American Library Association International Relations Committee records, 1941-1967

American Library Association International Relations Committee records, 1941-1967

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
Ms Coll\ALA IRC
Bib ID:
4078578 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
American Library Association. International Relations Committee
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
13 linear feet ( 9.000 items in boxes and 1 25 scrapbook)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, agenda, and related printed matter concerning the programs of the American Library Association's (ALA) International Relations Committee, 1941-1967. These were the working files of Jack Dalton who was Director of ALA's International Relations Office, 1956-1959. The internal office files of the Board and Committee are also included.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in three series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); American Library Association International Relations Committee Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Jack Dalton, 1970 & 1979; Gift of the School of Librtary Service, 1976.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Dalton, Jack. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976. Accession number--M71-03-17.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/23/1989.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2012-02-08 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

The Committee's aim to foster exchange of ideas and methods between American and foreign librarians is reflected in its programs of visits by librarians both to and from the United States, technical assistance of American librarians acting as consultants to librarians in the developing nations of Asia and Latin America, and participation in international library organizations: International Federation of Library Associations, FeĢderation Internationale de Documentation, and UNESCO.

Subject Headings

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Name
American Library Association. International Relations Office
Dalton, Jack, 1908-
International Federation for Documentation
International Federation of Library Associations
Unesco
Subject
Librarians -- Asia
Librarians -- Latin America
Library science -- Societies, etc

Series I. IRB Series


Box 1

ALA. Executive Board--Minutes, 1954-56


Box 1

Budget--Correspondence, 1952-56


Box 1

Committee on International Cultural Relations--Minutes and Reports, 1942


Box 1

Congressional Committee (Cox)--Correspondence and Clippings, 1952


Box 1

Congressional Committee (Hickenlooper)--Correspondence and Clippings, 1953


Box 1

Correspondence, 1942-44, 1952-54


Box 2

Correspondence, 1955-56


IFLA


Box 2

Correspondence, 1952-56


Box 2

Reports, 1955-60


International Organization for Standards


Box 2

ISO/TC 46


Box 2

ISO/TC 46/SC1


Box 2

ISO/TC 46/SCl, 1952-1953


Box 2

ISO/TC 37/S2-S4


Box 3

Minutes, 1942-1956


Box 3

Memoranda, Correspondence, 1941-1956


Box 3

Pan American Union--Reports, 1952-1957


Project


Box 3

Afghanistan--Correspondence, 1955-1956


Box 3

Asia, Committee for Free--Correspondence, 1953


Box 3

Australian Resolution--Correspondence, 1954-1955


Caribbean Committee--Library


Box 3

Correspondence, 1952-1953


Box 3

Meeting--Correspondence, 1956


Box 4

Children Services--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1954


Box 4

Cuban Library Association--Correspondence, 1954


Box 4

Distribution. Commager--Correspondence, 1952


Exchange


Box 4

American--Correspondence, 1952-1957


Box 4

Federation Int. de Documentation. Manual on Re-Presentation, 1952


Box 4

Foreign--Correspondence, 1952-1955


German


Box 4

Correspondence, 1952-1954


Box 4

Questionnaire, 1954


Box 4

Tour--Correspondence, 1952-1953


Box 4

Materials--Correspondence and Reports, 1952-1956


Box 4

Russian-American--Correspondence, 1955


Box 4

India--Visit--Correspondence, 1955-1956


Box 4

Indonesian Library Service--Report on Survey, 1953


Box 5

International Congress--Correspondence, 1952


Box 5

Japanese Library School--Correspondence, 1952-1957


Box 5

Latin-American Libraries--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1955-1956


Box 5

Munich Youth Library--Correspondence, 1952-1960


Box 5

Overseas Library Development--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1956-1958


Box 5

Paris-American Libraries--Correspondence, 1943-1944


Box 5

Russian Libraries--Reports, 1928, 1936, 1928, 1936


Box 5

South Pacific Committee--Proposal, 1953


Box 5

Specialist Program, 1955


Translation


Box 5

German--Correspondence, 1952-1956


Box 5

Japanese--Correspondence, 1952-1957


Box 5

Policy--Correspondence, 1952-1956


Box 6

Portuguese--Correspondence, 1952-1956


Box 6

Spanish--Correspondence, 1950-1957


Box 6

Turkish--Correspondence, 1952-1957


Box 6

Visit. Foreign--Correspondence, 1953-1956


Box 6

Reports, 1942-1957


Box 6

State Department--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1943-1944


Box 6

UNESCO--Correspondence, 1953-1956


Box 6

US Advisory Commission on Educational Exchange, 1952-1954


USIS


Box 6

General, 1953-1956


Box 6

Book Selection., 1953-1956

Series II. IRC Series


Box 7

Agenda of Meetings, 1957-1965


American Library Association (ALA)


Box 22

IRC--General (3 Folders)


Box 22

Council


Box 22

Current Committee


Box 23

Special Presidential Program


Box 7

Budget, 1959-1961


Box 7

Chairman--Memoranda, 1959-1961


Congressional Committee


Box 7

Exchange of Persons--Correspondence and Reports, 1959


Box 7

Information Media--Correspondence and Reports, 1957


Correspondence


Box 7

1957-1960


Box 8

1961-1965


Box 9

Diplomas Awarded to Foreign Librarians for Training Institutes


Box 23

Exchange Program


Box 9

Federation Internationale de Documentation.


Box 9

Correspondence and Reports, 1958-1963


Box 9

Inventory--Memoranda, 1961-1965


Box 9

Reports, 1956-1960


Box 23

Ford Foundation


Box 23

Foreign Area Fellowship Program


Box 9

India, 1957-60


IFLA


Box 9

Correspondence, 1957-1958


Box 9

Minutes, 1954-1960


Box 23

International Education


International Relations Committee


Box 23

General (3 Folders)


Box 23

Joint Committee on Library Education


International Relations Office


Box 9

Correspondence, 1958-1961


Diaries of Trips


Box 9

1961-1962


Box 10

1962-1967


Box 10

Director's Office--Diary and Correspondence, 1957-1958


Box 10

Proposals, Grants, 1958-1961


Box 10

Reports, 1958-1964


Travel Reports


General


Box 23

(5 Folders)


Box 24

(5 Folders)


Box 24

Bryant, Douglas


Box 24

Cunningham, Eileen


Box 25

Dalton, Jack, 4 folders


Box 25

Fukuda, Naomi


Box 25

Scott, Dorothea


Box 25

Snead, Clarice R.


International Relations Round Table


Box 11

Correspondence, Reports, and Minutes, 1957-1962


Box 11

Releases, 1957-1958


Box 11

Minutes, 1959-1965


Box 11

Organization and Policy--Correspondence, 1956-1965


Project


Box 11

Africa--Correspondence, 1957-1961


Box 11

Arab States. Seminar--Correspondence and Reports, 1959-1965


Box 11

Asia--Correspondence and Reports, 1957-1960


Box 12

Bulgaria (See Poland)


Box 12

Burma--Correspondence and Reports, 1956-1961


Box 12

Ceylon--Correspondence, 1959-1960


Box 12

Children's Services, 1957-1960


Box 12

China--Hong Kong--Correspondence and Reports, 1959


Box 12

Czechoslovakia (See Poland)


Box 12

Egypt--Correspondence and Reports, 1956-1961


Exchange


Box 12

American--Correspondence, 1956-1961


Box 12

Foreign--Correspondence, 1956-1960


Italian


Box 12

General, 1957

(See Also - Scrapbook at end of the series)


Box 13

Questionnaires, 1956


Box 13

Japanese--Correspondence, 1957-1961


Box 13

Materials--Correspondence, 1957-1960


Russian-American--Correspondence


Box 13

1957-1960


Box 14

1961


Box 14

Hawaii--Correspondence, 1960-1961


Box 14

Hungarian Refugees--Correspondence, 1957


India


Box 14

Institute of Library Service--Correspondence, 1960-1962


Visit


Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports


Box 14

1956-1960


Box 15

1961-1962


Box 15

International Seminar. Agenda--Correspondence, 1960-1961


Box 15

Iran--Correspondence, 1959-1960


Box 15

Iraq--Bagdad--Correspondence, 1961


Box 15

Japan--Field Seminar--Correspondence and Reports, 1957-1960


Box 15

Joint Foreign Librarians Program--Correspondence, 1955-1960


Box 16

Korea--Correspondence, 1959-1961


Box 16

Latin America--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1959-1960


Box 16

Mexico--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1959-1960


Box 16

Middle East--Correspondence, 1960


Box 16

Multi-national Group Librarians Project, 1961-1962


Box 16

Pakistan--Correspondence, 1959


Box 16

Philippines--Correspondence, 1956-1961


Box 16

Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, 1958-1961


Box 16

Russian Librarianship, 1958


Box 17

Specialist Programs--Correspondence and Reports, 1940-1964


Box 17

Taiwan--Correspondence and Memoranda, 1961


Box 17

Turkey, Library Institute--Correspondence and Reports, 1956-1961


Box 17

Russia--Correspondence and Reports, 1957-1959


Box 18

Study Tour--Correspondence, 1963


UNESCO.


Box 18

Correspondence, 1957-1964


Box 18

Organization & Policy--Memoranda, 1958-1960


Box 18

Panel--Memoranda, 1958-1964


Box 18

Postal Convention--Correspondence, 1957


Box 19

U. S. Book Exchange--Correspondence and Reports, 1952-1957


Box 19

USIS--Correspondence and Reports, 1957-1964


Box Flat Box 2

Scrapbook--Program of Educational Exchange for Librarians from Italy, 1956

Series III. Flora B. Ludington Series


Box 20

Allied Ministers of Education


Box 20

Assembly of Librarians of the Americas


Box 20

Book Campaign


Box 20

British Post-War Plans


Box 20

Children's Library Association


Box 20

Coney Field Totes


Box 20

Foreign Library Service(Melinat Report)


Box 20

International Education


International Relations Board


Box 20

Miscellaneous Reports, 1947-1949


Box 20

Transitions


Box 20

Correspondence


Box 20

International Relations Committee


Box 21

Latin America, Books for


Box 21

Library Cooperation with China and the Orient


Box 21

Library Cooperation with Europe and Africa


Box 21

Lord, Wilton


Box 21

Lyndenberg, Harry Miller


Box 21

Mekinsky, A.


Box 21

Metcalf, Keyes


Box 21

Rockefeller Foundation


Box 21

Russell, John R.


Box 21

Sao Paulo Library School


Box 21

State Department