The document is an overview of the Fact Finder radio program, which ran continuously every week from Oct. 5, 1938 - June 30, 1939. The main goal of the program was to entertain and instruct as much as possible. The radio scripts were written by members of the Minnesota Library Association radio committee in the Minneapolis Public Library.
Announcement and tentative program for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) 50th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1-3, 1942, with focus on the organization's history and plans for the future.
Minutes for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Catalog Section meeting of the 1949 MLA conference. Includes a list of the nominated officers for the following year.
Hand decorated, typed notice of events of the Children and Young People's Section during the 1942 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference, including planned tour of the Minneapolis Public Library, business meeting, and luncheon. Originally included with 1942 MLA Conference Announcement mailing.
The College section report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The County Librarians' section report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Notes on the fourth session of the 1948 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held October 9-11, 1948 at the Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes detailed descriptions of a presentation by Miss Vormelker, President of the Special Librarians Association, Mr. Errett W. McDiarmid who represented the American Library Asssociation, and Mr. Donals E. Strout who spoke about the future of the Minnesota Library Association. The MLA business meeting directly followed.
The Membership Committee report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Luncheon and dinner menus from the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949 at the Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota. The following menus are included: Children's, Young People's, School Librarians' Section, County Librarians' Section, Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Librarians, Reference, College, and Catalog Sections, and the conference banquet.
The Nominating Committee report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Notice of proposed change to Article IV of Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Constitution from requiring MLA President and one or more members to participate on A.L.A. Council, to requiring one or more members of MLA to participate, with the associated correction to MLA by-laws. Originally included with 1942 MLA Conference Announcement mailing.
Ballot for 1942 officer election for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), including seats for the President, First Vice-President & President Elect, Second Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer. Originally included with 1942 MLA Conference Announcement mailing.
An article on the proceedings from the 49th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association, held October 2-4, 1941 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The article includes an overview of the general session, section meetings, officer and committee reports, and keynote speakers.
Draft report of proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), held October 1-3, 1942 at the Hotel Curtis, Minneapolis, MN with hand-written changes (11 pages). Includes information about speakers at the General Sessions; the annual business meeting; the Treasurer's Report; reports by the Library Planning Committee, Legislative Committee, Library Building Committee, Children's Memorial Library Committee, Victory Book Campaign, Publicity Committee, Committee on State Documents, and Nominating Committee; the annual banquet commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of MLA; and notes on section meetings of the Junior Members Roundtable, Small Public Libraries, Trustee's, Catalog, Children's and Young People's, College sections, and the Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Librarians. [Final report of proceedings stored separately.]
Minnesota Library Association; M. Phillips, Secretary
Date Created:
1942
Description:
Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), held October 1-3, 1942, at the Hotel Curtis, Minneapolis, MN. Group commemorated the 50th anniversary of MLA, with goal to make the next half-century of the Association's existence of even greater importance in the cultural life of the state. Speakers at the general sessions included Mr. Glen Wallace, President of the Minneapolis City Council, Mr. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., Chief, War Service Section, W.P.A. of Minnesota, on Information, The Strength of a Democracy (copy of speech included), Mr. Angus McQueen, a four-minute man for the American Red Cross, Dr. Ralph D. Casey, Director of the School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota (U of M), on Combatting Axis (Nazi) Propaganda, Mr. Raymond Amberg, Superintendent of the U of M Hospitals, on Patient's Libraries (copy included), Dr. Carl M. White, Librarian and Director of the Library School of the University of Illinois, on Professional Education for Librarianship (copy included). Other addresses included Alma M. Penrose, Librarian at the St. Cloud Public Library on Library Budgets (copy included), Carl Vitz, Librarian at the Minneapolis Public Library on Public Library Finance, The Trustee's Part (copy included), Frances N. Klune of the Chisholm Public Library on The Relationship Between Librarian and the Board of Trustees (copy included). Annual business meeting summary includes report of 1941-42 Executive Board Meetings, Treasurer's Report, and committee reports for Planning Committee, Sub-Committee on Standards for Minnesota Libraries, Sub-Committee on Post-War Planning for Minnesota Libraries, Legislative Committee, Library Building Committee, Children's Memorial Library Committee, Victory Book Campaign, Publicity Committee, Committee on State Documents with petition urging Commissioner of Administration to resume publishing Check List, and Nominating Committee with nominations for MLA Officers. Money usually spent for annual convention reception and dance instead used to buy a war bond. The closing banquet, presided over by Mr. Frank K. Walter, Librarian of the U of M, included address by Dean Theodore Blegen of the Graduate School of the U of M on the history of reading and the library movement in Minnesota, reminiscences by Miss Clara F. Baldwin and Miss Gratia A. Countryman, and a letter from H.W. Wilson, an early MLA member. Minutes of meetings for Small Public Libraries Section, Trustees Section, Catalog Section, Children's and Young Peoples Section, College Section, and Minnesota Association of Hospital and Medical Libraries also included.
1941 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference Proceedings held October 2-4, 1941 at the St. Cloud Institute in St. Cloud, Minnesota with President Florence D. Love presiding. The proceedings include full general session minutes, minutes of section meetings, officer reports and committee reports. Full text of the following addresses are included: "Juvenile Delinquency and the Library" by Ralph H. Rosenberger, Director of Schools of the St. Cloud Reformatory; "The Problem as the Public Librarian Sees It" by Perrie Jones of the St. Paul Public Library; "Reflections of a Farmer--An Ex-Librarian" by Dr. Geza Schutz; "Recent Developments of the W.P.A. Project in the Field of Library Extension" by Lucille Gottry; Dr. Louis Powell of the St. Paul Science Museum speaking on Library-Museum Relations; "Adult Education Through the Small LIbrary" by Katherine Yerza of the Minneapolis Public Library; "Problems We Face in Extending Rural Libraries" by Mrs. Raymond Sayre of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; "The Status of College Librarians" by Robert W. McEwan; and "Leisure Time Reading for Children" by Inger Boye.
Report of the 55th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association which took place at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 30 - October 1, 1949
Transcription of the 1940 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference Proceedings held October 20-23, 1940 in the Continental Room at the St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota with President Hazel Halgrim of Thief River Falls presiding. The proceedings include full general meeting minutes, section meeting minutes, and full text of conference addresses. Addresses were given by author Mabel Seeley titled "What's in a Mystery?," Dr. Harold C. Deutsch on the "Shifting Scenes in Europe," and Jan Struther on "Changing England." Topics discussed include cultural relations between the United States and Latin America, book reviews, testimonials to the work of institution librarians, modernizing library buildings, and inter-library loan service.
Program for the 50th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held at the Hotel Nicollet in Minneapolis, MN, October 1 - 3, 1942. Includes lists of MLA Officers, MLA Sections with name of Chairmen, MLA Committees with name of Chairmen, the program of events for each day of the conference, and exhibitors. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., Chief, War Service Section, W.P.A. of Minnesota, was the featured speaker at the first general session.
Program for the 54th Conference of the Minnesota Library Association, taking place at the Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 9th-11th, 1948. Governor Luther W. Youngdahl, Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey, and Commissioner of Education Dean M Schweickhard provided the welcome. The banquet speaker was Forrest L. McAllister (Veterans Administration, Fort Snelling) who discussed the year's progress in literature. General session included panels on meeting the press and the radio, library associations, and Minnesota authors,
Program for the 49th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association held in St. Cloud, Minnesota on October 2-4, 1941. The program includes a list of the Minnesota Library Association officers, a conference schedule of events and a list of exhibitors.
Program description for the 48th annual meeting of the Minnesota Library Association, which took place on October 20th - 23rd, 1940 at the Hotel Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota. Notable speakers included: St. Paul Mayor John J. McDonough, Mabel Seeley (author), Dr. Harold C. Deutsch (Professor of History, University of Minnesota), and Professor Roy C. Jones (Head, School of Architecture, University of Minnesota) with Professor Miles A. Tinker (Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Minnesota) on the topic of modernizing the library building. There was an open house at the Hill Reference Library.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association 51st annual conference, held October 5th-7th, 1944 at Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota. Includes a welcome address by John J. McDonough, Mayor of St. Paul. Keynotes speakers at general sessions include: Carl Vitz on the topic of Minnesota Libraries today (Librarian, Minneapolis Public Library), Mortimer J. Adler, and John R. Tunis on the topic of books and young people.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association annual conference held at Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 3rd-5th, 1946. The conference theme was "The Time is NOW." The welcome was given by Jean Gardiner Smith, Commissioner of Education of St. Paul Fred M. Truax, and Librarian Perrie Jones (St. Paul Public Library). General session presenters included Irving Lieberman on the topic of the other 75% (Head of Extension Division, Michigan State University), C. Irene Hayner on what was said at ALA about subscription books and a recruiting program for Minnesota (Assistant Professor, Division of Library Instruction, University of Minnesota), and Raymond A. Shove on the proposed smaller rag edition of the New York Times (Head of Order Department, University of Minnesota Library). The banquet featured a talk by John Towner Frederick and music by Minneapolis Lions Club Quartet. There was an open house hosted by the Hill Reference Library, and St. Paul Public Library.
Program for the 55th annual conference of the Minnesota Library Association, which took place at Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota on October 1st, 1949. There was an all day preconference for Trustees and Librarians which took place the day before the conference on September 30th at the Continuation Center, University of Minnesota. The preconference featured speaker Douglas Marshall (Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota) on the topic of recent rural trends and their implications. The October 1st conference featured general session speaker Martin Hall (World Traveler, Educator, Lecturer, and Author) on the topic of the Iron Curtain. Square dancing immediately followed the keynote address.
Program for the 55th Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, held October 1, 1949 at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota. Topics include public libraries, rural trends, trustees, extension service, and section meetings. Closing address titled "Behind the Iron Curtain" by Martin Hall.
The Public Relations Committee report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Minutes for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Reference Section meeting of the 1949 MLA conference. Includes a list of nominated officers for the following year, a summary of the meeting, and a list of officers and committees.
1942 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Conference postal card to be completed and returned indicating member's intention to attend the daily breakfasts, luncheons, and banquet planned during the event. Originally included with 1942 MLA Conference Announcement mailing.
Notes, with handwritten corrections, on the 1944 Minnesota Library Assocation (MLA) annual conference, held October 5-7, 1944 in St. Paul, Minnesota by MLA Acting Secretary-Treasurer Ruth M. Jedermann. Includes detailed descriptions of the opening reception and four general sessions. Inserted are the MLA Treasurer's Report for fiscal year 1944 and a reading list of sports titles.
Notes, with handwritten corrections, on the 1946 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference held October 3-5, 1946 at the Hotel Lowry in St. Paul, Minnesota with president Emily L. Mayne presiding. The theme for the conference was "The Time is Now--M. L. A. Clears for Action." Notes include detailed descriptions of the general sessions, section committee meetings and committee reports. A list of officers is attached.
Notes, with handwritten corrections, on the 1948 Minnesota Library Assocation (MLA) annual conference, held October 9-11, 1948 in Minneapolis, by MLA Acting Secretary-Treasurer Ruth M. Jedermann. Includes detailed descriptions of the pre-conference meeting and five general sessions, including the MLA business meeting.
Report of the 49th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association written by secretary Joseph T. Wheeler. The conference took place on October 2-4, 1941 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Report of the 48th Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association written by Secretary Rella E. Havens. The conference took place at the Hotel St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 20-23, 1940.
Contract between the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) and Mortimer Adler, for him to present his talk "How to Read a Page" at the 1944 MLA annual conference in St. Paul on October 6, 1944
Notes from the Trustees section business meeting at the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Typed notes on the address by Mortimer K Adler titled "How to Read a Page" on the subject of adult education. This address was presented on October 6 at the 1944 Annual Conference of the Minnesota Library Association in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Text of the welcoming address of the 1944 Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference, held October 5-7, 1944 in St. Paul. Frank J. Madden offered a welcome to St. Paul on behalf of Mayor John J. McDonough. Attendees were also welcomed by Perrie Jones of the St. Paul Public Library.
The Young People's and School Librarians' section report from the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) annual conference, September 30 - October 1, 1949, Hotel Lowry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Minnesota Library Association; Setre, Evelyn (co-editor); Wiita, Mae M. (co-editor)
Date Created:
1942-04
Description:
Volume 3, number 4 of the of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in April 1942. Co-editors were Evelyn Setre and Mae M. Wiita. This issue contains a guest column by the chairman of the American Library Association Junior Members Round Table, secretary's column, Victory Book Campaign update, contest announcement for bulletin board display ideas related to the war, war exhibit ideas, post-war planning for libraries, officer election results and committee appointments, and member news. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Nielsen, Andre S. (editor)
Date Created:
1940-02-15
Description:
Volume 2, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in February 15, 1940. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Andre S. Nielsen from Minneapolis Public Library. This issue contains notes on the last Minnesota Alumni meeting, announcement of a Junior members meeting in St. Paul, a message from the MLA president, an annual report of the 1939 Minnesota Junior Member Round Table (JMRT), minutes of the last JMRT meeting, notes on the Milwaukee regional meeting, articles by Star-Journal writers Cedric Adams and Halsey Hall, a crossword, miscellaneous news briefs about Minnesota librarians, a list of committees and sections of MLA, and upcoming play productions in Minneapolis. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
Date Created:
1941-06
Description:
Volume 3, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in June, 1941. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains a list of MLA members attending the American Library Association Annual Conference in Boston, marriage announcements, St. Paul Public Library chess club activies, University of Minnesota Library School staff summer courses, a Minnesota library tour summary, library staff changes and announcements, a summary of the Range Library Association meeting held in Hibbing, the spring meeting of the Minnesota Library Alumni Association, the MLA Secretary's column, an announcement about the benefits of ALA membership, Minnesota librarian certification, and a book review of The Riddle of the Sands. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Setre, Evelyn (co-editor); Wiita, Mae M. (co-editor)
Date Created:
1942-06
Description:
Volume 3, number 5 of the of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in June 1942. Co-editors were Evelyn Setre and Mae M. Wiita. This issue contains a call for library outreach, announcement of American Library Association conference in Milwaukee, announcement of display contest winner, guest column from the librarian at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, listing of University of Minnesota Alumni Association officers, design sketch for the display contest winning entry, column by the publicity chairman, member notes, and entry information for the continuing war information bulletin board display contest. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Ellsworth, Mary (editor)
Date Created:
1943-03
Description:
Volume 4, number 1 of the of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in March 1943. Editor-in-chief was Mary Ellsworth of the Minneapolis Public Library. This issue contains announcements of new job appointments for members, president's message, war activities in Duluth, regional news, University library news and listing of the Minnesota Library Association Committee appointments for 1943. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
Date Created:
1941-03
Description:
Volume 3, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in March 1941. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains the official MLA directory, a message from the MLA president, announcement of a prison library directory, information about a library personnel survey, travel notes, MLA Annual meeting announcement, junior members section annual dues change, Minnesota library staff changes and library updates, library poetry, a book review of Library on the Air (an anthology of library radio programs), and a crossword puzzle. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Baker, Mary C. (editor)
Date Created:
1940-05
Description:
Volume 2, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in May 1940. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Mary C. Baker from Duluth Public Library. This issue contains information on the American Library Association (ALA) meeting in Cinncinnati from May 26-June 1 of that year, including a Minnesota Alumni Breakfast and a Junior Member Round Table (JMRT) exhibit, Arrowhead Library Association meeting announcement, Minneapolis Library endowment fund announcement, stags annual outing announcement, local indexes project, reference questions, miscellaneous news briefs about Minnesota librarians, Minneapolis book club, children's memorial library, new branches and stations, and the tentative program for the MLA Convention from October 20-23, 1940. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states ""...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest.""
Minnesota Library Association; Baker, Mary C. (editor)
Date Created:
1940-10
Description:
Volume 2, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in October 1940. Editor-in-chief of this issue was Mary C. Baker from Duluth Public Library. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. This issue contains information on Minneapolis book club, a Northwest States book, art, and gift show, St. Paul memorial funds, the MLA fall meeting, Duluth public library, Arrowhead Library Club, new departments in St. Paul libraries, library news around the state, radio program "Once in Minnesota," Chisholm's vacation reading club, planning committee report, and a memorial to Miss Louise Lamb
Volume 3, number 6 of the of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in September 1942. Editor-in-chief was Mae M. Wiita from St. Cloud. This issue contains the program agenda for the Minnesota LIbrary Association's 50th Anniversary Convention, listing of Minnesota Library Association officers, section chairmen and committee chairmen, biographies of convention speakers, member news, institutional library news and book recommendations. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Minnesota Library Association; Boardman, Neil S. (editor)
Date Created:
1941-09
Description:
Volume 3, number 3 of the of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Peddler was published in September 1941. The editor in chief was Neil S. Boardman. This issue contains the program schedule for the 49th annual conference on October 2-4, biographies of conference presenters, news items about members and library activities, marriage and birth notices, travel accounts, Minneapolis Public Library and St. Paul Public Library radio program schedule, employment transfer notices, Children's Book Week announcement, secretary's column, and a book review. The M.L.A Peddler was created and conceived by the Junior members of the Minnesota Library Association. The first issue states "...[The] Peddler will bring you bits of personal gossip, news about library enterprises, [and] matters of friendly interest."
Notes from the pre-conference of the Minnesota Library Association annual conference, which took place September 30 - October 1, 1949. Content included a round table discussion on the following: general information about the Public Library Inquiry report, the library public and information for library trustees, a summary of the general characteristics of librarians, and extension of library service.
Minnesota Library Association; Shipman, Frances R.
Date Created:
1944
Description:
Letter from the Minnesota Library Association Radio Representative Frances R. Shipman to Secretary Marian Phillips reporting on activities for the 1943-1944 year. Activities included the arrangement of contestants for the Twin Cities Radio Quiz of November 1, 1943, which included members of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Libraries. Contest winnings were donated to the Children's Memorial Library Fund.
Program for the Minnesota Library Association regional conference held at Stearns County Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota, on November 3, 1945. Topics included: ALA standards for libraries, library work with the disabled, county and regional libraries, a layman's view of county libraries, the place of libraries in home planning, and an afternoon session on Norwegian folklore and folkways.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association. Topics of the program include Switzerland, Lake Lucerne and St. Bernard Pass.
One of a series of radio scripts written by the Radio Committee of the Minnesota Library Association. Topics of the program include Iceland and artist Einar Jonsson.
Program for the Upper Midwest Regional Library Conference held on October 3-7, 1947 at the Hotel Nicollet in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The conference gathered library professionals from Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. General session topics included audio visual materials as resources in public libraries, "American Foreign Policy as Seen From Washington" presented by Eric Sevareid, "Inter-Cultural Relations Through the Library," library services in Australia, salaries for library employees, challenges for libraries in the Upper Midwest states, and Upper Midwest books.
Program for the Upper Midwest Regional Library Conference, which took place at Hotel Nicollet in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 3rd-7th, 1947. States participating included Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Governor Luther W. Youngdahl provided the welcome. General session topics included: forgotten children's books, inter-cultural relations through the library, library service for children and young people, library service in Australia, state aid to libraries, a panel on salaries, a panel on library issues in each state, and upper midwest books.