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Library Administration

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

: The William M. Brish Library collection contains material regarding the changes in library environment and policies over time. Included in the collection are memos, library inventory, library policies, photographs, newspaper articles, and dissertations. Names, identification numbers, and resumes are included from library staff and student workers and a collection of dissertations. Library acquisitions were recorded from as early as 1962 to 1991 showing the collection and new books added each year. Included are time sheets from previous student workers. Photographs, newspaper articles, and dissertations are also part of this collection that provide information about the opening of the college and the move to the Robinwood location The William M Brish Library Collection will have three main series: Library Administration, Collections, and Donations & Gifts. The First Series, Library Administration, will include five subseries, Staff, Student Employees, Library Policies & Operation, Correspondence, and Committees. These will be arranged by date. This series will include information on early library staff, student employees, and changing policies. The second series, Collections, will include five subseries, Acquisitions & Accessions, Inventory, Reports which will all be arranged by date, Circulation which will be arranged alphabetically then by date, and Dissertations which will be arranged alphabetically. This series includes library inventory and circulation as early as 1962, dissertations, and meeting and council minutes. The third series, Donations & Gifts, include items presented to the library such as microfilm holding the inventory of items in the cornerstone of the courthouse. This series will be arranged by date.

Dates

  • 1958 - 2001
  • Majority of material found within 1997 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Access to files containing information on University personnel matters is restricted for fifty years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Access to student records is restricted for seventy-five years from the latest date of the records in those files. Restrictions are noted at the file level.

Extent

From the Collection: 7.41 Linear Feet (5 archival boxes, 1 shelf of free standing volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Brish Library Archives Repository

Contact:
11400 Robinwood Drive
Hagerstown MD 21742 United States
240-500-2539