Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Virginia H. Mathews
Date | Event |
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1925, March 9 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
1944 | Attended, Goucher College, Baltimore, Md. |
1944-1949 | Head, Children's Book Department, Brentano's Book Store, New York, N.Y. |
1945-1950 | Contributing editor and weekly reviewer, Publishers Weekly, New York, N.Y. |
1946 | Awarded, "Outstanding contributions to the world of children's books," Association of Children's Book Editors, New York, N.Y. |
1950-1957 | Educational and library consultant, Associate Editor, Director of Advertising and Publicity, Longmans, Green and Co., New York, N.Y. |
1957-1964 | Worked on the National Library Week Program, National Book Committee, New York, N.Y. |
1957-1964 | Associate Director for Reading Development; American Book Publishers Council (became Association of American Publishers), New York, N.Y. |
1960-1966 | Chair, Committee on Broadcasting, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill. |
1962 | Chair, Connecticut State Committee on School Library Development |
1963 | Awarded, Constance Lindsay Skinner Award, Women's National Book Association, New York, N.Y. |
1963-1968 | Advisory Board member, Knapp School Libraries Project, Knapp Foundation of North Carolina |
1964-1970 | Deputy Director, National Library Week, National Book Committee, New York, N.Y. |
1964-1972 | Director for Reading Development; American Book Publishers Council (became Association of American Publishers), New York, N.Y. |
1967 | Awarded, "Outstanding contributions to the national development of school libraries," Association of School Libraries, Chicago, Ill. |
1968-1969 | Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Implementation of Standards for School Media Programs of the American Association of School Librarians, Chicago, Ill. and Department of Audiovisual Instruction, National Education Association, Washington, D.C. |
1970-1973 | Director, National Book Committee, New York, N.Y. |
1970 | National president, Women's National Book Association |
1973-1974 | Consultant, Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, Chicago, Ill. |
1974- | Consultant, National Indian Education Association, Washington, D.C. |
1979 | Chair and consultant, White House Preconference on Indian Library and Information Services, U.S. Department of the Interior |
circa 1981-2007 | Consultant, Library of Congress Center for the Book, Washington, D.C. |
1989 | Chair, Youth Divisions Task Force, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill. |
1990-1994 | Chair, Advisory Committee for Office for Literacy and Outreach Services, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill. |
1993 | Consultant, Library Head Start Partnership training video, Head Start, Washington, D.C. |
1993 | Awarded, National Distinguished Service Award, White House Conference Task Force, Washington, D.C. |
1994 | Awarded, Distinguished Service to Indian Libraries, American Indian Library Association, San Jose, Calif. |
1994 | Awarded, Honorary Life Membership Award, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill. |
1994 | Awarded, Distinguished Service Award, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill. |
2011, May 7 | Died |
National Book Committee
Date | Event |
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1954 | Formed by the American Library Association and American Book Publishers Council, New York, N.Y. |
1955 | Established, Commission on the Freedom to Read |
1958 | Published, A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading by Nancy Larrick |
1958-1973 | Launched, National Library Week |
1960 | Consultant, Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's Reading Out Loudtelevision series |
1960-1973 | National Book Awards |
1962 | Knapp School Libraries Demonstration Project |
1963-1965 | Consultant, International Paper Commission's "Send Me a Man Who Reads" advertising campaign |
1965 | Sponsored, with the American Library Association, Gateway to Ideas, a radio discussion program |
1965-1973 | National Medal for Literature award |
1966 | Co-sponsored with Committee on Reading Development and the International Reading Association, Conference on Children and Books in a Changing World, Tarrytown, N.Y. |
1967 | Sponsored, Princeton Retreat, Princeton, N.J. Library Manpower Needs and Utilization conference, Washington, D.C. Published Books and the Teen-Age Reader Published VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Book Kits |
1968 | Consultant, Children's Television Workshop |
1969 | Published Social Change and the Library, 1945-1980 |
1969-1970 | Institute on Modern Publishing |
1970 | Right to Read Conferences: Reading and the National Interest, Bloomington, Ind. The Right to Read: The Role of the Volunteer; and Washington, D.C. The Urban's Library's Role in the Right to Read, Chicago, Ill. |
1972 | Organized and supported U.S. participation in International Book Year |
1974, November 15 | National Book Committee formally dissolved |