Dunkin mss., 1942-1977
Summary Information
Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly
Creator
Dunkin, Paul Shaner, 1905-
TitleDunkin mss., 1942-1977
Collection No.
LMC 2274
Extent
ca. 3,000 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Dunkin mss., 1942-1977, consists of
the papers of librarian and library science professor Paul Shaner Dunkin, 1905-1975.
Access Restrictions
Student correspondence, evaluations, and theses-related materials in boxes 2 and 3
are restricted and may not be used.
Biographical Note
Dunkin received both his Ph.D. in Classics and B.S. in Library Science from the
University of Illinois. He worked at the Folger Shakespeare Library from 1937 to
1959, becoming chief of technical services in 1950. He joined the faculty of
Graduate School of Library Service at Rutgers University in 1959 and taught there
until his retirement in 1971. Dunkin wrote many papers on cataloging and
classification, as well as several books including
How to
Catalog a Rare Book
(1951, 1973) and
Bibliography: Tiger or Fat Cat (1975). He was also an active member of
the American Library Association, serving as assistant editor and eventually editor
of ALA’s
Library Resources and Technical Services, as
well as serving on the ALA Council and many other committees.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II.
Teaching; III. Writings; IV. Miscellaneous.
Scope and Content Note
The Dunkin mss., ca. 1960-1974, consist of the papers of librarian and library
science professor Paul Shaner Dunkin, 1905-1975. Included is correspondence with
students, other faculty, professional journals and organizations, and some family
letters. Also present are manuscripts of some of the articles written by Professor
Dunkin, course syllabi and lectures, and offprints of articles by and about him.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Names
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Rutgers University --Faculty
--Archives.
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Folger Shakespeare
Library.
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American Library
Association.
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Dunkin, Paul Shaner, 1905-
--Correspondence.
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Lubetzky, Seymour.
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Richmond, Phyllis
A.
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Topics
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Librarians
--Correspondence.
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College teachers
--Archives.
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Library science.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired, 1987
Usage Restrictions
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Dunkin mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Series:
Box 1
General Correspondence
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
One folder per name unless otherwise indicated. Year or range of years of the
correspondence follows each name. Additional correspondence may be found
throughout the collection.
Allen, Joseph S., 1973
American Association of University Professors, 1971-1972
Angell, Richard S., 1960-1973
Applebaum, Edmond L., 1972
Asheim, Lester, 1953-1960
Atherton, Pauline,1959-1963
Ayrault, Margaret W., 1959-1971
Baker, J. Gerard, 1961
Batchelor, Harold Walter, 1961
Bentz, Dale M., 1960-1975
Boll, John J., 1967
Bibliographical Society of America, 1942-1973
Bibliographical Society of London, 1942-1974
Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1948-1975
Bond, Ethel, 1952-1959
Bowers, Fredson, 1946-1949
Bristol, Roger, 1967
Brown, Margaret C., 1965-1967
Cain, Stith M., 1964
Carnovsky, Ruth F., 1968-1975
Cataloging in Source, 1960
Chaplin, Arthur H., 1957
Childs, James Bennett, 1971-1972
Clapp, Verner W., 1960-1971
Colvin, Laura C., 1960-1970
Denis, Laurent G., 1967-1968
Dreis, Hazel, 1948
Fair, Ethel, 1963-1969
Goldhor, Herbert, 1966-1973
Greer, Agnes F. P., 1955-1960
Herschberger, Geo M., 1973
Hiatt, Peter, 1966-1967
Hickey, Doralyn, 1971-1973
Holley, Edward G., 1974
Journal of Library History, 1965-1974
Katz, Bill, undated
Lancour, Harold, 1973
Lee, Joel M., 1973
The Library Association, 1957-1970
Library Journal, 1971-1975
Lubetzky, Seymour, 1953-1973
(2 folders)
McCrosky, Janet Ellen, 1972
McNabb, Nellie, 1972
Mišić, Jelka,1967-1969
Moon, Eric, 1965-1968
Nyholm, Amy, 1971
Pautzsch, Richard O., 1971
Piternick, George
Prevost, Marie Louise, 1946-1960
Ranz, James, 1951-1962
Rawski, Conrad H., 1967-1972
Reed, Sarah R., 1972-1974
Richmond, Phyllis A., 1959-1975
(2 folders)
Rodell, Elizabeth, 1972-1973
Scobie, James R., 1972
The Shoe String Press, 1970-1977
Sealock, Richard B., 1971-1973
Segal, Joseph, 1972
Shearer, Dade B., 1951-1956
Shoe String Press, 1970-1977
Simonton, Wes.
1973-1974
Tauber, Maurice F., 1953-1966
Thomas, Alan R., 1972
Trinkle, Robert, 1974
Vann, Sarah K., 1974
Verona, Eva, 1961-1968
Weintraub, Benjamin, 1971-1974
Welsh, William J., 1971
Westby, Barbara M., 1971-1972
Series:
Teaching
Class Materials
Arranged alphabetically by class title or subject
Notes, syllabi, printed materials, etc. used by Dunkin during his tenure
at Rutgers University.
Box 1
Analytical bibliography
(3 folders)
Bibliographic organization and description
(2 folders)
Box 2
Bibliography
(2 folders)
Cataloging and classification
(2 folders)
Development and operation of libraries
The Library in society
Social functions of libraries
Subject analysis
(2 folders)
Technical Services
Class registers, 1950-1953,
1958-1970/71
(4 folders)
Students, A-D
Correspondence, evaluations, theses-related materials, etc.
These files are RESTRICTED and may not be used.
Box 3
Students, E-Z
Correspondence, evaluations, theses-related materials, etc.
These files are RESTRICTED and may not be used.
Miscellaneous
(4 folders)
Cataloging manual; correspondence with Dean Ralph R. Shaw; faculty
bibliography; Graduate School of Library Service bulletins, 1970-1971 and
1971-1972;
miscellaneous memos
Series:
Writings
Box 3
Bibliography: Tiger or Fat Cat.
Outlines of chapters, drafts, draft pages, proof
(5 folders)
"Four S’s."
Unpublished short
story
"From Pig to Man."
Article
published in
Toward a Theory of
Librarianship
(1973)
How to Catalog a Rare Book.
Correspondence, 1963-1973; proposed changes to 1951 edition; typescript of 2nd edition, rev. 1971
(3 folders)
Box 4
How to Catalog a Rare Book
(cont.). Research
Piercy, Esther June (1905-1967). Article for
The Dictionary of American Library
Biography
(1978)
Richard Heston Shoemaker: The Library School Years.
Article
Untitled and undated novel and short stories
(2 folders)
Series:
Miscellaneous
Box 4
American Library Association. Correspondence, 1968-1976; David
Clift Festschrift; by-laws, constitution, budget, etc.; Margaret Mann
Citation, 1967-1968; royalty statements
(5 folders)
American Library Association, Resources and Technical Services
Division. Board of directors minutes, 1972; materials relating to Cataloging in Source
proposal, 1960
(2 folders)
Biographical and genealogical. Includes notes on family members
and a family tree with several photographs
Book orders. Receipts, 1946-1974
(4 folders)
Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog Office outline; report on
collections and catalog; correspondence, memos, etc. pertaining to Louis
B. Wright
(3 folders)
Printed articles and reprints by and about Dunkin, 1944-1977
(5 folders)
Printed. Miscellaneous
