1986

Language: English .

box 25
folder 1
Constitution, Bylaws , 1944-1945

Language: English .

box 25
folder 2
Bylaws , 1961

Language: English .

box 25
folder 3
Financial Statements , 1962

Language: English .

box 31
folder 15
Directory of Personnel and Committees , 1947-1951

Language: English .

box 31
folder 16
Directory of Personnel , 1951-1955

Language: English .

box 25
folder 4
Directory of Officers , 1967-1968

Language: English .

box 31
folder 17
Directory of Personnel , 1955-1958

Language: English .

box 25
folder 5
Directory of Personnel , 1958-1959

Language: English .

box 25
folder 6
Directory of Personnel , 1959-1960

Language: English .

box 25
folder 7
Directory of Personnel , 1960-1961

Language: English .

box 25
folder 8
Directory of Personnel , 1961-1962

Language: English .

box 25
folder 9
Directory of Personnel , 1962-1963

Language: English .

box 25
folder 10
Directory of Personnel , 1963-1964

Language: English .

box 31
folder 18
State Membership Lists - IN, DC, AL, NJ , 1941-1957

Language: English .

box 25
folder 11
SLA Chapter Cabinet, Minutes, Memoranda , 1991

Language: English .

box 25
folder 12
SLA Chapter Cabinet Newsletter , 1991

Language: English .

box 25
folder 13
Membership List, Memoranda , 1954

Language: English .

box 25
folder 14
Award Materials, Memoranda , 1962

Language: English .

box 25
folder 15
Fact Sheets , circa 1970s

Language: English .

box 26
folder 1
Press Releases , 1973

Language: English .

box 26
folder 2
Long-Range Plans , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 26
folder 3
"Other Chapter Histories" (publication) , circa 1980s

Language: English .

box 26
folder 4
"The Library's Financial Records" (publication) , 1943

Language: English .

box 26
folder 5
"Professional and Nonprofessional Duties in Libraries" (publication) , 1948

Language: English .

box 26
folder 6
Miscellaneous Brochures , circa 1950s

Language: English .

box 26
folder 7
Booklets , 1950

Language: English .

box 31
folder 19
Articles , 1945-1954

Language: English .

box 31
folder 20
SLA Exhibit Guide , 1953

Language: English .

box 26
folder 8
Author's Manual (publication) , 1960

Language: English .

box 26
folder 9
"SLA Recruitment Newsletter" (publication) , 1966-1967

Language: English .

box 26
folder 10
Convention Newsletter , 1950

Language: English .

box 26
folder 11
Annual Conference Correspondence , 1940

Language: English .

box 26
folder 12
Annual Conference Correspondence, Memoranda , 1940

Language: English .

box 26
folder 13
Annual Conference Programs, Abstracts, Directory , 1940

Language: English .

box 27
folder 1
Annual Conference Scrapbook , 1940

Language: English .

Series:

Audiotapes

Language: English .

box 28
reel 1
Library Conference, July 28 , 1966

No(s): 14028

Language: English .

box 28
reel 2
Library Careers Conference, "Wide World of Librarianship," -- Purdue University, Calumet Campus, April 29 , 1967

No(s): 14029

Language: English .

box 28
reel 3
"Putting Knowledge to Work" presentation -- Bill Richardson , 1967

No(s): 14030

Language: English .

Scope and Contents: This reel includes audio from two separate conferences: 1) the 18th Annual Conference of the Hoosier Student Libraries Association, held at Ball State University in Muncie, IN, on October 29, 1966 - the 2nd presentation, "Putting Knowledge to Work," by Bill Richardson; and 2) the 14th Annual Student Library Assocsitants..., held at Purdue University, on July 29, 1967 - the 4th presentation, "Putting Knowledge to Work," by Bill Richardson

Series:

Oversized Posters

Language: English .

box 29
folder 1
Posters of "Information Fair" , 1986

Language: English .