Finding Aid for the Library Letter Collection
(MUM01770)
Questions? Contact us!
The Library Letter Collection is open for research. Photographs have been removed
from this collection and are stored at an
off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection's
photographs must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business
days in
advance of their planned visit.
Finding Aid for the Library Letter Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01770/ |
| Title: |
Library Letter Collection |
| Dates: |
1977-1987 |
| Collector: |
University of Mississippi |
| Physical Extent: |
1 oversize box (1.58 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM01770 |
| Location: |
General Special Collections; Visual
Collections
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| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains preparation
materials for the production of the Library Letter, a
newsletter about the University of Mississippi libraries, and copies of the Library Letter that were issued.
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Administrative Information
Processing Information
Collection processed by Apral Foreman, May 2012. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn
Michaelis, May 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
University of Mississippi. Library.
Friends
University of Mississippi --
History
Formats
newsletters
photographs
floor plans
page proofs
Historical Note
The first Library Letter was issued in June of 1983.
The purpose of this newsletter was to provide information about the J.D. Williams
Library’s contribution and expansion within the University of Mississippi and
the
state of Mississippi as well as to attract donors to become Friends of the Library
and aid in the library’s progress. This newsletter was issued quarterly.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains preparation materials for the production of the Library Letter, a newsletter about the University of
Mississippi libraries, and copies of the Library
Letter that were issued.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Library Letter Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams
Library, The University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Library Letter Collection is open for research. Photographs have been removed from this collection and are stored at an
off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection's
photographs must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in
advance of their planned visit.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for,
or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
Friends of the Library
Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams
Library
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed and transferred to cold storage for preservation
purposes.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically according to format.
Container List
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| Folder 1.1
| The Library Letter,
1984-1987
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Scope: Letters 5, 7, 15, and 16. Letters 15 and 16 were found in a folder with "Dr. Noyes" on the folder tab.
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| Folder 1.2
| Mark-ups of The Library Letter,
1983-1985
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Scope: Mark-ups for letters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8
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| Folder 1.3
| Regulations of Library and Library Floor Plan, 1977 |
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Scope: Library regulations and library floor plan transparency sheets
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| Unfoldered
| Cross-hatched drawing in pen and ink, undated |
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Scope: Drawing of boy sitting in a chair with legs crossed
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Photographs removed from collection |
| Scope: All photographs are identified by markings that appear on their versos.
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CPB 88F20.1
| Art #3; Some of the items from the Silver Collection, undated |
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Scope: Photo of James W. Silver and Mississippi Free Press Newspaper
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CPB 88F20.2
| Art #2/4, undated |
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Scope: "Major motion: Student worker Tom Becherer making the rounds in our new truck"
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CPB 88F20.3
| Art #1, undated |
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Scope: Laura Harper searching a database for student Alicia Farage
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CPB 88F20.4
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CPB 88F20.5
| 102%, undated |
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Scope: Dictionary of the English Language
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CPB 88F20.6
| 70%, 3x4 3/8, undated |
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Scope: Photo of man in suit standing in long driveway
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CPB 88F20.7
| 48%, Art #1, undated |
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Scope: The first issue of Living Blues magazine published at The University of Mississippi
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CPB 88F20.8
| 40%, Art #5 no caption, undated |
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Scope: Photo of sign – Tuesday at two tours, meet here every Tuesday at 2pm
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CPB 88F20.9
| 8 [illegible] Norman Tiering, undated |
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Scope: Portrait
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CPB 88F20.10
| 85%, Art #3, undated |
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Scope: "A Sampling of Rarities from Special Collections" exhibit in the lobby of The Williams Library May 7 – June 7, 21/4 "Library"
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CPB 88F20.11
| 82%, Art #2, "Library" print this size, undated |
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Scope: Photo of some type of motif
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CPB 88F20.12
| Art #2, undated |
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Scope: A student assistant checks in one of thousands of journal subscriptions.
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CPB 88F20.13
| 100%, crop as indicated, undated |
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Scope: H. H. Turner in office
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CPB 88F20.14
| 83%, #1, undated |
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Scope: James Morus Taylor, portrait
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CPB 88F20.15
| 75%, undated |
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Scope: Christmas Eve at Mr. Wardle’s
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CPB 88F20.16
| 57%, undated |
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Scope: Mr. Winkle by Alfred Bryan, from Jack and Jill, 1886 (2 copies)
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CPB 88F20.17
| 84%, #2, undated |
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Scope: Redone to get column print sideways with legible print at inside of column, photo
of several documents
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CPB 88F20.18
| Art #3, undated |
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Scope: Interlibrary Loan head Sherrie Sam at work
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CPB 88F20.19
| 77%, #1; Please [illegible] and or crop to 3 1/8” X 4 ½”, undated |
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Scope: Photo of two men in dress jackets holding open books
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CPB 88F20.20
| 84%, #3, undated |
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Scope: Photo of Memoirs of my own life – Chapter I
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CPB 88F20.21
| Helen Baird, Portrait, undated |
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Scope: Mounted on cardboard
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CPB 88F20.22
| 95%, #4, undated |
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Scope: Photo of Friends of the Library, In Memory of John A. Doe, Donor, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Roe, UM
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CPB 88F20.23
| 48%, #1, Library Letter Page 1 2” X 2 ½”, undated |
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Scope: Portrait of man in dress jacket with arms folded
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CPB 88F20.24
| 78%, #3, page 6, undated |
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Scope: Dickens giving his last public reading, drawing by Harry Furniss, 1870
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CPB 88F20.25
| 65%, #2, page 2, undated |
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Scope: Photo of young boy at computer
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