Missouri Library Association, Papers, 1900-1994 (C0515)

32.2 linear feet, Microfilm

FOLDER LIST

Executive Board Series

Material includes agendas and minutes of board meetings, correspondence, and lists of officers. Correspondence received by the Executive Board and generated by the Executive Secretary is filed within the Executive Secretary series. Annual reports presented to the Executive Board are filed under Annual Reports by their respective year. All financial reports presented to the Executive Board are filed with Financial Records by their respective year. Prior to 1964 the ALA Councilor reports were filed in the Alphabetical Subject Series, ALA Correspondence.

f. 1	Executive Board, Minutes, 1907-1929
f. 2	Executive Board, Minutes, 1930-1939
f. 3	Executive Board, Minutes, 1940
f. 4	Executive Board, Minutes, 1941-1942
f. 5	Executive Board, Minutes, 1943-1944
f. 6	Executive Board, Minutes, 1945
f. 7	Executive Board, Minutes, 1946
f. 8	Executive Board, Minutes, 1947
f. 9	Executive Board, Minutes, 1948
f. 10	Executive Board, Minutes, 1949
f. 11	Executive Board, Minutes, 1950
f. 12	Executive Board, Minutes, 1951-1952
f. 13	Executive Board, Minutes, 1953-1955
f. 14	Executive Board, Minutes, 1956-1958
f. 15	Executive Board, Minutes, 1959
f. 16	Executive Board, Minutes, 1960-1961
f. 17	Executive Board, Minutes, 1962
f. 18	Executive Board, Minutes, 1963
f. 19	Executive Board, Minutes, 1964
f. 20	Executive Board, Minutes, 1965
f. 21	Executive Board, Minutes, 1966
f. 22	Executive Board, Minutes, 1967
f. 23-24	Executive Board, Minutes, 1968
f. 25	Executive Board, Minutes, 1969
f. 26	Executive Board, Minutes, 1970
f. 27	Executive Board, Minutes, 1971
f. 28	Executive Board, Minutes, 1972
f. 29	Executive Board, Minutes, 1973
f. 30	Executive Board, Minutes, 1974
f. 31	Executive Board, Minutes, 1975
f. 32	Executive Board, Minutes, 1976
f. 33	Executive Board, Minutes, 1977
f. 34	Executive Board, Minutes, 1978
f. 35	Executive Board, Minutes, 1979
f. 36	Executive Board, Minutes, 1980
f. 37	Executive Board, Minutes, 1981
f. 38	Executive Board, Minutes, 1982
f. 39	Executive Board, Minutes, 1983
f. 40	Executive Board, Minutes, 1984
f. 41	Executive Board, Minutes, 1985
f. 42	Executive Board, Minutes, 1986
f. 43	Executive Board, Minutes, 1987
f. 44	Executive Board, Minutes, 1988
f. 45	Executive Board, Minutes, 1989
f. 46	Executive Board, Minutes, 1990
f. 47	Executive Board, Minutes, 1991
f. 48	Executive Board, Minutes, 1992

Executive Secretary Series

Information dealing with the administrative work of the office includes office schedules and reports of activities, expense accounts, general Missouri Library Association correspondence, and correspondence with and reports to the Executive Board. The name of the officer changed in 1980 to "Executive Coordinator."

f. 49	Executive Secretary, 1905-1922
f. 50	Executive Secretary, 1924-1932
f. 51	Executive Secretary, 1934-1938
f. 52	Executive Secretary, 1939
f. 53-60	Executive Secretary, 1940-1949
f. 61-65	Executive Secretary, 1950-1959
f. 66-73	Executive Secretary, 1961-1969
f. 74-78	Executive Secretary, 1970
f. 79-85	Executive Secretary, 1971
f. 86-87	Executive Secretary, 1972
f. 88	Executive Secretary, 1973
f. 89	Executive Secretary, 1974
f. 90-94	Executive Secretary, 1975-1979
f. 95-96	Executive Secretary, 1980
f. 97-98	Executive Secretary, 1981
f. 99	Executive Secretary, 1982
f. 100	Executive Secretary, 1983
f. 101-102	Executive Secretary, 1984
f. 103-104	Executive Secretary, 1985
f. 105-106	Executive Secretary, 1986
f. 107-109	Executive Secretary, 1987
f. 110-112	Executive Secretary, 1988
f. 113-115	Executive Secretary, 1989
f. 116-118	Executive Secretary, 1990
f. 119-121	Executive Secretary, 1991

Presidential Papers Series

Correspondence and other papers originated, received, and collected by Missouri Library Association presidents during their terms of service, including the time spent as president-elect (vice president) and past president (when acting in that respect). Additional correspondence, originating before service as president, may be located in the executive secretary correspondence series.

f. 122	Carrie Westlake Whitney, 1901
f. 123	J. Cunningham, 1915
f. 124	Ward H. Edwards, 1916-1917
f. 125	Charles H. Compton, 1924
f. 126	Arthur E. Bostwick, 1930- 1931
f. 127	Sadie T. Kent, 1931-1932
f. 128	Ada M. Elliott, 1934-1935
f. 129	Grace Hill, 1936-1937
f. 130	Eleanor B. Manning, 1937-1938
f. 131	B. E. Powell, 1938- 1939
f. 132	Lenore R. Mezger, 1939- 1940
f. 133	Oscar C. Orman, 1940-1941
f. 134	Louis M. Nourse, 1941-1942
f. 135	Elizabeth B. Platt, 1942-1943
f. 136	Eugenie M. Becker, 1943-1944
f. 137	Harold L. Hamill, 1944-1945
f. 138	B. Lamar Johnson, 1945-1946
f. 139	Joseph C. Shipman, 1947-1948
f. 140	Felix E. Snyder, 1948-1949
f. 141	Stewart W. Smith, 1950
f. 142	Mary Elizabeth Hinkley, 1950-1951
f. 143	Ralph H. Parker, 1951-1952
f. 144	Helen M. Miller. 1952-1953
f. 145	Willard K. Dennis, 1953-1954
f. 146	Richard B. Sealock, 1954-1955
f. 147	Nellie M. Homes, 1955-1956
f. 148	F. Charles Taylor, 1956-1957
f. 149	Harry Brinton, 1957-1958
f. 150	Paxton M. Price, 1958-1959
f. 151	James V. Jones, 1959-1960
f. 152	Gene Martin, 1960-1961
f. 153	A. P. Marshall, 1961-1962
f. 154	Susanna Alexander, 1962-1963
f. 155	Mildred Vogelsang, 1963-1964
f. 156	Andrew J. Eaton, 1965-1966
f. 157	F. Charles Taylor, 1966-1967
f. 158	Virginia Young, 1967-1968
f. 159	John Herbst, 1968-1969
f. 160	James Leathers, 1969
f. 161	Marnie Neal, 1970-1971
f. 162	Jewell Smith, 1971-1972
f. 163	John J. Hamilton, 1972-1973
f. 164	George Hartje, 1972-1974
f. 165	Pam Warren [President Elect only], 1973
f. 166	Sharon Willis, 1974-January, 1976
f. 167	Bruce Collins, 1974-1975
f. 168	Jane Miller, 1976-1977
f. 169	Harold R. Jenkins, 1977-1978
f. 170	Judith Armstrong, 1978-1979
f. 171	Philip Tompkins, 1980-1981
f. 172	Paul A. White, 1982-1983
f. 173	Martha Ann Maxwell, 1983-1984
f. 174	Helen Wigersma, 1984-1985
f. 175	Joel Robinson, 1985 [resigned]
f. 176	Valerie J. Darst, 1985-1987
f. 177	Kent Oliver, 1987-1988
f. 178	Dorothy Sanborn Elliott, 1988-1989
f. 179	Richard Bohley, 1989-1990
f. 180	Frederick J. Raithel, 1990-

Annual Reports Series

During the Annual Conference, each individual section of the Missouri Library Association presented reports to the Executive Board. Included as well are the annual reports of the organization in its entirety. A notable exception is the Membership reports, which are filed within the membership sectional material. After 1972 the Missouri Association of School Libraries Annual Reports are filed with that series.

f. 181	Annual Reports, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932-1936, 1938, 1939
f. 182-189	Annual Reports, 1940-1949
f. 190-196	Annual Reports, 1950-1960
f. 197-201	Annual Reports, 1961-1969
f. 202-206	Annual Reports, 1970-1979
f. 207-212	Annual Reports, 1980-1989
f. 213-214	Annual Reports, 1990-1991

Financial Series

This series contains the financial reports prepared for the Board of Executives by various committees and includes budget requests by the specific units, annual audit information, and insurance and bonding materials. Also included are materials pertaining to the association's tax-exempt status. Bankbooks have been retained for 1939, 1940, 1944, 1949-1951, 1952, 1956, and 1959 as the information contained within is not available elsewhere. They are filed with their respective records and chronological year. Bound journals have been retained for 1900-1953, as information contained within is not available elsewhere. Only those ledgers with information not contained in the monthly financial reports are retained. With a few exceptions, coverage is fairly complete although there are gaps, primarily during the 1980s. The material is arranged by type and then, in chronological order.

f. 215	Financial Records, 1914-1933
f. 216	Financial Records, 1934-1943
f. 217	Financial Records, 1944-1948
f. 218	Financial Records, 1952-1955
f. 219-225	Financial Records, 1960-1969
f. 226-235	Financial Records, 1970-1979
f. 236-245	Financial Records, 1980-1989
f. 246-248	Financial Records, 1990-1993
f. 249	Financial Records, Contracts, Hotels
f. 250	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, 1969
f. 251	Financial Records, Contracts, Rentals, 1973
f. 252	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, 1976
f. 253	Financial Records, Contracts, Workman's Compensation Insurance, 1976
f. 254	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, 1978
f. 255	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, 1979
f. 256	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Bond, 1979
f. 257	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1979
f. 258	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Bond, 1980
f. 259	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Office, 1980
f. 260	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1980
f. 261	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Office, 1981
f. 262	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1981
f. 263	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Office, 1981-1983
f. 264	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1982
f. 265	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1983
f. 266	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Office, 1984
f. 267	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1984
f. 268	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1985
f. 269	Financial Records, Contracts, Insurance, Workman's Compensation, 1987
f. 270	Financial Records, Group Insurance
f. 271-274	Financial Records, Journals, 1900-1953
f. 275	Financial Records, Journals, Special and Legislative Funds, 1944-1951
f. 276	Financial Records, Ledgers, 1965-1969
f. 277	Financial Records, Ledgers, 1970
f. 278	Financial Records, Ledgers, 1976
f. 279	Financial Records, Ledgers, 1980
f. 280	Financial Records, Receipts & Disbursements, 1953-1968
f. 281	Financial Records, Special Purpose Funds, 1985
f. 282	Financial Records, Treasurer's Papers, 1968-69

Subject Series

This series contains general information and materials related to Missouri Library Association campaigns, history, individuals, organizations, programs and events, publications, and statewide projects arranged alphabetically. Also includes correspondence with the ALA.

f. 283	Afro-Americana
f. 284	Susanna Alexander Retirement, 1982
f. 285	ALA, Conference, 1971
f. 286-295	ALA, Correspondence, 1911-1977
f. 296	ALA, Fundraising Workshop, 1985
f. 297	Beta Phi Mu Award
f. 298	Black Record, December 1969
f. 299	Citizen's Council for Missouri Libraries, Correspondence, 1933-1937
f. 300-303	Citizen's Council for Missouri Libraries, 1938, Contest papers
f. 304	Citizen's Council for Missouri Libraries, Correspondence, 1939-1940
f. 305-314	Citizen's Council for Missouri Libraries, Correspondence, 1941-1947
f. 315	Clippings, 1970-1976
f. 316	Clippings, 1985
f. 317	Computer Facilities, 1971
f. 318	Congressional Luncheon, 1972-1973
f. 319	Constitution and By-Laws, 1955, 1968-1977, 1979
f. 320	Cooperative Collection Development, 1981
f. 321	Cooperative Collection Development, 1982
f. 322	Cooperative Collection Development, 1983
f. 323	Cooperative Collection Development, 1984
f. 324	Dental Poster Contest, 1985-1986
f. 325	Equal Rights Amendment, 1972-1975
f. 326	ERIC, 1980-1981
f. 327	Free Press issue, 1969
f. 328	Free Press issue, 1970
f. 329	Histories of Missouri Libraries, 1911, 1923
f. 330	Hottest Spot In Town, 1969
f. 331	How To Take the Fun Out of Reading
f. 332-334	Jobline, 1983-1985
f. 335	Library Day, 1991
f. 336	Library Service Survey
f. 337	Libraries and National Defense, 1941
f. 338	Libraries and National Defense, 1942
f. 339	Library Science Alumni Association, 1970-1971
f. 340	Library Science Graduate Student's Association, 1969
f. 341	Library Services and Construction Act, Hearings, 1981
f. 342	Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, Model Library Exhibit, 1901
f. 343	Mexico trip, 1971
f. 344	Missouri Coalition Against Censorship
f. 345	Missouri Committee for the Humanities
f. 346-351	Missouri Library Commission, Correspondence, 1915, 1920-1945
f. 352	Missouri Library Commission, Scrapbook, 1901-1911
f. 353-356	Missouri State Library, 1946-1949
f. 357-359	Missouri State Library, 1950-1954
f. 360-362	Missouri State Library, 1960-1969
f. 363	Midwest Library Conference, 1971
f. 364	MLA, Junior Member, Volume 1, 1936
f. 365	MLA, Junior Member, Volume 2, 1937
f. 366	MLA, Junior Member, Volume 3, 1938
f. 367	MLA, Junior Member, Volume 4, 1939
f. 368-376	MLA Newsletter, 1970-1980
f. 377-385	MLA Newsletter, 1981-1991
f. 386	Missouri Library Organizations
f. 387	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1938-1939
f. 388-392	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1940-1948
f. 393-396	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1952-1957
f. 397	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1964
f. 398	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1966
f. 399-401	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1967
f. 402-411	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1968
f. 412-419	MLA Quarterly, Correspondence, 1969
f. 420	Missouri State Network Plan, September 30, 1977
f. 421	National Library Week, 1963-1964
f. 422	News Releases, 1969, 1973, 1974
f. 423	Photographs, 1942
f. 424	Poster Project, 1982-1983
f. 425	Publications, Non-Serial
f. 426	St. Charles (Missouri) Censorship Case, 1966
f. 427	St. Charles (Missouri) Censorship Case, 1968
f. 428	St. Charles (Missouri) Censorship Case, 1969-1972
f. 429	State Aid Revision Study, Task Force, 1981-1983
f. 430	Summer Library Program, 1984, 1987
f. 431	Summer Reading Program, 1987
f. 432	Task Force Lists, 1972
f. 433	Trustees Directory, 1972
f. 434-436	Unit Mailing Lists, 1963-1977
f. 437	Missouri White House Conference, 1959
f. 438	Missouri Conference on Library and Information Services, 1978
f. 439	White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1979
f. 440-441	Missouri Conference on Library and Information Services, 1990
f. 442	White House Conference on Library and Information Sciences, 1991
f. 443	Year of the Reader, 1987

Workshops Series

Includes information for those workshops sponsored by either the entire association or by two or more subsidiaries. Contained are correspondence, programs, publicity, handouts, financial statements, and ephemera. Organized chronologically. Workshops sponsored by only one subsidiary are filed with that particular group.

f. 444	Workshop, Spring 1974
f. 445	Personnel Administration, May 1974
f. 446	Insurance, April 1975
f. 447	Financial Management, May 1975
f. 448	Missouri Library Laws, May 1976
f. 449	Self Assessment and Personnel Evaluation, May 1977
f. 450	Service to the Mentally Retarded Citizen, May 1977
f. 451	Librarians and Liability, May 1978
f. 452	Visual Literacy, 1979
f. 453	Grant Writing Skills for Librarians, April 1981
f. 454	Bibliotherapy, April 1983
f. 455	Library Applications of Microcomputers, October 1983
f. 456	Humanities: Let's Talk About It in Missouri, May 1983

Annual Conference Series

The Missouri Library Association holds its conferences in a different Missouri city each year. There was no conference held in 1918 due to the national influenza epidemic. At these conferences there are exhibits, speeches, awards, special activities for subsidiary organizations, and the general meeting where the members elect officers and vote on resolutions, constitutional amendments and other association matters. Materials prior to the late 1960s are scarce, but quite substantial after that. The quality and quantity of information retained by association officers varies from one conference to the next. Unless otherwise noted, planning correspondence is filed with conference materials, as are materials from the Local Arrangements and Annual Conference Committee. Prior to 1972 minutes of the annual meeting are kept with conference correspondence. Included are programs, brochures, handouts, evaluations, exhibitors, attendees, financial expenses, and follow up correspondence. Arrangement is chronological and then in the following order: conference schedules, programs and other paraphernalia; divisional programs, receptions and workshops; attendees, exhibitors, financial records; follow up correspondence is in chronological order.

f. 457-460	Annual Conference, 1900-1914
f. 461	Annual Conference, 1915-1917, 1919-1923
f. 462	Annual Conference, 1924-1927
f. 463	Annual Conference, 1928-1931
f. 464-465	Annual Conference, 1932
f. 466	Annual Conference, 1933
f. 467	Annual Conference, 1934
f. 468	Annual Conference, 1935
f. 469	Annual Conference, 1936
f. 470	Annual Conference, 1937
f. 471-473	Annual Conference, 1938
f. 474-477	Annual Conference, 1939
f. 477	Annual Conference, 1940
f. 478	Annual Conference, 1941
f. 479	Annual Conference, 1942
f. 480	Annual Conference, 1943
f. 481	Annual Conference, 1944
f. 482	Annual Conference, 1945
f. 483	Annual Conference, 1946
f. 484	Annual Conference, Registrants, 1924-1946
f. 485	Annual Conference, 1947
f. 486-488	Annual Conference, 1948
f. 489	Annual Conference, 1949
f. 490-500	Annual Conference, 1950-1959
f. 501-506	Annual Conference, 1960-1965
f. 507	Annual Conference, 1966
f. 508	Annual Conference, 1967
f. 509	Annual Conference, 1967, Exhibitors
f. 510-513	Annual Conference, 1968
f. 514-519	Annual Conference, 1969
f. 520	Annual Conference, 1969, Exhibitors
f. 521-526	Annual Conference, 1969, Registrations
f. 527-529	Annual Conference, 1969
f. 530-532	Annual Conference, 1970
f. 533-535	Annual Conference, 1971
f. 536	Annual Conference, 1971, Exhibitors
f. 537	Annual Conference, 1971, Exhibitors' Questionnaires
f. 538-542	Annual Conference, 1971, Registrations
f. 543-546	Annual Conference, 1972
f. 547	Annual Conference, 1973
f. 548-549	Annual Conference, 1974
f. 550-557	Annual Conference, 1975-1979
f. 558	Spring Conference, 1980
f. 559-561	Annual Conference, 1980
f. 562-565	Annual Conference, 1981
f. 566-568	Annual Conference, 1982
f. 569-571	Annual Conference, 1983
f. 572-575	Annual Conference, 1984
f. 576-579	Annual Conference, 1985
f. 580-582	Annual Conference, 1986
f. 583-587	Annual Conference, 1987
f. 588-591	Annual Conference, 1988
f. 592-595	Annual Conference, 1989
f. 596-598	Annual Conference, 1990
f. 599-602	Annual Conference, 1991
f. 603	Annual Conference, Minutes, 1963-1970
f. 604	Annual Conference, Minutes, 1970-1974
f. 605	Annual Conference, Minutes, 1974-1977
f. 606	Annual Conference, Minutes, 1981-1983, 1985-1989
f. 607	Annual Conference, Minutes, 1990, 1991

Bibliographies Series

This series contains bibliographies on various topics prepared by individual libraries around the state and are arranged alphabetically by subject.

f. 608-609	African-Americans
f. 610	Art & Music
f. 611	Authors & Automobiles
f. 612	Barry-Lawrence Regional Library
f. 613	Bicentennial
f. 614	Daniel Boone Regional Library
f. 615	Business and Industry
f. 616	Chicago
f. 617	Children's Books and Young Adults
f. 618	Consumers
f. 619	Drugs
f. 620	Education
f. 621	Environment
f. 622	Feminism
f. 623	Films
f. 624	Folk Songs
f. 625	Food
f. 626	Gardening and Flower Arranging
f. 627	Hispanic-Americans
f. 628	Home Care
f. 629	Kinderhook Regional Library
f. 630	Large print
f. 631	Leisure Time
f. 632	Libraries and Librarians
f. 633	Mental Health
f. 634	Middle East
f. 635	Miscellaneous Booklists
f. 636	Missouri in Print
f. 637	Missouri State Library
f. 638	National Book Awards
f. 639	National Endowment for the Humanities
f. 640	Native Americans
f. 641	Norway
f. 642	Parental Guidance
f. 643	Retirement and the Senior Citizens
f. 644	Revolution and War Crimes
f. 645	Sex Education
f. 646	Taxes, Missouri
f. 647	Television, Cable
f. 648	UNESCO
f. 649	Victorian Era
f. 650	Vocational Guidance
f. 651	Washington Newsletter

Scrapbooks Series

The scrapbooks have been taken apart and the contents placed into folders, with the material remaining in its original order. The first scrapbook consists chiefly of news clippings, covering 1943-1944, about various libraries around the state. Contents of scrapbooks 2 through 6 consist of mementos, clippings, publicity, and correspondence concerning National Library Week in Missouri from 1960 through 1964.

f. 652	Scrapbook 1, 1943-1944
f. 653-655	Scrapbook 2, 1960
f. 656	Scrapbook 3, 1961
f. 657-658	Scrapbook 4, 1962
f. 659-660	Scrapbook 5, 1963
f. 661-666	Scrapbook 6, 1964

Sections Series

Contains material from the organizational divisions of the Missouri Library Association, in the following order: divisions, roundtables, and committees. Individual sections are arranged in alphabetical order. All material within each section is arranged by type, in alphabetical order. Included are by-laws and constitutions, conferences, correspondence, financial records, handbooks, membership and officer lists, minutes, publications, and workshops. The Missouri Library Association underwent significant reorganization in 1985. The constitution and by-laws were revised, standing committees were drastically reduced, and guidelines were established for councils. Councils replaced those committees not deemed as standing. Where possible, the original names and organizational scheme have been retained.

Missouri Association of College and Research Libraries (MACRL)

Before 1962 the MACRL was known as the College and University Libraries Division.

f. 667	By-Laws, 1964, 1984
f. 668	Correspondence, 1940
f. 669-674	Correspondence, 1951-1959
f. 675-678	Correspondence, 1960-1969
f. 679-682	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 683-689	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 690	Spring Conference, 1984
f. 691	Spring Conference, 1985
f. 692	Spring Conference, 1986
f. 693	Membership, 1941
f. 694	Membership, 1951-56, 1959
f. 695	Membership, 1960-1961
f. 696	Membership, 1971-1972
f. 697	Membership, 1985
f. 698	Minutes, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1959
f. 699	Minutes, 1960-1969
f. 700	Minutes, 1970-1979
f. 701	Minutes, 1980-1985

Public Libraries Division (PLD)

The County-Regional Libraries Division (CRLD) was established prior to 1949 and the Municipal Libraries Division (MLD) first met in St. Louis on October 6, 1951. By 1954 the MLD and the CRLD were conducting joint meetings. Following the September 30, 1955 business meeting, the CRLD voted to merge with the Municipal Libraries Division. Following the last business meeting in Cape Girardeau on October 5, 1956, the Municipal Libraries Division officially merged into the PLD.

f. 702	County-Regional Libraries Division, 1949-1955
f. 703	Municipal Libraries Division, 1949-1953
f. 704	Municipal Libraries Division, 1954-1956
f. 705	By-Laws, 1970-1979
f. 706	Correspondence, 1963, 1969
f. 707-715	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 716-721	Correspondence, 1980-1985
f. 722	Financial Records, 1952-1956, 1973-1974
f. 723	Membership, 1969
f. 724	Minutes, 1949
f. 725-727	Minutes, 1950-1959
f. 728	Minutes, 1960-1969
f. 729	Minutes, 1970-1979
f. 730	Minutes, 1980-1984, 1986
f. 731	Programs, 1951-1955
f. 732	Publications, n.d.

Trustees and Citizens Division (TCD)

Correspondence mostly concerns workshops and awards for outstanding trustees. Miscellaneous materials have been filed with respective correspondence.

f. 733	By-Laws, 1946, 1958, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1975-1977
f. 734	Correspondence, 1945-1949
f. 735	Correspondence, 1950-1959
f. 736-739	Correspondence, 1960-1969
f. 740-749	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 750-752	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 753	Financial Records, 1948-1969, 1970
f. 754	Handbooks, 1970, 1981
f. 755	Membership & Lists, 1946, 1952-1968
f. 756	Membership & Lists, 1969
f. 757-765	Membership & Lists, 1970-1979
f. 766-771	Membership & Lists, 1980-1985
f. 772	Membership & Lists, 1990
f. 773	Minutes, 1945-1946, 1950-1959
f. 774	Minutes, 1960-1969
f. 775	Minutes, 1970-1979
f. 776	Minutes, 1983, 1985
f. 777	Workshop, 1970
f. 778-779	Workshop, 1984

Cataloguer's Round Table (CRT)

Annual reports, by-laws, correspondence, financial records, minutes, and membership material are all filed together in chronological order. In 1957, the name was changed to the Missouri Resources and Technical Services Group.

f. 780	1948-1953
f. 781	1954-1955
f. 782	1956-1957
f. 783	1958
f. 784	1959-1960

Children Services Round Table (CSRT)

Includes correspondence relating to the establishment of the CSRT in 1964, annual conference events, institution of the Mark Twain Award, the Thusnelda Schmidt Memorial Fund, and Schmidt Storytelling Collection, support for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home, as well as administrative matters. By-laws, constitutions, procedural guide, membership lists, newsletters, programs and publications are also included. SEE ALSO Oral Traditions Workshop Committee (OTWC) for additional Thusnelda Schmidt material.

f. 785	By-Laws & Guidelines
f. 786	Correspondence 1964-1967
f. 787	Correspondence, 1968, 1969
f. 788-792	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 793-800	Correspondence, 1980-1987
f. 801	Correspondence, 1991
f. 802	Membership, 1969, 1971, 1980
f. 803	Minutes, 1965-1979
f. 804	Minutes, 1980-1982
f. 805	Minutes, 1983-1987
f. 806	Publications, 1976-1979
f. 807-810	Publications, 1980-1989
f. 811-815	Publications, 1990-1994
f. 816	Thusnelda Schmidt Storytelling Collection, Correspondence
f. 817	Workshops, 1983-1984

Junior Members Round Table (JMRT)

The JMRT was established to address the concerns of librarians new to the profession. The majority of the material is correspondence, dated prior to 1973, concerned with determining goals and directions for the organization. Minutes and reports, financial records, membership lists, procedural handbooks, newsletters and other publications are also included.

f. 818	By-Laws & Guidelines
f. 819-821	Correspondence, 1934-1939
f. 822-830	Correspondence, 1940-1953
f. 831-832	Correspondence, 1963-1969
f. 833-840	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 841-842	Correspondence, 1980-1985
f. 843	Financial Records, 1947, 1967-68, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
f. 844	Handbook, 1980
f. 845	Leadership Conference, 1979
f. 846	Liaison Program, 1980
f. 847	Membership, 1939, 1942-1947
f. 848	Membership, 1967-1969
f. 849	Membership, 1970-1979
f. 850	Membership, 1980, 1981, 1985
f. 851	Minutes, 1939-1947
f. 852	Minutes, 1962-1969
f. 853	Minutes, 1970-1980
f. 854	Newsletter
f. 855	Officers and Elections
f. 856	Publications, 1941
f. 857	Publications, 1972, 1973, 1977
f. 858	Publications, 1979-1980, 1982

Outreach Round Table (ORRT)

This began as a special committee and evolved into a round table by the fall of 1972. A particular focus was providing library service to jails and prison. Another main goal of the ORRT was the formation of the Library Outreach Cooperative. Correspondence preceding its establishment is found with ORRT correspondence, including the first issues of the Library Outreach Cooperative Newsletter. Beginning with 1977 all materials pertaining to the Library Outreach Cooperative will be located under its title.

f. 859	By-Laws, 1981
f. 860-866	Correspondence, 1971-1979
f. 867-868	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 869	Financial Records, 1972
f. 870-872	Membership, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1985
f. 873-875	Minutes, 1970-1979
f. 876	Minutes, 1980
f. 877-878	Workshops, 1972-1978
f. 879	Outreach Cooperative, Correspondence, 1977-1979
f. 880	Outreach Cooperative, Correspondence, 1980-1982
f. 881	Outreach Cooperative, Minutes, 1977-1979
f. 882	Outreach Cooperative, Newsletter, 1978-1981

Small Public Libraries Roundtable

f. 883

Correspondence, 1940

Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)

In October 1968 interested parties met in Philadelphia to discuss the establishment of the ALA Round Table on Social Responsibility for Libraries. The Round Table was formed to force the ALA to address the social issues of the times, primarily racial and gender discrimination. SRRT reflected the entrance of many librarians into the organization who were both idealistic and enthusiastic. By-laws, correspondence, financial records, minutes, and membership material are filed in chronological order. The Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) began as an offshoot of the SRRT in 1970. The SRRT ceased to exist in 1975. SEE ALSO the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC).

f. 884-885	Correspondence, 1968-1969
f. 886-890	Correspondence, 1970-1972
f. 891	Minutes, 1969-1971

Activities Committee

f. 892

1953

Advisory Committee

f. 893

In-Service Training Program, 1961-1963

Adult Education Committee (AEC)

f. 894-896	Correspondence, 1965-1969
f. 897-900	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 901	Correspondence, 1980, 1983
f. 902	Mailing List, 1979-1980

Archives Committee

Contained here are the correspondence and other materials pertaining to the establishment of the Missouri Library Association Archives and the subsequent transfer of said documents to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection.

f. 903-904	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 905-906	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 907	Membership, 1985
f. 908	Minutes, 1980-

Awards Committee

The Awards Committee is responsible for nominating candidates for various Missouri Library Association awards and selecting the Meritorious Achievement Award winners. Material contained here includes correspondence, procedures, and guidelines for various Missouri Library Association awards, letters of nomination and endorsement, and balloting results. Mark Twain Award information is located in a separate series after the MASL materials at the end of the collection. Coverage is sporadic.

f. 909	By-Laws and Guidelines
f. 910	Correspondence, 1954, 1959
f. 911	Correspondence, 1966-1969
f. 912-914	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 915-917	Correspondence, 1980-1987, 1991

Budget Committee

This committee has existed sporadically from the early 1940s. It was reactivated by the Missouri Library Association membership at the 1985 Annual Conference. Correspondence pertaining to the actual operations of the committee is contained here. Financial reports prepared by the committee for the Executive Board are filed with the Financial Records Series.

f. 918

Correspondence, 1946, 1971-1972, 1985-86

Certification Board (CB)

In June 1951 the ALA adopted a resolution urging member states to provide a plan for the voluntary certification of librarians, without formal professional education, who possessed related experience and skills. Based on length of service and work performed, the certificates were intended to rate librarians by skill level. Material includes correspondence, issued certificate lists, the history of the process in Missouri, and minutes of the board. The bulk of the correspondence deals with the numerous failed attempts by the Missouri Library Association to obtain state legislation specifically for certification. With the establishment of a formal library science program at the University of Missouri, the certification process was eventually abandoned in 1971.

f. 919-927	Correspondence, 1932-1939
f. 928-931	Correspondence, 1940-1949
f. 932-933	Correspondence, 1950-1960
f. 934-936	Correspondence, 1961-1971
f. 937	Certificates Issued, 1933-1934
f. 938	Certificates Issued, 1935-1959
f. 939	Certificates Issued, 1960-1967
f. 940	History, 1933-1950
f. 941	Minutes, 1933-1967
f. 942	Reference, 1936, 1945

Computers and Information Technology Committee (CITC)

Preceded by the Automation Committee, the CITC was established in 1978 to provide a forum for the discussion and exploration of computers and related electronic information technologies in public, school, academic and special libraries in Missouri. Included are correspondence, minutes, membership, surveys, and publications.

f. 943	Automation Committee, 1967-1969
f. 944	Correspondence, 1978-1979
f. 945	Correspondence, 1980-1983
f. 946	Correspondence, 1984-1987
f. 947	Membership, 1985
f. 948	Minutes, 1983-1985
f. 949-951	Publications, 1983-1985

Conference Site/Local Arrangements Committee

Established to consider, select, and recommend the site for the annual conference as well as plan and arrange programs. Contains the correspondence between the membership of the Local Arrangements Committee. All annual conference planning material is located within the Annual Conference series.

f. 952	Conference Site Committee, 1961, 1964-1971
f. 953	Conference Site Committee, 1972-1974, 1978, 1983-1985

Constitution and By-Laws Committee

This committee is responsible for revising the Missouri Library Association Constitution and operational by-laws, as required. Material includes correspondence pertaining to the revisions of the constitution. The finished product is written into the Handbook and is kept within the Handbook Committee section.

f. 954	Constitution and By-laws, 1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1969
f. 955	Constitution and By-laws, 1970, 1971, 1977-1979
f. 956	Constitution and By-laws, 1980-1983
f. 957	Constitution and By-laws, 1984-1987
f. 958	Constitution and By-laws, 1988, 1991

Continuing Library Education Committee (CLEC)

Established in 1985.

f. 959	Correspondence, 1985-1987
f. 960-961	Minutes, 1985-1987

Executive Office Committee, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1983

The Committee was established in 1971 to oversee the operation of the Executive Office.

f. 962

Executive Office Committee

Friends of Missouri Libraries Committee (FMLC)

The Missouri budget crisis of 1981 directly led to the establishment of this committee as a means of identifying and contacting those individuals interested in financially supporting Missouri libraries.

f. 963	By-Laws & Constitution, 1981
f. 964-966	Correspondence, 1981-1986
f. 967	Membership, 1985
f. 968	Minutes, 1981-1983
f. 969	Publications, 1981-1985

Government Documents Committee

Contained here are correspondence, programs, minutes, reports, grant proposals and other materials concerning government documents in Missouri libraries and the establishment of a Missouri State repository system.

f. 970-972	Correspondence, 1972-1984
f. 973	Membership, 1985

Grievance Committee

This committee was established to investigate complaints from Missouri library employees concerning personnel policies and actions. Due to privacy concerns, only that information pertaining to the actual organization of the committee has been retained.

f. 974

Grievance Committee, 1971

Handbook Committee

The Handbook Committee is responsible for the drafting and publishing of the Missouri Library Association organizational handbooks and manuals. The Missouri Library Association constitution is written into the handbook. Materials include correspondence and actual copies of the finished manuals and handbooks. The handbook, which details the rules and regulations under which the organization operates, is issued on an irregular basis whenever revisions are deemed necessary.

f. 975	Handbook Committee, Correspondence, 1971-1972, 1976-1977
f. 976	Handbook Committee, Leadership Guidelines
f. 977	Handbook, 1906
f. 978	Handbook, 1915
f. 979	Handbook, 1954
f. 980	Handbook, 1959
f. 981	Handbook, 1966
f. 982	Handbook, 1971
f. 983	Handbook, 1972
f. 984	Handbook, 1974
f. 985	Handbook, 1977
f. 986	Handbook, 1988, Revised

Health Science Librarians Council

The Council was organized in 1989 as an effort to broaden the opportunities available for the health science librarians in the state of Missouri. The primary goals are to improve their ability to serve the informational needs of their clients and to raise the recognition of and appreciation for health science librarians in the community at large.

f. 987	Health Science Librarians Council, Correspondence, 1990
f. 988	Health Science Librarians Council, Membership, 1990

Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC)

The IFC, established in the mid-1960s to help fight the censorship that increasing numbers of Missouri libraries were facing, was the Missouri Library Association's response to the conservative backlash of the late 1960s and 1970s. Adopting various civil liberty causes as its own, the IFC promoted ideals similar to those espoused by the American Civil Liberties Union through a combination of reaction, legislation and education in the form of resolutions, lobbying and workshops. Its "Guidelines for Insuring Intellectual Freedom in Missouri's Libraries," 1969, became a national standard for policy statements. These materials, including correspondence, censorship complaints, membership, minutes, and publications, record both the activities of the IFC and the dissension they provoked both in the public and in the Missouri Library Association itself. SEE ALSO Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT).

f. 989-991	Correspondence, 1967-1969
f. 992-997	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 998-1004	Correspondence, 1980-1988
f. 1005	Financial Records, 1970-1971
f. 1006	Membership, 1969-1973, 1986
f. 1007	Minutes, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970-1973, 1979, 1980

Legislative Committee (LC)

In cooperation with the Missouri Library Commission, concerned members of the MLA established the Library Extension and Legislation Committee in 1920 to extend library service to Missouri citizens who were without service, to improve inadequate service, and to obtain state and federal funds. After 1948 the committee name was shortened to the LC. To avoid confusion, all material is filed under the later name. The majority of the correspondence concerns library legislation in both the Missouri General Assembly and the United States Congress.

f. 1008-1009	Correspondence, 1920-1929
f. 1010-1014	Correspondence, 1930-1940
f. 1015-1020	Correspondence, 1941-1952
f. 1021-1024	Correspondence, 1953-1959
f. 1025-1034	Correspondence, 1960-1969
f. 1035-1040	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 1041-1051	Correspondence, 1980-1984
f. 1052-1061	Correspondence, 1985-1989
f. 1062-1063	Correspondence, 1990-1991
f. 1064	Financial Records
f. 1065	Fundraising, 1981-1985
f. 1066	Membership, 1970-1971, 1986
f. 1067	Minutes, 1956,1960, 1963-65, 1968
f. 1068	Minutes, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1979
f. 1069	Minutes, 1982-84
f. 1070	Minutes, 1985-1991

Library Development Committee (LDC)

Concerned mainly with furthering inter-library cooperation in Missouri, the Committee was discontinued in 1969 and was not revived until 1972. In 1985 the Long-Range Planning Subcommittee (LRPS) was established to develop a long-range plan of goals for the Missouri Library Association. As a consequence, correspondence for this subcommittee will immediately follow that of the LDC.

f. 1071-1073	Correspondence, 1962-1969
f. 1074-1076	Correspondence, 1972-1979
f. 1077-1079	Correspondence, 1980-1987
f. 1080	Financial Records, 1963
f. 1081	Membership
f. 1082	Minutes, 1962-1969
f. 1083	Minutes, 1972-1980
f. 1084	Minutes, 1983-1986
f. 1085	Miscellaneous Reports, 1963, 1965, 1967
f. 1086	Miscellaneous Reports, 1972-1976
f. 1087	Missouri Library Network, 1974-1977
f. 1088	Publications, n.d.
f. 1089-1091	LRPS, Correspondence, 1985-1990
f. 1092	LRPS, Minutes, 1985, 1988

Library Education and Manpower Committee (LEMC)

The Executive Board authorized a separate committee entitled Library Education and Personnel in 1967 but the name was changed to Library Education and Manpower shortly thereafter. The Recruitment Committee predated the LEMC and by 1972 the two committees had merged. Recruitment Committee material is filed preceding LEMC material in chronological order. The early mission of the Recruitment Committee was to identify and attract promising high school graduates into the profession. During the 1970s, the Committee's purpose was to study and improve training and placement of Missouri librarians. Functions included the administration of various library science scholarships, development of a summer intern program, conducting studies of education and manpower, presenting workshops, and preparation of brochures and pamphlets providing information on library science careers. The original numerical order has been retained for the Survey of Library Administrators and for the Survey of New Professionals, undertaken by the LEMC in 1972.

f. 1093-1096	Recruitment Committee, Correspondence, 1962-1970
f. 1097	By-Laws & Guidelines
f. 1098	Correspondence, 1967-1968, 1972-1975
f. 1099-1104	Correspondence, 1976-1987
f. 1105	Membership
f. 1106-1108	Minutes, 1972-1987
f. 1109	Publications
f. 1110	Projects
f. 1111	Survey, Library Administrators, 1972
f. 1112-1114	Survey, New Professionals, 1972

Library Educators Committee

f. 1115

Library Educators Committee

Library Employees Committee (LEC)

The committee was started by paraprofessional employees of Missouri libraries in 1980 as a means to address issues pertinent to library assistants and other staff members. Correspondence towards this end begins in 1976. The LEC was renamed the Support Staff/Paraprofessional Council in 1991.

f. 1116	By-Laws and Guidelines, 1981
f. 1117-1119	Correspondence, 1976-1986
f. 1120	Membership
f. 1121	Minutes, 1981-
f. 1122	Workshop, 1983
f. 1123	Workshop, 1985

Membership Committee (MC)

The MC is responsible for increasing professional membership in the organization, maintaining membership lists and directories, tracking the financial resources obtained from dues, and informing the Executive Board of said status. As part of a membership drive in 1969 instituted by the MC, the Missouri Library Association requested, from each member institution, a list of professional staff members. These lists and assorted staff directories are included in the correspondence. In some instances membership reports listed members according to their sections. Correspondence and membership are arranged by type and then in chronological order. Includes material from the Ways and Means Committee of the 1960s, which dealt primarily with dues. There are obvious gaps in coverage from the 1910s through the 1960s. Coverage is fairly complete after 1970, although there are gaps.

f. 1124	Correspondence, 1932-1938
f. 1125	Correspondence, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1957
f. 1126	Correspondence, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967
f. 1127	Correspondence, 1968
f. 1128	Correspondence, 1969
f. 1129-1133	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 1134-1138	Correspondence, 1980-1988
f. 1139	Membership Reports, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1919
f. 1140	Membership Reports, 1920-1924, 1928, 1929
f. 1141	Membership Reports, 1931-1935, 1937
f. 1142-1145	Membership Reports, 1940-1949
f. 1146	Membership Reports, 1950
f. 1147-1152	Membership Reports, 1951-1956
f. 1153	Membership Reports, 1957-1958
f. 1154-1155	Membership Reports, 1959
f. 1156	Membership Reports, 1960
f. 1157	Membership Reports, 1963
f. 1158-1160	Membership Reports, 1964-1965
f. 1161-1162	Membership Reports, 1966-1967
f. 1163	Membership Reports, College, 1966
f. 1164	Membership Reports, Honorary, 1966-1967
f. 1165	Membership Reports, Institutions, 1966-1967
f. 1166-1167	Membership Reports, Public Libraries, 1966-1967
f. 1168	Membership Reports, 1968-1969
f. 1169-1173	Membership Reports, 1970-1979
f. 1174-1178	Membership Reports, 1980-1989
f. 1179	Membership Reports, 1990-1991

Missouri Libraries Planning Committee

f. 1180

1952-1953

National Library Week Committee (NLWC)

Responsibilities of this committee were to plan, schedule and support National Library Week celebrations and activities in Missouri libraries. SEE ALSO Alphabetical Subject Series, National Library Week, 1964

f. 1181-1183	1964-1969
f. 1184-1185	1970-1971

Nominating Committee (NC)

The main responsibility of this committee was to identify and nominate candidates for Missouri Library Association offices. Materials include correspondence, procedures, slates, and petitions.

f. 1186	1932, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1949
f. 1187	1952-1954
f. 1188-1190	1968-1979
f. 1191-1193	1980-1987

Oral Traditions Workshop Committee (OTWC)

f. 1194	Business Meeting, 1981, 1982, 1983
f. 1195	By-Laws & Guidelines, 1979, 1981
f. 1196	Literature & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1975
f. 1197	Puppetry & Oral Tradition, Correspondence, 1976
f. 1198	Puppetry & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1976
f. 1199	Drama & Oral Tradition, Correspondence, 1977
f. 1200	Drama & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1977
f. 1201	Folksong/Story & Oral Tradition, Correspondence, 1978
f. 1202	Folksong/Story & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1978
f. 1203	Poetry & Oral Tradition, Correspondence, 1979
f. 1204	Poetry & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1979
f. 1205	Storytelling & Oral Tradition, Correspondence, 1980
f. 1206-1208	Storytelling & Oral Tradition, Workshop, 1980
f. 1209	American Mosaic of Folktales, Workshop, 1981
f. 1210	Techniques of Storytelling, Workshop, 1982
f. 1211	Correspondence, 1983-1985
f. 1212	Membership, 1985
f. 1213	Publications, 1980
f. 1214	Bibliographies, 1982
f. 1215	Yarnspinner, 1982
f. 1216	Yarnspinner, 1983
f. 1217	Yarnspinner, 1984

Public Relations Council (PRC)

Prior to the establishment of the PRC, the Missouri Library Association had two separate committees dealing with public relations and publicity. The Publicity Committee existed from 1937 through 1940; the Radio Broadcasting Committee operated from 1938 through 1940. In 1948, the Missouri Library Association established the PRC.

f. 1218	Publicity Committee, 1937-1940
f. 1219	Radio Broadcasting Committee, 1938-1940
f. 1220	By-Laws and Guidelines
f. 1221	Correspondence, 1948-1953
f. 1222	Correspondence, 1968-1969
f. 1223-1230	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 1231-1233	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 1234	Membership, 1971, 1972
f. 1235	Minutes, 1970, 1971-1973, 1978, 1983, 1985
f. 1236	Reports & Projects

Reference Committee

f. 1237

Included are announcements, correspondence, financial statements, minutes, organizational petitions, and programs. There are obvious gaps in coverage.

Reorganization Committee, 1970

Committee's sole purpose was to recommend changes in the Missouri Library Association's organizational structure, mission, and procedures. Additionally, grass roots support for reorganization of the ALA was becoming apparent nationwide and some correspondence addresses this issue. Upon adoption of the changes recommended by the Committee in late September of 1970, the Committee was disbanded. Material includes correspondence, minutes, and final report.

f. 1238	Correspondence, 1969
f. 1239-1241	Correspondence, 1970
f. 1242	Minutes, 1970

Resources of Missouri Libraries Committee

f. 1243

The purpose of this committee was to explore means of cooperative acquisition of expensive library materials. It existed from 1933 to 1945.

Small Libraries Committee

f. 1244

The committee was established in 1985 to address the concerns of Missouri's small libraries.

Special Liaison with State Library Committee, 1970-1971

f. 1245

This special ad hoc committee was established in 1970. In cooperation with the State Library Commission, its purpose was to improve library service in Missouri.

Transition Committee

f. 1246

This special committee was established in the mid 1980s to facilitate additional reorganization of the Missouri Library Association, revise the constitution, and streamline the bureaucracy. On August 14, 1987, the Executive Board accepted the revised Missouri Library Association constitution, a copy of which is contained within the correspondence.

Washington University Library Institute Advisory Committee, 1940

f. 1247

Authorized at the 1939 annual meeting of the Missouri Library Association, this committee assisted the director of the Washington Library Institute in arranging a program. The committee lasted only through 1940.

Women in Libraries Committee (WLC)

The WLC was established out of the effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and is an offshoot of the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT). Its primary goal was to advance the cause of women's rights and women's issues in library science. SEE ALSO SRRT.

f. 1248	By-Laws & Guidelines
f. 1249-1250	Correspondence, 1977-1985
f. 1251	Membership, 1985
f. 1252	Minutes, 1979

Young Adult Services Committee (YASC)

Was renamed the Young Adult Services Roundtable in 1981. In deference to continuity and ease of use, the files have not been renamed.

f. 1253	By-Laws & Guidelines, 1976-
f. 1254-1255	Correspondence, 1972-1979
f. 1256-1260	Correspondence, 1980-1988
f. 1261	Financial Reports, 1980-1989
f. 1262	Membership, 1980-81, 1983-86, 1988
f. 1263	Minutes, 1978-1989
f. 1264	Projects, 1972-
f. 1265	Publications

Missouri Association of School Libraries, Relationship Committee

As an official committee of the Missouri Library Association, the Relationship committee was formed to study ways of increasing communication between the Missouri Association of School Libraries and the Missouri Library Association. As such it is not considered part of the Missouri Association of School Libraries Series and is filed preceding the MASL. The Committee ceased to exist after 1987 when the MASL withdrew from the Missouri Library Association.

f. 1266-1267	Correspondence, 1975-1978, 1980, 1985
f. 1268	Minutes, 1977

Missouri Association of School Libraries Series

The Missouri Association of School Libraries (MASL) operated as an independent association from 1948 through 1951 at which time it affiliated itself with both the Missouri Library Association and the Missouri State Teachers Association. Because of its divided allegiance, as well as its original independence, the exact relationship with the Missouri Library Association had been a major issue affecting the group since 1951. It remained perhaps the most autonomous of the Missouri Library Association's subsidiaries despite the close cooperation between the two groups in such important projects as the Mark Twain Award for children's literature and the formation of Epsilon Beta, a satellite organization of student library assistants associated with both groups. In 1987 the MASL seceded from the Missouri Library Association and returned to its former independent status.

f. 1269-1270	Annual Report, 1973-1979
f. 1271-1272	Annual Report, 1980-1984
f. 1273	Business Meeting, Minutes, 1948-1979
f. 1274	By-Laws & Handbooks, 1952-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1985
f. 1275	Conferences, Workshops, 1950-1959
f. 1276	Conferences, Workshops, 1960-1969
f. 1277	Conferences, Workshops, 1970-1979
f. 1278	Conferences, Workshops, 1985
f. 1279	Correspondence, 1949-1959
f. 1280-1281	Correspondence, 1960-1969
f. 1282-1286	Correspondence, 1970-1979
f. 1287-1289	Correspondence, 1980-1986
f. 1290	Executive Board, Minutes, 1950-1959
f. 1291	Executive Board, Minutes, 1960-1969
f. 1292-1293	Executive Board, Minutes, 1970-1979
f. 1294-1295	Executive Board, Minutes, 1980-1985
f. 1296-1297	Financial Records, 1951-1961, 1972-1977, 1980
f. 1298	History
f. 1299	Journal
f. 1300	Membership Records, 1948-1959
f. 1301	Membership Records, 1960-1969
f. 1302-1303	Membership Records, 1970-1975, 1979, 1983, 1985
f. 1304	Minutes, 1955-1965
f. 1305	Miscellaneous Reports, 1954, 1958-1962, 1976-1978
f. 1306-1307	Newsletter, 1961, 1973, 1978-1986

Mark Twain Award Series

The Mark Twain Award is given by the MASL for the best children's book of the school year and voted on by elementary school children across the state. The correspondence and related materials are arranged according to school year.

f. 1308	1971-1972
f. 1309	1972-1973
f. 1310	1973-1974
f. 1311	1974-1975
f. 1312	1975-1976
f. 1313	1976-1977
f. 1314	1977-1978
f. 1315	1978-1979
f. 1316	1979-1980
f. 1317	1980-1981
f. 1318	1981-1982
f. 1319	Mark Twain Award Committee, Correspondence, 1983-1985
f. 1320	Mark Twain Award Committee, Guidelines, 1977-
f. 1321	Mark Twain Award Committee, Minutes & Reports, 1973-1974, 1976, 1978-1980

Epsilon Beta Series

Epsilon Beta was a satellite association for student library assistants.

f. 1322	1969-1973
f. 1323	1974-1978
f. 1324	1979-1981
f. 1325	1982

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