A Tribute To Rachel Katherine Schenk [Signed] [Limited Edition]

Editor-Susan Henkel

Published by Univ Of Wisconsin, 1963

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Support Small Business by buying this book! Family owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio. Festschrift volume for Rachel Katherine Schenk, director of the library school at the University of Wisconsin. Limited edition, #25 Of 200 Published. Signed By Rachel Schenk. Book in Good condition: bonded leather binding shows general wear; front cover good, back cover has droplets of white paint scattered over it. Contains interesting essays about libraries and books. . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Nobis by Jessica Holmes -- 2.) Rachel Katherine Schenk by Blaise Marie Gagliano -- 3.) It's quite a job by Jeanette M. Smith -- 4.) In retrospect by E. Bernice Gibson -- 5.) The censorship of books by David Fellman -- 6.) Collecting children's books by Gladys Cavanagh -- 7.) Impressions by Lily Chan, Carole Ch'en and Celia Chen -- 8.) The library building of the next generation by John J. Bell -- 9.) What shall we call it? by Muriel L. Fuller -- 10.) The historical role of the university as printer and publisher by Robert Lawrence Volz -- 11.) 1962-63 Log by Susan Henkel. . . . . . . . Rachel Katherine Schenk served as Director of the Wisconsin Library School (now the School of Library and Information Studies of the University of Wisconsin â " Madison) from 1951 to 1963. Prior to becoming Director she was a faculty member at the school. While Director she was responsible for the implementation of the masterâ s program at the library school. After her retirement from the Madison library school she helped implement the library science program at the University of Wisconsin â " Milwaukee. She received the WLA Citation of Merit in 1960. She was inducted into the Wisconsin Library Hall of Fame on October 25, 2012.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Tribute To Rachel Katherine Schenk [Signed] [Limited Edition]
• Publisher: Univ Of Wisconsin
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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