University of Connecticut Library Records

The collection was transferred in several accessions beginning in 1982. More recent accessions have not yet been processed and are not represented in this finding aid.

Series I: University Librarian (1940-1956) contains the records of Paul Alcorn, and includes files on William Benton, the branch libraries, library budget matters, student assistants, and the War Information Library. Also included in this series are employment applications and correspondence. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series II: Director of University Libraries (1958-1994) contains the records of the Libraries' chief administrative officer. The series has divided further to represent the tenures of the individuals holding this title. Subseries A: James Skipper includes information pertaining to university branch libraries, the library budget, and cataloging systems. Subseries B: John McDonald includes information on library associations; acquisitions; management; automation; collection development; departmental meetings; equipment; policies, goals and objectives; grant proposals; and security. In addition, there are correspondence and budget files, staff memoranda, committee reports, and press releases. Subseries C: Norman Stevens documents accreditation, committees, collection development, use of databases, grants, goals, and objectives, staff matters, and technical services.

Series III: Vice Provost (1998-) includes the records of the last administrator to hold the title of Director and the first to be named Vice Provost (Chancellor). These records have not yet been processed.

Subseries A: Paul Kobulnicky

Subseries B: Brinley Franklin

Subseries C: Martha Bedard

Series IV: Associate Directors (1970-1978) Subseries A: Information and Collection Services (David Kapp) includes information on administrative organization, the library budget, collection development, meetings, emergencies, programs and courses, micro/media, and technical services. In addition, there are departmental reports and correspondence. Materials from other Departments will be integrated as they are processed.

Series V: Areas () includes those materials documenting the activities of the Library units as organized after the 1997 reorganization.

Series VI: Minutes (1961-1978) contains two subseries--Subseries A: Administrative Meetings (1975-1978) and Subseries B: Department Head Meetings (1961-1975).

Series VII: Staff and Personnel (undated) includes staff association information and staff handbooks.

Series VIII: Book Accession Lists (1882-1960) contains accession information. This series is comprised of 20 volumes.

Series IX: Publications (1944-1983) is arranged in five subseries--Subseries A: Bibliographies contains files on such subjects as aging, black religion and studies, crime, the Connecticut Bicentennial, education, microbiology, social sciences, textiles, and Vietnam. It also contains information on literary artists such as Erskine Caldwell and George Starbuck. Subseries B: Exhibits includes information on several specific library exhibits from the 1970s and 1980s. Subseries C: Guides is a section of publications containing Guide to the UCONN Library and Black Studies Guide. Subseries D: Readings contains brochures and flyers of readings given at UConn by poets such as Robert Creeley and Joan Joffee Hall. Subseries E: Other contains four publications, including The Librarian.

Series X: Staff Materials (circa 1970) contains news articles, staff questionnaires and ballots, and materials on legal matters of interest to library staff, presumably collected by Linda Polcari, a member of the reference staff. The subject files are arranged alphabetically.

Series XI: Construction of Homer Babbidge Library (1969-1977) consists of files arranged chronologically followed by subject files which include building elements, funding requests, correspondence, design criteria, reports, and statistics. The subject files are arranged alphabetically.

Series XII: Library Development Office Records (undated, 1988-1999) contains materials regarding the planning and funding of the "Dodd Year" and are restricted to Library Development staff only.

Series XIII: Committee Records (1974-2006) contains the records of the Libraries' working committees and teams. Subseries A: Advisory Council on the Evaulation and Promotion of Professional Librarians; Subseries B: Poetry Committee; Subseries C: User Team was established in 1997 to draft, conduct and evaluate a faculty and study survey of library services and collections. The final report was submitted to the Library in December 1997. In the 2009 Library reorganization it was renamed the Survey and Assessment Team.

Series XIV: Audiovisual materials (1996-2001).

Series XV: Dean of the Library

Subseries A: Anne Langley