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Association of Research Libraries RecordsA Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of CongressPrepared by Manuscript Division staff2011
Organizational HistoryThe Association of Research Libraries was formed in 1932 for the purpose of improving the collections and services of its member libraries in support of higher education and research. Its membership consists of larger university libraries; research libraries in the United States and Canada, including the three national libraries of the United States: the Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, and the National Library of Medicine; and public and special libraries with large research collections. The association undertakes a variety of activities, including serving as a representative for its members in matters relating to the federal government, international agencies, and other library associations, as well as engaging in cooperative projects and studies with other academic and research organizations. Among the more important projects sponsored or supported by the association are the Farmington Plan, the Public Law 480 program, the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging, the Foreign Newspaper Microfilm Project, the annual publication of Dissertation Abstracts, and the establishment of the Center for Chinese Research Materials and the Slavic Bibliographic and Documentation Center. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe records of the Association of Research Libraries span the years 1932-1979 and document the efforts of the association to improve the collections and services of member research libraries in North America. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, financial records, printed matter, and miscellaneous items concerning the organizational structure and administration of the association. The records reflect on membership requirements and admittances, the deliberations of internal and cooperative committees, relationships with affiliated organizations, and various projects administered by the association, including the Farmington Plan, the Public law 480 program, the Foreign Newspaper Microfilm Project, and the publication of the first Library of Congress catalog initiated and sponsored by the association. Return to the Table of Contents Selected Search TermsOrganizations
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Return to the Table of Contents Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged by subject in the order as the items were originally described and housed. Return to the Table of Contents Container ListGeneral1932-19441945-1946General correspondence1947-19491949-19511951-19531954-19591959-1962Fiscal records, 1933-1962Vouchers and receipts, 1933-1937Dues and membership list, 1952Miscellaneous, 1952Account 8069Membership dues1954-19551956Microcard orders of minutesSalesFarmington PlanFinal reportHandbookMinutes of meetingsDepositsFinancial statementsOrders sentClearinghouse forms, sale ofOrganization membershipMembership and representationDigest, minutes of meetingsWeber, index to minutesUse and distribution of minutesReorganization, 1946 ballotAdmission of John Crerar Library, Chicago, Ill.Admission of Army Medical and AgricultureReconstitution of membership (2 folders)Old memberReconstitution of membership, new nomineesDartmouth, N.H., 1952Membership, 1953-1957Potential members, 1961-1962Membership, 1962ReorganizationInvitations, representatives, and inaugurationsAssociation list and generalDix phone callsExecutive secretiveCandidatesGeneralEugene Power, advisory committee concerning microfilming operation in Moscow, USSRPress releasesTax exemption applicationConstitution, working papersIncorporation, correspondenceCommittee membershipsMembersConstitutionsReorganization, 1961-1962MeetingsChicago, Ill., 1932-1933 (2 folders)Montreal, Canada, 1934, JuneWashington, D.C., 1934, Dec.Denver, Colo., 1935, JulyChicago, Ill., 1935, Dec.Richmond, Va., 1936, MayChicago, Ill., 1936, Dec.New York, N.Y., 1937, JulyChicago, Ill., 1937, Dec.Kansas, 1938, JulyUnknown, twelfth meetingSan Francisco, Calif., 1939, JulyChicago, Ill., Dec. 1939Extra copiesCircular lettersMiscellaneousGeneralFarmington Plan Advisory Committee, minutes of meeting, 1961Miscellaneous projectsWilson Co., service basis (2 folders)Charge studyPrice and Raney reportsDoctoral dissertationList, 1939Microfilming of master's thesisMaster's thesis listCommittee on Indexing and AbstractingDoctoral dissertations, 1947-1953Committee on the Publication and Distribution of Thesis, 1951Dissertation listsAssociation of Research LibrariesLibrary of Congress, Washington, D.C.Advisory Committee on the Publication and Recording of DissertationsModern Language Association project, RobbinsPastor indexPaul, James C. N., Institute of Legal ResearchAuthor index for PoolePreservation of confidential materialPriceRusk, George Y.Silver, HenryHarry Truman Library, Independence, Mo.National code hearings, publicationClearinghouse for interlibrary loansInter-American Library meetingsInterlibrary loan codeInternational Conference on Cataloging PrinciplesKraus, Abtailung A.Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Cooperative purchase of European booksLibrarianshipPrinting of catalogLibrarians Liaison CommitteeCode authorities, National Recovery AdministrationDurable paperEdwards music republishingEncyclopedia of SSFlorence agreementEvans projectFolkloreHumphrey, Hubert H.Alien property custodianAmerican imprints inventoryAutonomy of law librariesBiological abstracts projects, service basis chargeChemical abstractsChinese imports, 1952Cost of books indexCommerce Department export regulationsMiscellanyCommittees and projectsBoard on Acquisition of Library MaterialBibliographical control of microformsCommittee on BibliographyCustoms, 1946-1954Documentation and Information Retrieval CommitteeCommittee to Examine Legal Aspects of Securing Foreign DocumentsInterm Committee on Export of Library MaterialCommittee on Foreign Newspapers, microfilming projectForeign Official Gazette CommitteeCommittee on the High Cost of German Books and PeriodicalsCommittee on Library Privileges and FeesManuscript accessionsGeneralListCommittee on Cooperative Microfilm ProjectsCommittee on MicrofilmCooperationMicrophotographyMicrofilming of newspapersNewspapers on microfilmCommittee on Microfilm LendingCommittee on Microtext StandardsCommittee on Midwest Group's ProposalIndex to monograph seriesNational conferenceCommittee on National Needs in Time of CrisisNational Union CatalogManuscript collectionsMechanizationCommittee to Prevent Post War Competition in Books PurchasesCommittee on Protection of Cultural and Scientific ResourcesPublic law 480Correspondence, 1959-1962Letters of support to congressmenCommittee on Reichman ProposalCommittee on ReproductionReprints, KaplinCommittee on Research Libraries and the Library of CongressRussian Translation CommitteeCommittee on Serials in Research Fields, 1952 (2 folders)National Committee on Renaissance StudiesStatisticsCommittee on StatisticsTransliterationCommittee on Unesco AffairsUnion list of serialsJoint Committee on Union List of SerialsCommittee on the Use of Manuscripts by Visiting ScholarsAssociations, affiliations, and joint committeesAffiliated organizationsAmerican Library AssociationCommittee on Implementation of National PlansCommittee on Standardization of Library Supplies and Equipment, Z85Committee Z39CouncillorGeneralLibrary Education Division newsletterAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesGeneralProject on microfilmAmerican Documentation Institute and Science, Watson DavisAssociation of College and Research LibrariesConference on American LibraryResources on southern AsiaConference on Science ManuscriptsCouncil of Graduate Schools in the United StatesCouncil on Library ResourcesGrantGrant requestCouncil of National Library AssociationsGeneral, 1952-1962 (2 folders)Joint committeesUnited States libraries and the federal governmentSafeguarding library materialProjects to foundationsVisiting foreign librariesFair use in copyingJoint committeesGovernmentsDocumentation serviceIncreased cost of Library of Congress cardsImportation Advisory CommitteeIndexing and abstractingLibrary education, minutes of meeting, 1961Library work as a careerMicrocardsPolibiblonPrinceton University, Princeton, N.J.Reproduction of bibliographic and reference worksReproduction of enemy publicationsOverhead costsArticle by LogsdonCorrespondence, 1960-1962Library overhead cost, 1964Current materialInstitutional reports, file no. 2National Science FoundationGrant requestsColumbia School of Library Science, New York, N.Y.Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OhioGrantMaterials, 1961Liaison CommitteeCorrespondence, 1962Meetings, 1961-1962 (2 folders)ReportsAdvisory Committee, 1960-1961National Postal Committee for Educational and Cultural Materials, postal ratesStandard Conference of National and University LibrariesUnited States Book ExchangeBoard of DirectorsAdvisory Committee, 1934-1961Meetings1934-19431944-19541955-1961LegislationLegislative mattersForeign Agents Registration ActCongressional hearingsH.R. 6, Walter's billH.R. 7927H.R. 8900, conference report, academic billH.R. 11823S. 1726Farmington PlanAdvisory Committee meeting, 1961GeneralHandbookNewsletterChronological file1959, Sept.1949-19591947-1948Farmington proposalPrinceton meeting, 1959Council on Library Resources grant, 1959Joint Committee on African ResourcesSub-CommitteesAfricaFar Eastern resourcesLatin American resourcesNear and Middle Eastern resourcesSlavic and East European library material, 1959Slavic studies, 1958South AsiaWestern European library materialsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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