Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Mathies, M. Lorraine (Mary Lorraine), 1919-
- Abstract:
- Mary Lorraine Mathies (1919- ) worked as a collections librarian at the Federal Advanced Teachers College in Lagos, Nigeria, while a library consultant for USAID and the Nigerian Ministry of Education (1962-63). In 1964, she became the head of the education and psychology library at UCLA. The collection consists of professional papers, including printed background material on education, of Dr. Mathies while serving as librarian for a USAID/UCLA School of Education project to set up a library at the Federal Advanced Teacher Colleges in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of professional papers, including printed background material on education, of Dr. Lorraine Mathies while serving as librarian for a USAID/UCLA School of Education project to set up a library at the Federal Advanced Teacher Colleges in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mary Lorraine Mathies was born on October 29, 1919 in Newton, Iowa; AB, University of Denver, 1948; MA (1957) and Ed.D (1967), UCLA; worked as a collections librarian at the Federal Advanced Teachers College in Lagos, Nigeria, while a library consultant for USAID and the Nigerian Ministry of Education, 1962-63; in 1964 she became the head of the education and psychology library at UCLA.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lorraine Mathies, September 1980.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988