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Memo, Virginia Steele to Mississippi Summer Project librarians; July 28, 1964

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Memo, Virginia Steele to Mississippi Summer Project librarians; July 28, 1964
Transcript

TO: Mississippi Summer Project Librarians
FROM: Library Co-coordinator Virginia Steele
[Address and phone number extracted]
Greenville, Mississippi
RE: Accomplishment, Problems, Suggestions

I. Acknowledged: No previous coordination effort.
Suggest you sound off about it. Would relieve you and me, too.

II. I would like to circulate a resumé of the response to this communication. Please give your best thought [sic] and the most complete information. (Don't be ashamed of what you think you haven't done. All of us have had unforeseeable problems, made radical reversals of decisions, etc. If you have any books out for use at all you may have done nobly to get them there.)

III. Questions (guide). (Answer on sheet.)

Library

1. Where is library located:

a. address
b. describe location and situation
c. give appx. room space
d. --shelf space

2. How is library being used?

a. circulation figures, if possible
b. description of use
c. hours open
d. classification and shelf arrangement
e. cataloging
f. circulation procedures

3. Other comments

Book Stock or Collection

1. What books are being used the most?

2. What kinds of books have you gotten?

3. How did the books come to you?

4. Have you sent any to other places?

5. How many books are in storage (indicate boxed or unboxed:

a. sorted
b. unsorted

6. What kind of storage place are the books in:

a. address, if not at center:
b. space and condition of place (rats, leaks, mildew danger, etc.)

Object Description

Identifier	mus-ellin084
Title	Memo, Virginia Steele to Mississippi Summer Project librarians; July 28, 1964
Description	Memo from Virginia Steele, co-coordinator of the Mississippi Summer Project libraries, to librarians, dated July 28, 1964. Discusses improvements to the library collections, services offered, and various projects within the libraries.
Creator	Steele, Virginia.
Date	28 July 1964
Coverage (time period)	1964
Subject	Libraries. Library administration. Mississippi Freedom Project.
Mississippi county	Forrest County (Miss.)
Geographic location	Hattiesburg (Miss.)
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 5-page document.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Contributors	Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m323.htm; This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection.
Source	Box 2, Folder 4
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File extension	JPG
Color space	RGB

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Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
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Transcript	Memo, Virginia Steele to Mississippi Summer Project librarians; July 28, 1964 Transcript TO: Mississippi Summer Project Librarians FROM: Library Co-coordinator Virginia Steele [Address and phone number extracted] Greenville, Mississippi RE: Accomplishment, Problems, Suggestions I. Acknowledged: No previous coordination effort. Suggest you sound off about it. Would relieve you and me, too. II. I would like to circulate a resumé of the response to this communication. Please give your best thought [sic] and the most complete information. (Don't be ashamed of what you think you haven't done. All of us have had unforeseeable problems, made radical reversals of decisions, etc. If you have any books out for use at all you may have done nobly to get them there.) III. Questions (guide). (Answer on sheet.) Library 1. Where is library located: a. address b. describe location and situation c. give appx. room space d. --shelf space 2. How is library being used? a. circulation figures, if possible b. description of use c. hours open d. classification and shelf arrangement e. cataloging f. circulation procedures 3. Other comments Book Stock or Collection 1. What books are being used the most? 2. What kinds of books have you gotten? 3. How did the books come to you? 4. Have you sent any to other places? 5. How many books are in storage (indicate boxed or unboxed: a. sorted b. unsorted 6. What kind of storage place are the books in: a. address, if not at center: b. space and condition of place (rats, leaks, mildew danger, etc.)
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