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Henriette D. Avram
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Personal files from Henriette D. Avram containing miscellaneous items about MARC
and RECON, an assortment of publications, copies of articles or reprints about her
(but not by her), and letters from the participants of the MARC Pilot Project
accepting the invitation from the Library to participate in the project. In
addition, a number of souvenirs or memorabilia have been included. These items
were transferred directly from Mrs. Avram's files. A bibliography of items written
by Mrs. Avram has been updated through 1988 and is included in the archives. |
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BOX 61 |
Format Recognition Process for MARC Records: A
Logical Design (1970) |
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BOX 61 |
MARC Manuals Used by the Library of Congress
(lst-2nd editions, 1969-70) |
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BOX 61 |
MARC Distribution Service (articles from LCIB
and other sources collected by Lenore Maruyama) |
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BOX 61 |
Miscellaneous publications and
reprints |
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BOX 61 |
Planning memo no. 3 (i.e., A Proposed Format for
a Standardized Machine-Readable Catalog Record) (1965) |
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The Library of Congress as the National
Bibliographic Center (1976) |
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BOX 61 |
Letters from MARC Pilot participants accepting
invitation to join (originals) |
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"Philosophy behind the Proposed Format for a
Library of Congress Machine-Readable Record." By Henriette D. Avram. In
Institute on Information Storage and Retrieval, 2nd, University of Minnesota,
1965. Information Retrieval with Special Reference to the Biomedical Sciences
(Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1966). p. 155-74. |
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ISS planning memo no. 3 (i.e., A Proposed Format
for a Standardized Machine-Readable Catalog Record (master copy) |
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The MARC II Format |
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BOX 61 |
Master Xerox copy |
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BOX 61 |
Preliminary edition (not for
distribution) |
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BOX 61 |
Miscellaneous items about Henriette D. Avram,
but not by her |
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Articles, announcements, etc. in
LCIB |
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The Library of Congress: Services to Congress
(brochure) (1977) |
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"Standardization in Relation to Medical
Librarianship: A Survey." By H. Oatfield. Proceedings of the 3rd
International Congress of Medical Librarianship, Amsterdam, 5-9 May 1969, p.
59-79 (Excerpts Medica International Congress Series, no. 208) |
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American Libraries, April 1976, p. 190-91:
"LC Staff Flux Rivals Changes of I Ching." |
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American Libraries, December 1975, p. 664:
"Processing and the Process of Power at the Library of
Congress." |
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Miscellaneous publications, e.g., Processing
Dept, newsletter |
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Miscellaneous items |
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Translation into Japanese of article by
Henriette Avram, "The Library of Congress—National and International
Automation Activities." (1977) |
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Clipping from Washington Star, January 23,
1966, p. C-ll: "Library of Congress Study Tests Card Index
Network" |
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Press releases—Council on Library
Resources |
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Copies of journal articles |
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Articles, announcements, etc. in
LCIB |
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Handwritten notes (from John G. Lorenz,
Deputy Librarian of Congress) |
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Letters from: |
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Pauline Atherton (May 26,
1970) |
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American Library Association (about MARC
Institutes) |
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John G. Lorenz (Deputy Librarian of
Congress) |
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Congressman John Brademas |
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BOX 61 |
Andrew Aines (COSATI) |
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BOX 61 |
A Decade of MARC in the USA: A Comprehensive
Reference List of the Literature, 1965-1975. By Eileen T. Canning. (Olympia,
Wash.: Evergreen State College, March 1975) 47 p. (Contracted Studies Report:
"MARC System Bibliography") |
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BOX 123 |
MARC Souvenirs |
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Miniature license tags, "MARC," from
Washington, D.C., McDonaldland, Virginia, Rhode Island, Tennessee (3 tags, 2
identical), Maryland, U.S.A., California, U.S.A, '76 Bicentennial, Virgin
Islands. Florida |
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Name tag, "MUMM'S THE WORD," text cut out
from newspaper |
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Miniature liqueur bottle, "Marc," Topas brand
name? |
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BOX 123 |
Cigar, with label "MARK IV," and note
attached from Judith Werdel |
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BOX 123 |
Flowchart—Kay Guiles (labelled "Machine
Input/Procedures, Kay Guiles, April 1966"; in frame with plastic
covering) |
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BOX 123 |
MARC I production charts (originals, with
Xeroxed copies of some charts) |
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BOX 123 |
Title pages and subject (for survey/study, MARC
Pilot Project? Copies of title pages from publications included together with
instructions on how to code) |
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BOX 123 |
Miscellaneous reports |
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BOX 123 |
"The MARC Search Service," Library of
Congress Information Bulletin, February 20, 1976, p. 105 (announcing
capability to search MARC data base online) |
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BOX 123 |
"Processing Department Automation Effort: A
Three- Pronged Approach," (1976? printed (paper) copies of
transparencies) |
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BOX 123 |
Miscellaneous items |
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"Check list for Supervisors" |
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BOX 123 |
Peanuts comic strip |
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Buttons (3) |
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Quote from Theodore Roosevelt, ’It is not the
critic who counts ..." |
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BOX 123 |
Sign, "The Only Reality Is a Working
Program," in Gothic calligraphic letters |
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Panel of drawings of swings, labelled "As
Proposed by the Project Sponsor, As Specified in the Project Request
..." |
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BOX 123 |
Postcards (2), with automation-related
sayings |
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(In plastic sheet protector): clippings from
newspaper about "MARC"—one ad for apartments, author "Marc Reizman," with
note from Ted Leach; diagram "Onward and Upward"—stairs going in "circle"
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MARC Editorial Division 20th
anniversary—Program and invitation, March 15, 1989, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Mumford
Room |
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National Library Network (parts of ad pasted
in manila folder—with caption "For the Most (Library) Service Coast to Coast
picture of Mrs. Avram's head pasted over original, arms cradling map of
U.S.: caption "THINK BIG" at bottom; also note from Mrs. Avram to Carol
Nemeyer, with response) |
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Miscellaneous items |
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(Cartoons, clippings,
illustrations) |
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BOX 123 |
3x5 card (ad for Inforonics) with sample
of MARC record on magnetic tape |
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Invitation to program honoring Mrs. Avram
upon her receipt of the 1974 Federal Woman's Award |
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BOX 123 |
Preliminary catalog card—author, Avram,
Henriette D.; title, "A Proposed Format for a Standardized
Machine-Readable Catalog Record"—stapled to sheet with note from Kay
Guiles |
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BOX 123 |
Color photograph—Mrs. Avram standing in
front of MARC Distribution Service banner and map showing location of
MARC subscribers, 1975? |
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BOX 123 |
Cartoons, pictures, notes, other items
with some reference to MARC or automation |
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Vinyl place mat, "Marc's Place," with
picture of couple driving an old car out in the country |
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BOX 62 |
Lenore S. Maruyama
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Copies of annual reports collected for the archive and miscellaneous
publications. |
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BOX 62 |
Annual reports |
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BOX 62 |
Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress
(FY 1965/66) |
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Information Systems Office (FY
1966/67-1975/76) |
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MARC Development Office (FY
1970/71-1975/76) |
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BOX 62 |
MARC Editorial Division (FY
1969/70-1975/76) |
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BOX 62 |
Cataloging Distribution Service/Card Division
(FY 1969/70-1975/76) |
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BOX 62 |
Libraries and Automation; Proceedings of the
Conference on Libraries and Automation Held at Airlie Foundation, Warrenton,
Virginia, May 26-30, 1963 (1964) |
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Order Division Automated System
(1972) |
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BOX 63-65 |
Susan C. Biebel
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Office files from the Technical Process Research Office and copies of drafts,
reprints, and other documents prepared by the staff members of TPRO, which was
disbanded in 1976. Also microfilm copy of Official Catalog sample, listings, and
copies of cards pulled in June 1969. Plus a COMARC notebook, the ISS Planning
Memorandum series, the MARC Planning Paper series, and other miscellaneous
publications dealing with an automated technical processing system at the Library
of Congress. Ms. Biebel was a staff member of TPRO and had worked on the COMARC
project. |
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Technical Processes Research Office reading
file |
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1967 |
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1968 |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
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1975 |
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1976 |
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Library of Congress—National and international
Cooperation (miscellaneous publications) |
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"The Realities of Interchanging
Machine-Readable Bibliographic Records," by John C. Rather. In The Exchange
of Bibliographic Data and the MARC Format. Austausch bibliographischer Daten
und das MARC Format. Proceedings of the International Seminar on the MARC
Format and the Exchange of Bibliographie Data in Machine Readable Form, . .
. Berlin, June 14th-16th, 1971. (Berlin: Verlag Dokumentation,
Muchen-Pullach) p. 27-35. |
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"Thoughts about a National Name Authority
File," by John C. Rather. (Typescript) 3 p. + 5 unpaged
appendix. |
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"The Library of Congress as the National
Bibliographic Center," by William J. W7elsh. (1st version, typescript)
(1975) 4 p. + chart. |
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"LC Contributions to National Bibliographic
Control," prepared by John C. Rather. (Typescript) (May 1974) 5 p.
(unpaged). |
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Typescript—Untitled paper or speech (LC's
contribution toward effort to build national system of coordinated
bibliographic files in machine- readable form) 18 p. |
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Primary functions of catalog
records. |
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Levels of records in relation to specific
functions. |
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Composition of national data base in
machine- readable form. |
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Types of users. |
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Nature and uses of name
records. |
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Ways to build name authority
file. |
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"Library Networks: An Old Idea in a New
Setting," by William J. Welsh. (Typescript) (October 1973) 8 p. |
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"Planning, Organization, and Direction of
Bibliographic Systems: National Problems and International Solutions," by L.
Quincy Mumford. (Typescript) (1972?) 11 p. |
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BOX 63 |
"Factors Relating to the Design of a MARC
Format for Regional Use," prepared by Henriette D. Avram and John C. Rather.
(November 1972) 6 p. |
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"Indexing Vocabulary for the Legislative
Reference Service; Restatement of the Need, Problems, and Recommended
Solutions," prepared by John C. Rather (Technical Processes Research Office)
in consultation with Frederick J. Rosenthal (Legislative Reference Service).
(Typescript) (November 1968) 15 p. |
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BOX 64 |
Official Catalog sample (June 1969) |
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Two boxes of cards pulled (subsample
J-L) |
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Twenty-four reels of microfilm of
bibliographic records and three reels of security microfilm of authority
records. |
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Computer listings of personal name
headings. |
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COMARC notebook |
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Minutes of meetings |
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Participants (general) |
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Future considerations |
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Individual participants |
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COMARC meetings |
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June 19, 1977 (at American Library
Association conference) |
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February 3, 1977 (at Library of
Congress) |
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Others interested |
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ISS Planning Memorandum |
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no. 1. "Long-Range Plans for Library of
Congress Automation," prepared by Samuel S. Snyder. (November 1964) 8
p. |
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no. 2. "The Systems Analysis of the Library
of Congress," by Barbara E. Markuson. (Draft) (March 1965) 10 p.+
appendixes. |
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no. 3. "A Proposed Format for a Standardized
Machine-Readable Catalog Record," preliminary draft prepared by Henriette D.
Avram, Ruth S. Freitag, Kay D. Guiles. (For Internal Distribution Only)
(June 1965) 110 p. + supplements. |
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BOX 65 |
MARC Planning Papers |
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no. 1. "A Plan for the Systematic Automation
of Technical Processing in the Library of Congress," prepared by Henriette
D. Avram, John C. Rather, Harry Gochman. (October 1971) 18 p. |
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no. 2. "The LC Core Bibliographic System
Project Status Report," prepared by Henriette D. Avram, Susan C. Biebel,
Harry Gochman, James Graber, John C. Rather. (August 1973) 29 p. |
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no. 3. "The LC Core Bibliographie System
Project Status Report No. 2," prepared by Henriette D. Avram, Susan C.
Biebel, Harry Gochman, James S. Gräber, John C. Rather. (May 1974) 7
p. |
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