Overview
Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. Library Development
Division.
Texas Conference on
Library and Information Services records
1970-1978
(bulk 1978)
These records of the
Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
consist largely of correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, newsclippings,
address lists, status reports, press releases and meeting agenda. Records date
from 1970 to 1978 with the bulk of the material dated 1978. Correspondents
include staff from the Texas State Library, members of various committees and
task forces and delegates to the conferences. Records reflect the management,
negotiations, finances, rules, procedures, logistics, and details involved in
coordinating Texas Conference on Library and Information Services (TCLIS) and
in the election and orientation processes for delegates and alternates to both
the TCLIS and the White House Conference on Library and Information Services
(WHCLIS).
0.94 cubic
ft.
English.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
None.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Texas Conference on Library and Information
Services records, Library Development Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
Agency History
The Texas Conference on Library and Information Services (TCLIS) was
one of more than fifty conferences held in the states and territories in
preparation for the White House Conference on Library and Information Services
(WHCLIS) held in Washington from October 28 to November 2 of 1979. The call for
the conference was contained in Public Law (PL) 93-568 that was a joint
resolution passed by the 93rd Congress on December 31, 1974. The stated purpose
of the White House Conference was ...to develop
recommendations for the further improvement of the Nation's libraries and
information centers and their use by the public. This legislation
authorized the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)
to make technical and financial assistance available to the states and
territories to enable them to organize and conduct conferences and other
meetings as needed in preparation for the White House Conference.
Town Hall Meetings were held throughout Texas on September 12, 1978 to
gather community input and recommendations for the 200 TCLIS delegates to
consider at the conference held in Austin November 16-18, 1978. From the 200
delegates to TCLIS, 19 delegates and 8 alternates were selected to attend the
WHCLIS. Final resolutions were drafted at the TCLIS to be brought by the Texas
delegation for consideration at the WHCLIS.
Scope and Contents of the Records
These records of the Library Development Division of the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission consist largely of correspondence, memoranda,
newsletters, newsclippings, address lists, status reports, press releases and
meeting agenda. Records date from 1970 to 1978 with the bulk of the material
dated 1978. Correspondents include staff from the Texas State Library, members
of various committees and task forces and delegates to the conferences. Records
reflect the management, negotiations, finances, rules, procedures, logistics,
and details involved in coordinating Texas Conference on Library and
Information Services (TCLIS) and in the election and orientation processes for
delegates and alternates to both the TCLIS and the White House Conference on
Library and Information Services (WHCLIS).
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Arrangement of the Records
These records are arranged in original order which appears to be
random.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Corporate Names:
White House Conference on
Library and Information Services.
Texas Conference on
Library and Information Services (1978 : Austin, Tex.)
Subjects:
Libraries--Texas--Congresses.
Information
services--Texas.
Public
relations--Libraries.
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Libraries--1970-1978.
Clippings--Texas--Libraries--1970-1978.
Resolutions--Texas--Libraries--1970-1978.
Press
releases--Texas--Libraries--1970-1978.
Functions:
Promoting libraries.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State
Archives
Texas Library Association Records, 1904-1993, approximately
76 cubic ft. (unprocessed)
Texas Library Association Records, 1967-1997, approximately
25 cubic ft. (unprocessed)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Library
Development Division, Texas Conference on Libraries and Information Services
and White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services records,
1979-1991 (bulk 1989-1991), 6 cubic ft.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Library
Development Division, Texas Conference on Library and Information Services
records (unprocessed)
Processing Information
Lisa M. H. Luján, May 1993
Accession Information
Accession number: 1992/071
These records were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the
Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
on February 21, 1992.
Detailed Description of the Records
Texas Conference on Library and Information Services,
1970-1978,
0.94 cubic ft.
1992/071-1
TCLIS - 1978 Materials
1992/071-1
Planning Committee Mail-outs,
1978
1992/071-1
Program Task Force,
1978
1992/071-1
Program Design,
1978
1992/071-1
Discussion Leaders,
1978
1992/071-1
Staff Communications,
1978
1992/071-1
Conference Budget,
1977-78
1992/071-1
TCLIS - Materials -
1978
1992/071-1
Issues and Delegate Orientation,
1978
1992/071-2
Information Brochure,
1978
1992/071-2
Background Papers,
1978
1992/071-2
Town Hall Meetings,
1978
1992/071-2
Delegate Orientation,
1978
1992/071-2
Resolutions,
1977-78
1992/071-2
Rules and WHC (White House Conference) Delegate
Selection,
1978
1992/071-2
NCLIS (National Conference on Library and Information
Services),
1970-1978