Descriptive Summary
Davis, Donald G.
Davis, Donald, Papers
1950-2005
Materials are written in English.
2010-012
6 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Donald Davis Papers, 1950-2005, contain the administrative files of Davis while a
faculty member of the UT Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS),
now the UT School of Information. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs,
printed material, publications, programs, notes, newsletters, and other documents
relate to the planning of the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the GSLIS, especially
in regards to his involvement with the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) and the
development of the program. The reports and memoranda about GSLIS, the faculty, and
the GSC emphasize the importance of faculty-student-administration relationships and
the school’s place within the university as well as within the field of library and
information science.
Biographical Note
Professor Emeritus Donald Gordon Don Davis, Jr.,
taught from 1971 until his retirement in 2006 at the University of Texas at Austin’s
Graduate School in Library and Information Science (GSLIS), renamed the School of
Information in 2002, and the Department of History. He earned a Ph.D. in Library
Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1972 and a M.A.T.S. from Austin
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1996. Throughout his career, Davis actively
participated on numerous committees and round tables of library and historical
associations, including the American Library Association, the Association for the
Bibliography of History, Association for Library and Information Science Education,
Fellowship of Christian Librarians and Information Specialists, International
Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and the Texas Library
Association, among others. Davis wrote The Association of
American Library Schools, 1915-1968: An Analytical History (1974) and
Bibliography and Chronology of Texas Library History,
1685-2000 (2002). From 1977 to 2005, he edited the Journal of Library History, now Libraries & the Cultural
Record, and co-authored 14 books.
Source:
Davis, Don. Donald G. Davis, Jr. School of
Information, UT Austin. http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~dgdavis/ (accessed July 19, 2010).
Scope and Contents
The Donald Davis Papers, 1950-2005, contain the administrative files of Davis while a
faculty member of the UT Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS),
now the UT School of Information. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, photographs,
printed material, publications, programs, notes, newsletters, and other documents
relate to the planning of the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the GSLIS, especially
in regards to his involvement with the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) and the
development of the program. The reports and memoranda about GSLIS, the faculty, and
the GSC emphasize the importance of faculty-student-administration relationships and
the school’s place within the university as well as within the field of library and
information science.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
These papers are stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact
repository for retrieval.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Davis, Donald G. -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
University of Texas at Austin. Graduate School of
Library and Information Science.
University of Texas at Austin. School of
Information.
University of Texas at Austin. Graduate School of
Library Science.
Subjects
Library science -- Texas -- Austin.
Library schools -- Texas -- Austin.
Library education -- Texas -- Austin.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History --
Sources.
Preferred Citation
Donald Davis Papers, 1950-2005, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the UT Ephemera Collection.
Related Material
See also UT Graduate
School of Library and Information Science Records, 1921-2001; UT
Graduate School of Library Science Students Association Records, 1950-1972; and UT
Graduate School Records, 1965-1996
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Erin Schuelke, March 2010, and Laurel Rozema, July 2010.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2010-012/1a
Quarters-Blueprints,
1982
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Photos,
1957-1964, undated
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CPT Files,
undated
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Boorstin Party,
1976
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GSLS Reports,
1975-1978, 1985
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Report of the Centennial Commission,
1983
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Graduate Education: Goals and Objectives,
1975, 1987
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GSLIS Announcement Programs,
1970-1992
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40th GSLIS Celebration,
1987-1988
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GSC,
1995, 2005
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GSLIS Commencement Printed Materials,
1994-1998, 2000-2002
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Centennial Commencement Programs and Printed Materials
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University of Texas Commencement Programs and Printed Materials,
1984, 1988-1993, 2002-2005
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University of Texas Printed Materials,
1998-2002, undated
2010-012/1b
Self Study, Faculty,
1972-1975
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Notes,
undated
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Memos, News Clipping, and Degree List,
1988, undated
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50th Anniversary of GSLIS stickers and postcard,
1998
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Roster of Alumni,
1950-1998
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LHRT,
1997-1998
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GSLIS 50th Anniversary:
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General,
1998
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Panel name cards,
1998
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Itineraries and correspondence,
1998
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50th Anniversary Committee,
1998
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Texas Center for the Book,
1998
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Address Lists, Correspondence, and Notes,
1998, undated
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science,
1980
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Photocopy of Beta Phi Mu Award for Good Teaching 1969 to Esther L. Stallmann from Katharine M. Stokes, President, on behalf of Beta Phi Mu Award Committee,
1969
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Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) files:
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GSC Memorandum, re: Summary of GSLIS Faculty Research and Scholarly Contributions,
May 1, 1996
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Review of Doctoral Program in Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin by Terry L. Weech and Diane L. Schallert, submitted
November 16, 2001
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GSC files,
1992-2004
2010-012/3
Comprehensive Papers and Questions,
1971-1974, undated
2010-012/3
Publicity/Publications,
1972-1974, undated
2010-012/3
GSLIS promotional items,
undated
2010-012/3
Graduate Studies Committee,
1972-1977, 1979, 1982
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School Name Change,
2002
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MARRBLE Roundtable News,
1990, 1992
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GSC Teacher Recommendations,
1997, 1999, undated
2010-012/3
GSLIS folder
2010-012/3
GSLIS Interim Dean,
2001-2002
2010-012/3
Admin/Team,
2001-2002
2010-012/3
Executive Committee,
1990-1991, 1988
2010-012/3
GSLIS Doctoral Program,
2000-2002
2010-012/3
COA,
1991
2010-012/3
Comprehensive Examination,
1973-1974
2010-012/3
Self Study Report, Updated,
1985
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Self Study Report, Volumes 1-2,
1984
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Reports of Student Practicums at SWTSU Library,
1973-1975
2010-012/4
Graduate School folder with Student letters and envelopes,
1978
2010-012/4
Exec. Committee,
1983-1989
2010-012/4
Evaluation correspondence,
1967, 1977, 1985
2010-012/4
Self-Study COA,
1983-1984
2010-012/4
GSLIS Reports,
1975-1977, 1991
2010-012/4
Study Committee,
1983
2010-012/4
Faculty Meetings,
1971-1977
2010-012/4
Promotion and Tenure Committee,
1969-1973, 1975, 1977-1979, 1984
2010-012/4
On Campus newsletter,
1984
(two copies)
2010-012/4
University of Kentucky correspondence and printed materials,
1983
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Printed material,
1984, 1986
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Colloquium,
1982-1986
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Accreditation Committee,
1985
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GSLIS Dean Search,
1996-1997
2010-012/4
Bush Commencement,
1990
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UT printed materials,
1971, undated
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GSC,
2002-2003, 2005
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A. Baker,
1978-1979
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Colloquium,
1974-1980
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Strategic Planning Committee,
1992-1994
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On Campus,
1999
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Promotion and Tenure,
1999-2002
2010-012/5
Alumni Newsletters,
1973-2002
2010-012/5
Self-Study Report, Volumes 1-2,
1991
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Self-Study Report,
1975
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COA-Faculty,
1990-1991, undated
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Graduate Studies Committee,
1975-1976
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GSC Committee,
1974-1975
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Grads Studies Committee,
1974
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Colloquium Committees,
1980-1984
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Colloquium-Irving,
1982
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Colloquia,
1974-1977, 1980, 1982-1983
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Corporate Bibliography,
1982