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A Guide to the Records of the Committee on University Libraries, 1939-1965

Finding aid created by Dept. Staff

University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
January 2007


Descriptive Summary

Provenance: University of Florida. Committee on University Libraries.
Title: Records of the Committee on University Libraries
Dates: 1939-1965
Abstract: Reports, minutes, correspondence, allocation allotments, rules and regulations, memoranda, and other records of the Committee on University Libraries.
Extent: 1.3 linear feet. (3 boxes)
Identification: Series 124


Biographical/Historical Note

The responsibilities for the Committee on University Libraries are (1) to make recommendations to the University Senate regarding the allocation of funds for the purchase of library books (2) to inform the President of the needs of the library (3) to make policy recommendations for library matters as they affect faculty and students, and (4) to advise the Director regarding the coordination of all libraries on campus and also the possible establishment of branch libraries.


Scope and Content

Series 124 contains reports, minutes, correspondence, allocation allotments, rules and regulations, memoranda, distribution of graduate student statistics, handwritten notes, and role and scope studies.


Access or Use Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.


Related or Separated Material

See also Series 8 and Series 62.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Records of the Committee on University Libraries, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.


Contents List

Committee Records


Box 1

Correspondence. 1939-1946
Reports. 1939-1947
Committee on University Libraries. 1951-1955
Committee on University Libraries. 1956-1959
Committee on University Libraries. 1960-1963
Committee on University Libraries. 1964-1965
Committee on University Libraries. 1966-1967
Committee on University Libraries. 1967-1968
Committee on University Libraries. 1968-1969
Committee on University Libraries (Grant-in-aid). 1955-1961

Box 2

University Libraries. 1965-1966
Library Correspondence. 1951-1956
Reserve Committee. 1962-1967
Sub-Committee on Book Ownership Policy
Sub-Committee on Branch Libraries
Sub-Committee on Impact of Automation on University Libraries
Sub-Committee on Library Development
Coordinating Sub-Committee on University Libraries. 1954-1958
College of Engineering Library Committee. 1958-1961
Special Interim Nominating Committee. 1964

Box 3

Library: Role and Scope Study
Departmental Reports on Library Resources and Needs
Report of the Subcommittee on Long-Range Library Development
Library Development Planning Materials
Report of the Sub-Committee on Allocations of Library Book Funds. April 23, 1965
University Library Allocation. 1953-1954




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