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d A i STA F F THE LIBRARY OF THE DEC 14 1951 PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY 9 3 December, 1951 GIFTS A gift to the University of Illinois Library of one of the most celebrated "books in .American history has been an- nounced by Illini Foundation, This is the work known as the "Columbus Letter** the great explorer 1 s own account of his first voyage to the Hew World* Hews of the discovery of tie Western continents was given to Europe through the printed Columbus tetter issued in Spain in 1^93t shortly after Columbus 1 return home* Of the original Spanish language edition of the Letter, the only copy now known to exist was found in Spain in 1889, and bought for the Hew York Public Library. A few weeks after the Spanish version appeared, a translation was made into Latin, the universal scholarly lan- guage of the time, and printed in various European countries* The following year, in 1^9^, an edition was produced by a Swiss printer, Johann Bergpiann de Olpe, in Basle, It is a copy of this edition which has now been received by the Uni- versity of Illinois Library* The Basle printed included with the Columbus Letter another contemporary work, by Carolus Verardus, on the capture of Grenado by Ferdinand. The whole makes a small, attractive book of 72 pages, illustrated with five woodcuts* Christopher Columbus wrote the famous Letter while returning from his first voyage* It was addressed to Gabriel Sanchez, a treasurer to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and dated March lU, 1^93, at Lisbon* The original manuscript has not survived* Sanchez was, of course, expected to, and did, bring the communication to the immediate attention of the two sovereigns. In the Letter, Columbus reported on his explora- tions of Cuba* Haiti, and other islands of the West Indies, and his observations concerning the natives found on the islands* Receipt of the Illini Foundation 1 s gift of the Columbus Letter brings to the University of Illinois Library some- thing which it had not previously possessed, except in modern reproduction, an original fifteenth-century edition of the first publication relating to America, a work which has been called ^imerica&uffi Humher One,* and is gener- ally regarded as a cornerstone for any important library of Merican history* Another recent gift is an auto-* graphed copy of The Bright, Bright Water by William Case, a former editor of the Daily Illini. He writes, "As a gradu- ate of the University of Illinois—> Class of 19^1—-I spent many a pleasant hour, as well as a few unpleasant ones around examination time, in the Univer- sity Library* *•. With your permission, i* would give me a great deal of pleas- ure to present a copy to the Library, with my compliments. 11 A.L*A* PUBLISHERS MEETING Mr* Downs will be in Hew York City, December 1^, to attend a meeting of the A.L.A* Committee on Relations with Pub- lishers and the Publishers Committee on Reading Development* The agenda for the publishers and librarians includes a Conference on Rural Reading, Research in Reading and Book Use, current legislar* tion of special interest to librarians and publishers and a number of other subjects of mutual interest*

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STA F F THE LIBRARY OF THE

DEC 14 1951

PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY 9 3 December, 1951

GIFTS A gift to the University of Illinois

Library of one of the most celebrated "books in .American history has been an­nounced by Illini Foundation, This is the work known as the "Columbus Letter** the great explorer1s own account of his first voyage to the Hew World* Hews of the discovery of tie Western continents was given to Europe through the printed Columbus tetter issued in Spain in 1 93t shortly after Columbus1 return home*

Of the original Spanish language edition of the Letter, the only copy now known to exist was found in Spain in 1889, and bought for the Hew York Public Library. A few weeks after the Spanish version appeared, a translation was made into Latin, the universal scholarly lan­guage of the time, and printed in various European countries* The following year, in 1^9^, an edition was produced by a Swiss printer, Johann Bergpiann de Olpe, in Basle, It is a copy of this edition which has now been received by the Uni­versity of Illinois Library* The Basle printed included with the Columbus Letter another contemporary work, by Carolus Verardus, on the capture of Grenado by Ferdinand. The whole makes a small, attractive book of 72 pages, illustrated with five woodcuts*

Christopher Columbus wrote the famous Letter while returning from his first voyage* It was addressed to Gabriel Sanchez, a treasurer to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, and dated March lU, 1^93, at Lisbon* The original manuscript has not survived* Sanchez was, of course, expected to, and did, bring the communication to the immediate attention of the two sovereigns. In the Letter, Columbus reported on his explora­

tions of Cuba* Haiti, and other islands of the West Indies, and his observations concerning the natives found on the islands*

Receipt of the Illini Foundation1 s gift of the Columbus Letter brings to the University of Illinois Library some­thing which it had not previously possessed, except in modern reproduction, an original fifteenth-century edition of the first publication relating to America, a work which has been called imerica&uffi Humher One,* and is gener­ally regarded as a cornerstone for any important library of Merican history*

Another recent gift is an auto-* graphed copy of The Bright, Bright Water by William Case, a former editor of the Daily Illini. He writes, "As a gradu­ate of the University of Illinois—> Class of 19^1—-I spent many a pleasant hour, as well as a few unpleasant ones around examination time, in the Univer­sity Library* *•. With your permission, i* would give me a great deal of pleas­ure to present a copy to the Library, with my compliments.11

A.L*A* PUBLISHERS MEETING Mr* Downs will be in Hew York City,

December 1^, to attend a meeting of the A.L.A* Committee on Relations with Pub­lishers and the Publishers Committee on Reading Development* The agenda for the publishers and librarians includes a Conference on Rural Reading, Research in Reading and Book Use, current legislar* tion of special interest to librarians and publishers and a number of other subjects of mutual interest*

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pditors: Dick Chapin and Madeline Riffeyj Reporters: Carroll Iden, Helen Knights, Jean Lokke, Myra Lytle, Lelia McLaughH lin, Nancy Olinger, Lucy Rumble, and J Robert Slocum*

PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS DAMBED Allen Sprow, Education~Philosophy-

Psychology Librarian, who is also Assist­ant Editor, Psychological Abstracts, reports that '"the editors of that journal were singled out for special mention in an article by Georgii Gulia in literaturnaia Gazeta entitled "Scientific Proxiteers in jftericaa Journals*n

Psychological Abstracts is cited as flan example of con'te^orary skullduggery*lf

According to the Russian newspaper, the journal pretends to detailed information 0& psychological literature, published all over the world, but behind lies hidden reactionary, anti-scientific, and anti-popular propaganda* A great number of the summaries in this journal, the article continues, are devoted to the exposition of psychoanalytic psychology, the •bo-called science which explains the merciless exploitation of the workers, the arisal of fascist regimes, colonial

brigandage, race discrimination, and aggressive wars BS begotten by a person1s sexual urge.11

It is claimed that when 7* P* Osipov submitted a vrritten request for the removal of his name from the pages of Psychological Abstracts, the editors put on a deaf-and-duB^act and continue to profiteer by the continued unauthori­zed use of his name. This is done, the article continues, so that in reply to any accusation of bias, reactionary character, or obscurantism, the name of an editor who is identified with honor­able science may be invoked. The article concludes with the statement that the heart of every decent person who views this swindle in print by these gansters of the American press is filled with contempt•

STAFF LOUHGB Two committees appointed by the

Library Club and the Library Association have been holding joint meetings to establish policies and organize plans for a new staff lounge in the Library* The room which formerly housed the Business Records Library is located in the Southwest corner of the basement with an entrance from the South elevator* It is 331 x 33* and has windows on the lTorth and South walls* M adjoining room about 12* x l6T will be used for kitchen facilities*

On Saturday, November 17§ volunteer labor from the Staff moved the entire Business Eecords Library* These day laborers included: Chapin, Downs, Dzugaft Fisher, Forrest, Iben, Iden, Olson, Ratcliffe, Slocum, Talmadge, and Yenawine* From the Library School, there were Lanceur, Bacon, Leslie, and Erickson*

Painting was finished on Friday, November 30, and plans are being made for the laying of an asphalt tile floor* Furniture and equipment for both rooms will be furnished by the Staff* A coke machine, coffee dispensing machine, and other refreshment services are being considered by the committees in charge* Members of the committees for the Library Association include: Jean Lokke, Helen Reynolds, Pauline Khowles, Helen Steward and Robert Slocum? and for the Library Club, Harold Lancour, Patricia Jeffries, Willyne Davis, Ethel Richbark, and John Edberg*

The room is designed to serve as a general staff lounge for forenoon and afternoon breaks, lunches, meetings of the two Library organizations, and other general school functions* It is to be used by all non-academic and academic members of the Library School Staff, Library Staff, and Library School Stu-dents who are members of the Library Club*

Five nther joint committees are to be named to handle decorations, furnish­ings, equipment and service, publicity, non-academic fund, and arrangements for opening*

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FLYING- FIELD TRIP Weather permitting, twelve Univer­

sity of Illinois Library School students and staff members flew to Louisville, Kentucky, Friday, November 30th, where the group was guest of the Louisville Free Public Library. Purpose of the trip was to enable Library students to study at first-hand Louisville's unique library service with films, radio and television programs, recordings, and other audi-visual materials*

According to 0. Walter Stone, Assistant Professor of Library Science, who was in charge of the trip, Friday1 s flight to Louisville marks another mile­stone in development of the Library School's Audio-Visual training program, This was the second flying trip taken by the Library School students in the last two years.

The group traveled to Louisville in four University of Illinois planes. The lead plane, flown by Mr* Jessie ¥• Stone-cipher, chief flight instructor for the In»ttta5e of Aviation, was expected to land at Bowman Field in Louisville at about 9*°0 A.M. Clarence H. Graham, Lihrarian of the Louisville Free Public Library and Past President of American Library Association, met the group at the airport* Mr, Craham Was accompanied by Ktm U* 2* Sally, Head of the Louisville Library1 s Audio-Visual Department.

The group1s itinerary in Louisville included brief stops at the Highland Junior High School (one of some 38 schools, agencies, and other institutions which use the leased wire recording ser­vice and radio programs originating in studios at the Public Library) and the Highland Branch Lihrary.

At the main Library building in downtown Louisville, visitors enjoyed a more extensive tour of departments, giving special attention to Audio-Visual facilities, and talks hy Mr* Graham, Mr. Sally, and other local staff members.

At a follow-up meeting the next week, the Library School group (and ether in­terested members of the faculty and students) discussed the merits of the

trip as a teaching device, and considered suggestions for planning similar visits in the future* Among more serious matters, the group also posed the ques­tion of whether or not Illinois has the first Library School which uses air transportation as an aid to regular study* If that priority cannot be established, the group is confident that it attends the only Library School in the country which can boast of having two licensed pilots on its faculty* Profi Herbert Goldhor and Dr. Stone»

According to Prof. Stone, the rela­tively low cost and great saving in time offered hy air travel, which is demon­strated 'by these pioneering trips to Louisville, should encourage the Library School as well as other departments in the University to take more advantage of the facilities offered by air service.

Students who made the Louisville trip included: Ivah Campbell, Barbara Oonnell, Therese Cummins, Mary W, French, Louise H. G-oines, William Hardin, Elisa­beth Hudson, Anamarie Johnson, Eita Kalter, Josephine M. Moore, and Eatheriie Staack*

COLLEGE LIBRARIANS HOLD COWWSFGE A one-day conference of the Illinois

State College Librarians was held here Friday, November 30. It was the first meeting of the State College Librarians who discussed personnel, binding, and other problems of mutual interest. It is expected that future meetings will probably be held semi-annually.

The group included: Robert H. MuXter, Director of Southern Illinois University Libraries, Carbondale; Roscoe fm Sehaupp, Librarian, Eastern Illinois State College Charleston; Bernadine C. Hanby, Libraries* Forthern Illinois State College, DeKalbj Lyndal Swofford, Librarian, Western Illinois State College, Macombj and Eleanor vJelch, Librarian, Illinois State Normal University, Normal*

University of Illinois staff members who met with the group included: Arnold Trotier, Leslie Dunlapt Mary Lois Bull, Harold Lancour, Robert B, Downs, and Donald S. Dickason, Director of Non-academic Personnel.

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ILLIFOIS FOLKLCSE SOCIETY Mr* Downs and Prof* John T. Flanagan

of the English Department represented the University of Illinois at a meeting of the Illinois Folklore Society at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale on Sat­urday* December S*

LIERABY SCHOOL FACULTY Dr* Lancour has given two talks

recently—at the dinner given after the dedication of the Midwest Inter-Library Center, Chicago, October 5, on "Library Cooperation in England"; tm November 15, on "Rise and Fall of Thomas Wise, Liter­ary Former,11 before the Champaign Woman* 3 Clubfs Book Lovers1 group, at their annual meeting held at the Champaign Country Club*

Assistant Professor Alice Lohrer and Viola James, Instructor of Library Science in the Extension Division, have moved to an apartment at 80S S outh Lincoln, Urbane* Their new home tele­phone number is 7-7593*

Miss Lohrer is one of the authors of a new book, ,!A Planning Guide for the High School Library Program," recently published by the American Library Associar-tion* Other authors were Frances Henne, Acting Dean, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, and Ruth Srsted, Supervisor of School Libraries, Library Division of State Department of Education ©f Minnesota, St* Paul* (Frances Henne, Ruth Ersted, and Alice Lohrer* A Plan­ning Guide for the High School Library Program .American Library Association* TbOpTT^xll planographed* ^Paper^ $1.)

Miss Lohrer spoke on Wednesday afternoon, November 28, to the Leal School PTA*s Book Fair sn "Building a Child1s Home Library."

Pay E. Fowser, Research Assistant in the Demonstration Laboratory, has resigned his position as *f January 1, 1952, to become head of the Audio-Visual Department of the Peoria, Illinois, Public Library. Mr, Howser received the M.S. Degree in Library Science last February and has been working with the Laboratory since 19^9*

COLLOOJJIIM Two prominent British librarians

have appeared at recent Colloqrdrjm meet­ings* On November l^* Miss Monica Powell, Assistant Secretary, United States Education Commission in the United Kingdom, London, spoke on "The Fulbright Scholarship Program*"

The following week, on November ?0f Mr. Matthew C. Pottinger, Director of the Scottish Central Library, Dunferm­line, Scotland, spoke on "Inter-Library Cooperation in Great Britain."

EXHIBITS Two exhibits will be shown in the

first floor corridors of the Library during December. Books on American Folklore will be displayed in the East-West Corridor, and Christmas Poetry in the Forth-South Corridor. A facsimilie copy of the Book of Kells has been on exhibit during the past few weeks in the Architecture Library.

MUSIC LIBRARY In response t$ a reoAuest from the

Student Council of the School of Music, the Music Library has restored Friday evening hours of 7-9• I& the notice handed to each student at the last Music School convocation in November, it was pointed out that this extension ©f hours would be withdrawn if not sufficiently used. Students were urged to make more use of such lightly used hours as 9-10 JUK~, *H5 P.M., Saturday afternoons, and the first and last half-hours in the evenings. Use of the room was good on the first Friday after this notice was distributed*

Something new has been added to the Music Library. Hugh Gibson, student assistant and graduate student in artf has lettered much-needed signs to help patrons. They are large enough to be read at a distance af half a room or more, and they have elicited appreciar* tive comment from the faculty*

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AC2L MONOGRAPHS At last the Pier Campus will "be the

publication seat of a professional joumalJ The Association of College and Ref­

erence Libraries is inaugurating a new series to be known as ACRL MONOGRAPHS. U*1«0* librarian Maxfield has been asked to serve on the ACEL Publications Com­mittee as Business Manager of this pub-* li cat ion* Scholarly manuscripts are now being received, and arrangements have been made with the U#I.C. Multilith Department for the printing work.

Because many fine manuscripts are crowded on account of space limitations, the ACEL publications Committee has inaug­urated a series of occasional papers known as ACRL MONOGRAPHS, which will appear at three or four-month intervals. Format is in book-face multilith, with a cover designed by a well-known typographer* Issue Wo. 1, which came out January 7th, 1952f is a study on William Beer, the famous Hen Orleans Librarian, by Joe W. Kraus (Illinois, B.S. *39, M.S. in L.S. ,J+1), Librarian of Madison College* Among other manuscripts now being con­sidered by the Committee are contribu­tions on the history of reference service, librarians as bookmen, the structure of the Soviet academies, and the like.

Further manuscripts pertinent to all phases of academic and reference librarianship are now being sought* Authors need not be members of ACEL, but, since the same editorial standards as have been set up for C&RL will be main­tained, the approval of a manuscript by at least three members of the Committee is required before publication. The present members of the Committee Bret Mrs. Frances 3. Jenkins, David K. Max-field, Felix Reicfcman, Holland E. Stevens, Colton Storm, Maurice F. Tauber, Lawrence F. Thompson, Chairman. Manu­scripts submitted for their consideration should be addressed only to Chairman Thompson at the University of Kentucky Library, Lexington, Kentucky.

All issues will be separately priced, depending on cost of manufacture, and may be ordered separately, although it is recommended that standing orders be placed, if possible.

Orders should be addressed only to the Business Manager, David K. Maxfield. at the Chicago Undergraduate Division of the University of Illinois Library, Chicago 11, Illinois. The cost of issue ¥0. 1 has been set at twenty—five cents, although it is likely that future issues may be somewhat less reasonable*

CIRCULATION DEPARTM3OT Have you seen Wayne Yenawine*s

casual but startling red sport shirt? Perhaps you have guessed the reason for such attire—he is vacationing in the Library for three weeks while"he studies for his preliminary doctoral examinations in Library School which are scheduled for the near future*

Ruth Rothenberger Ferguson was a recent visitor to the Circulation Depart­ment. Mrs. Ferguson worked in the Circu­lation Department from I93I to 1939. She is now living in Atlanta, Georgia*

Mrs. Jane S# Strable, Head of the Circulation Department at the University of Illinois Library, Chicago Undergradu­ate Division at Navy Pier, toured the Circulation Departments and the Under­graduate Library at Urbana on the Friday before Homecoming. She observed the routines and procedures at the Main Desk and talked to Gene Holtman about shelv­ing and personnel problems. In addition^ Mrs. Strable spent some time with Cecelia McCarthy, Extension Loans Librar­ian, and Myra Lytle, Extramural Loans Assistant, since she works with both of these programs in Chicago. She reported that she gained much inspiration and encouragement from her visit and that she plans to incorporate some of the circulation methods she observed here into her own department. Mrs. Strable1s husband is also a librarian, now working at the Chicago Public Library.

Jantina Kborman, student page in the Circulation Department, appeared in a concert sponsored by the School of Music on November 19th. She sang the solos in a Bach Cantata and some pre-Bach folk songs in the Collegium Musicum Concert directed by George Hunter. Jantina is a Junior in the School of Music.

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VISITORS Dr* Hildegard Primus, whe Is in

Charge of the Medical Division of the University of Vienna Library, visited the Library of Medical Sciences on November 1 m& ?• 35r» Primus has been spending the psst six months in visiting and observing methods of medical libraries in this country on a fellowship sponsored by the Medical library Association*

Richard Sealock, Librarian of the Kansas City Public Library, and his Assistant, Harry Brinton» visited the Library on Hovember 12# Frederick Wezeman, Librarian of the Racine Public Library and his Chief Cataloger, John Seale, were here on Kovember 2$ and Dr* Emma Pirani, Director of a state regional library at Modena, Italyt on November 30*

Dr* Gustav Hofmannt Director *f the State Library at Bavariat Is expected December 10~12* He is visiting the United States under the Exchange of Persons program to observe the activi­ties and services of American libraries* He is at present engaged in plans for a research library to serve both the tJhi-versity and the citisens of Munich* He is particularly interested in study­ing the building, equipment, and technical processes of the TJhlversity of Illinois Library* Russell Doser, Circulation Librarian at Ohio State University is also expected December 10-12* He is primarily interested in studying Circular tion procedures*

The Vice-President and President­elect of ACRL, Robert W. Severance, is also a visitor. He is currently in the Air Force and will be at Chanute Field briefly during the month*

RARE BOOK ROOM The copy of the Short~tl tie Oat ec­

logue in the Rare Book Room has been checked for film copies as well as orig­inals, which are in the Rare Book Room* The latter &re noted by a pencil check, the film copies by a red wx*lf In the case of t he films in the University Micrefilms STC project, a red DM followed by the University microfilm ntamber is given* Incidentally, the Rare Book Room has some 7,000 University microfilms, and around 1,150 uncataloged and 110 cata>~ loged films of books not in the DM project, In addition to the American periodicals project undertaken by DM*

THE LIBRARY PRESENTS January 1952

January 2 From the 19 51 Bookshelf* Mrs* Ruth R ockwood, Illinl Union Browsing Room Librarian*

January 9 TMs Tear Go Caribbean* Mr* R* % Sullivan, Professor of Law*

January 16 To be announced*

January 2J Mexico as a Vacationland* Br* Oscar Lewis, Associate Professor of Anthropology*

January 30 Southern Europe from an Austin* Dr* Harold Lancour, Professor of Library Science and Associate Director of the Library School*

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MAPS FOR LOAN Maps in the Map Library do circulate

for home and class usei Some staff mem­bers have thought that all materials in the Map Library are f$r room use only* Maps, atlases, aerial photographs, pam­phlets— even globes have been loaned* Only the early maps (different dates for different areas, 1876 for Illinois) plus certain map indices and m^s in a fragile condition are not circulated* Mo defin­ite lean period has been established with loans running from overnight to a semester or more*

So5w A patron applied at the desk in the

Undergraduate Library for a book, giving only the first line of the call number* The student assistant requested the second line. After consulting the catar leg again, the borrower returned to reports ,fIt*s South by Five West*1* Haturally incredulous, the assistant asked him to repeat % w Anyway,,f said the man, f,it*s So5w#

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CARD DIVISION STAFF Patricia Philipak of Taller, 111**

joined the Card Division staff in October*

Delight Chambers, who recently joined the Card Division staff, became the bride of Don Smith, a Senior in Commerce, in a formal ceremony at Springfield, Illinois, November i?Hth* Delight will continue with her work in the Library*

MAP LIBRARY The Map Library is contributing a

record of the Library1s holdings of Illinois atlases not held at the Library of Congress to the Map Division of LC to be included in a supplement to the bibliography* "United States Atlases^ done in 1950 by Mrs* Clara LeGearf bibliographer in the Map Division* Illinois owns some 217 atlases of the state not in the Library of Congress*

Bill M. Woods, Map Librarian, has been asked to contribute a short paper on "Training for Map Librarianship" to the December issue of the Bulletin of the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association*

The bi-monthly list of ^new acqui­sitions* of the Map Library is available to any department or individual on request*

NAVY PIER HEWS Mr* Maxfield recently represented

the Illinois Library Association at a state-wide, two-day conference held at the Palmer House by the Illinois Com­mittee on Discriminations in College Admissions. The meeting was under the auspices of the American Council on Education* Representatives of the >rest Side and TJrbana campuses were also present*

Mr* Maxfield also continues as Membership Chairman for Illinois of the Association for College and Reference Libraries and has been appointed Chair*-man of the Intellectual Freedom Corn-mi tee of the Illinois Library Association*

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ATTOAL REPORTS DEPOSITORT At the October 5 meeting of the Ad*,

visory Committee of the Midwest Intern-Library Center at Chicago* it was decided that the University of Illinois Library will act as the regional depositoiyfor library reports and bulletins and will assume responsibility te lend such mater­ial freely to libraries in the MILC group. Libraries wishing to deposit infrequently used annual reports and bulletins of libraries will be referred here with a view to depositing items not already in our collection.

The IT. of I. Library School Library has long had a policy of building a com­prehensive collection of annual reports of libraries. Public, college, university, cotmty, regional, state, and special libraries in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Latin America, and other foreign countries are represented. A check-file is kept up-to-date as reports are received and follow-up claims are sent for missing issues. The collection now members more than P^OOO separate reports, from approximately 1,200 differ­ent libraries. Especially valuable are the long runs of reports from many of the libraries, giving a continuous record of the development of the library over a period of ye^rs.

MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEETING Professor Jay Allen, Music Librarian*

will attend the national meeting of the Music Library Association at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, F.Y., Decem­ber 2J, 28, and P9. He is a candidate for President and will make a report as Chairman of the Committee on Classificar-tion. Some of the meetings will be held jointly with the American Musicological Society.

CATALOG DEPARTMMT First Lt. Lorene Pouacey of the

¥AFfs paid a visit to her friends and former associates in the department while passing through on her way to the Griffiss Air Base, Rome, Uew York*

The Catalog Department loses an­other staff member when Emily Richards leaves Urbana, December 15, in preparar* tion for her coming marriage to Veryl E* Schubert, an Illinois altminus, and now a student at the Garrett Biblical Insti­tute, Evanston, Illinois. The Schuberts will reside in Evenston} Miss Richards has already accepted a position in the Evansion Public Library.

mwmm SHIPMENTS Due to the holidays, the dates of

binding shipments will be altered slightly in December and January. The shipments will be sent, as usual, every two weeks in December, on December 3 and December 17. There will be no ship­ment on December 31, as the Library will be closed. Instead there will be a ship­ment January 7* a&& every second week thereafter. If departmental libraries have rush material they wish bound dur­ing the holidays, it should be sent be­fore December 17*

ELOWER FUND This is the annual appeal for the

flower fund. Several departments and individuals have already sent their con­tributions. Please have someone in your department designated to bring this to the attention of your staff and send the money to Mary L#is Bull, 3°5 Library* Contributions are on a voluntary basis*

MEW STAEP MEMBERS Mrs. Harriet Lyons, Clerk I, was

appointed to a position in the Shipping Room left vacant when Ruth Laboc resigned.

EI&MTOR X* ROBERTSOIT The numerous friends, and particular­

ly her long-time associates in the Univer­sity of Illinois Library, will he grieved to learn of the recent death, after an illness of two months, of Miss Eleanor Robertson, for more than thirty years a member of the University of Illinois Library staff* Miss Robertson1s death occurred Friday morning, December Jf at her home in Deputy, Indiana, where she had gone to live with her sisters, Lucy and Rose, following her retirement in 19^8*

Miss Robertson was born in Deputy* Indiana, on October ?k, 1879* Following her graduation from Moores1 Hill College (now Bvansville College, Evansville, Indiana), she taught school for four years in communities in southern Indiana. Having decided to enter the library pro­fession, she became a student at the University of Illinois Library School and received the Degree of Bachelor of Library Science in 19^3*

Her first library position was that of librarian of the Elwood, Indiana, Public Library* She joined the Univer­sity of Illinois Library staff as an order assistant in 1911* Two years later she was transferred to the Catalog Department, where she worked, except during a leave of absence, until her retirement in 19*}8* In the summer of 1919 and 1920, she taught cataloging and classification at the Colorado Agri­cultural College, Fort Collins, and during the academic year 1919 to 1920, she was a member of the cataloging staff at that school*

Having returned to the University of Illinois in 19?0, she was promoted to the position of Catalog Reviser the following year and to the position of Assistant Catalog Librarian in 1931* During the year 1932 ^° !933t s h e ^/as

Acting Catalog Librarian* Miss Robertson belonged to a number

of local library organizations. She was also a member for many years of the American Library Association, the Illi­nois Library Association, and the Indiana Historical Society.

While at Illinois, Miss Robertson was very active in the professional life at the University Library, as well as in the field of cataloging and classi­fication nationally* Her associates in the library profession regard highly the scholarly quality of Miss Robertsons bibliographic work and her fine pro­fessional attributes in general, she is bound to be remembered, too, for her quiet charm and her sympathetic interest in others*

The funeral was Monday, December 10, at 10:30 A*M* in Deputy, Indiana*