COLLECTIONS OF CORfillSPONDENCE hKD ~~NUSCRIPT DOCill1ENTS ') SOURCE: Gift of M. F., Tauber, 1966-1976; 1978; Gift of Ellis Mount, 1979; Gift of Frederick Tauber, 1982 SUBJECT: libraries; librarianship DATES COVERED: 1935- 19.Q2:;...·_· NUMBER OF 1TEHS; ca. 74,300- t - .•. ,..- STATUS: (check anoroor La te description) Cataloged: Listed:~ Arranged:-ll- Not organized; _ CONDITION: (give number of vols., boxes> or shelves) vc Bound:,...... Boxed:231 Stro r ed; 11 tape reels LOCATION:- (Library) Rare Book and CALL~NtJHBER Ms Coll/Tauber Manuscript RESTRICTIONS ON USE None --.,.--....---------------.... ,.... - . ) The professional correspondence and papers of Maurice Falcolm Tauber, 1908- 198~ Melvil!. DESCRIPTION: Dewey Professor' of Library Service, C9lumbia University (1944-1975). The collection documents Tauber's career at Temple University Library, University of Chicago Graduate LibrarySghooland Libraries, and ColumbiaUniver.sity Libra.:t"ies. There are also files relating to his.. ~ditorship of College' and Research Libraries (1948...62 ). The collection is,d.ivided.;intot:b.ree series. SERIESL1) G'eneral correspondence; inchronological or4er, ,dealing with all aspects of libraries and librarianship•. 2)' Analphabet1cal" .subject fi.~e coni;ainingcorrespQndence, typescripts, .. mJnieographed 'reports .an~,.::;~lated printed materialon.allaspects of libraries and. librarianship, ,'lith numerou§''':r5lders for the University 'ofCh1cago and Columbia University Libraries; working papers for many library surveys conducted by Tauber, including 6 boxes of material relating to his survey of Australian libraries; and 2 boxes of correspondence and other material for Tauber and Lilley's ,V.S. Officeof Education Project: Feasibility Study Regarding the Establishment of an Educational Media Research Information Service (1960); working papers of' many American Library Association, American National Standards~J;:nstituteand other professional organization conferences and committee meetings. 3) Manuscripts? Correspondence and re• lated material, inclUding galley sheets and a mimeographed preliminary edition of Tauber's Technical Services in Libraries (1954); typescript drafts and related material for Wilson and Tauber The University Library (1945; 1956); the typescript draft of Tauber'sbiogra:phy Louis Round Wilson (1967). 4) Editorial files for College and Research Libraries, in cbi:'onological order, including correspondence, office records and typescripts of articles " ) accepted and rejected for publication. 5) An addenda: Typescript of Tauber's Library Surveys (1968); additional mss for 'fhe University LibraI]:; papers on cataloging code re• vision; papers on educational media research. FOR fA DESCRIPTION OF SERIES II ... v!;!I; (Boxes 1 - 121) SEE OVER. • SERIES II. Additional correspondence and subject files for the years 1960-1970, covering the same aspects of librarianship and libraries as series I, including one "box on the Chicago Public Library survey and folders relating to Seymour Lubetzky report on catalog code revision. (Boxes 122 - 132) SERIES III. 1) Correspondence Files, 1937-42; 1970-75: a continuation of previous correspondence and subject files documenting Tauber's activities, 1970-75 as well as some retrospective files for his early years at Temple University Library and the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. 2) Name File, 1935-1975*. Correspon- dence with and some manuscript by librarians, many of whom were former students as well as numerous professional acquaintances and friends. Included are so many prominent American librarians, it is difficult to even begin to give a sampling of names. Includes files for Lucile Morsch, Lowell Martin, Guy Lyle, Esther J* Piercy, Felix Reiehmann, Ralph Shaw, Joseph Wheeler, Carl White and Louis Round Wilson. These files are no means complete since letters from individuals in the Name File can be found the files in all three series. 3) Manuscripts: Miscellaneous manuscripts from all periods; additional typescripts for Louis Round Wilson and The University Library; Resources of Australian Libraries (1962-6^); the manuscript and related material for The .iilbrgqry Binding Manual (1972) and Moving Picture Censorship in the State of Pennsylvania.(Boxes 133-157) FOR A LIST OF THE COLLECTION SEE SEPARATE REGISTER. Many boxes have been thoroughly arranged and listed by students of Tauber{s archives courses. Others have simply lists of folder headings. ......... Revised 1/77 Brc SERIES IV. 1) Correspondence & Subject Files, 19JP-1977: a continuation of previous correspondence and subject files documenting Tauber's career for the entire period. As in earlier series there are numerous files for Columbia University Libraries, many library surveys conducted by Tauber over the years such as the Cornell University Libraries, New York University Institute of Fine Arts Library, The Naval War College Library and others. 2) Manuscripts and Notes: Miscellaneous manuscripts and notes for all periods, There are additional typescript versions with related supporting materials for Technical Services., The University Library, Louis Round Wilson. 3) Manuscripts by Others, h) Printed Materials. (Boxes 138-197) There are 10 tape reels for the Conference on Library Surveys, June lU-17, 1965. Rev. 8/17/78 Brc SERIES V. American National Standards Institute. Z39 Committee, Subcommittee k on Bibliographical References Files, 1958-1977: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, various drafts and version of standards, financial records, other documents and related printed materials relating to the establishment of standards for bibliographical citations. The subcommittee was disbanded in 1977 after their work culminated in published standards. M. F. Tauber chaired the subcommittee from 1966 to 1970. Bern Weil was chairman, 1971-72; Ellis Mount chaired subcommittee, 1972-1977, (Gift of Ellis Mount, 1979) rev. 9/79 Brc SERIES VI. l) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1933-1978: a continuation of previous files covering all aspects of Tauber*s career. Among the personal correspondence files there are a number of\a ,§t>£ographical nature. The subject files are chiefly library surveys conducted by Tauber. 2) Manuscripts, Notes and Related Research Materials: In addition to typescripts for papers and conferences there are the research materials gathered for a projected edition of the "Papers of Ralph Shaw", a prominent American librarian and there is a photocopy of "Papers and Talks of Lucy Fay, 1926-1950", prepared for publi- cation by Tauber but never issued. Lucy Fay was professor of library service, Columbia University, 1926-19^2, revw10/82 Brc TAUBER Collection FLAT BOX 591 Technical services in libraries. Original chart copy. Reading Room Bronze Plaque, 6x3" MAURICE F. TAUBER PAPERS: A List of the Collection Tauber( MAURICE P. TAUBER PAPERS (Boxes I ~~3j CORRESPONDENCE - 19^ - l%0 AMERICAN DOCUMENTATION INSTITUTE I AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (2 f Arranged chronologically; to be sorted by name of division, cdmmlttee, etc* BETA PHI MU Arranged Vchronologically. CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION Arranged chronologically. Includes letter from Julia Pettee. COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Arranged chronologically. Correspondence relating to particular Issues of CRL should be merged with other CRL material in the collection. Two folderst (1) 19^5-1958; (2) 1959- ). COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES cf. PROFESSIONAL CAREER (Folder II) SURVEYS^COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES CONFERENCES (// M<^'"0 Here are entered all papers reflecting Professor Tauber's participation in and/or attendance at conferences, congresses, institutes, meetings, panel discussions, colloquia, symposia, et al. Includes speeches, papers,and remarks presented at any of the above. Arranged chronologically. 1951 - European Economic Co-Operation Conference 1954 - Columbia University. Institute on Inter-Library Centers and Cooperation Tauber -2- CONFERENCES (continued) 1955 - New York Regional Catalog Group. N> J/A Philadelphia Regional Catalog Group. 3 * \ Tompklns (Miriam D.) Memorial Lectures. ~W^2J Western Reserve University. Conference on Practical ' / Utilization of Recorded Knowledge. 1956 - American Library History Round Table. Florida State University. New Jersejr Library Association. Cataloguers Section. New York Library Association. College and University Section. Rutgers University. Conference. 1957 - ASLIB Conference on Classification for Information Retrieval. American Association of Law Librarians, Conference. Columbia University. School of Library Service. Alumni Institute on Documentation. Eastern College Librarians Meeting. New York Library Association. Technical Processes Section. Oklahoma Library Association. College and University Library Section. (Speech) Western Reserve University. Symposium on Systems for Information Retrieval. 1958 - American Jewish History Center. Detroit. International Conference on Scientific Information. McGill University. Library School. (Speech) Melvll Dul Chowder and Marching Association. Syracuse University. (Speech) United States Book Exchange. 1959 - Columbia University. Teachers College. Institute of Research and Service in Nursing Education. Advisory Conference and Abstracts meetings. Eastern College Librarians Meeting. Georgia (State). (Speeches) Grosslnger9s. Lectures. Institute on Indexing Periodicals. Library Binding Institute. Louisiana State University Library. Dedication. New York Library Association. Technical Services Section. Metropolitan Public Library Problems. Conference. Tauber -3-