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History of the book : oral history transcript : thirty years at UC Berkeley's School of Librarianship and study of early American printers, 1963-1993 / 2001.
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Title:

History of the book : oral history transcript: thirty years at UC Berkeley's School of Librarianship and study of early American printers, 1963-1993 / 2001
Library School oral history series

Creator/Contributor:

Harlan, Robert D., creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

McCreery, Laura, interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Early life and education in Nebraska and at the University of Michigan; army service during World War II; dissertation on William Strahan; faculty career at University of Southern California library school (1960-1963) and UC Berkeley's School of Librarianship (1963-1993); teaching of reference and bibliography; serving as associate dean of the School of Librarianship; deanships of Raynard Swank, Patrick Wilson, Michael Buckland; scholarly studies of David Magee, John Henry Nash, and other American fine printers; rare books and The Bancroft Library.

Date:

2001 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
University of California, Berkeley. -- School of Librarianship -- History
Librarians -- California -- Interviews
Printers -- United States -- Study and teaching
Rare books -- Study and teaching

Note:

Robert D. Harlan ; with an introduction by Fay M. Blake. Interviews conducted by Laura McCreery in 2000. Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Forms part of the Library School oral history series.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Audio tape recording of the interviews also available. Shelved as Phonotape 3187 C:1-7.
Also available online.
Duplicate transcript: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Volume includes index.

Type:

biography
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

print
1 v. (ix, 124 p.) : port. ; 29 cm.
7 sound cassettes.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.