Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Dean Galloway Letters
- Dates:
- 1956-1968
- Creators:
- Dean Galloway
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Dean Galloway Letters. Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters from Dean to HSC staff with the exception of a few that were written to him by unknown authors. His letters start from the beginning of his two-year librarianship in Iran and continue through his return to the United States. Throughout Dean's letters he gives the HSC staff a glimpse of what it's like to work at the University of Tehran and live in Tehran. He often educates the staff about Iranian culture, regarding history, ceremonies, and holidays.
- Biographical / historical:
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Richard Dean Galloway (1922-2014) was a librarian at Humboldt State College (HSC) for 13 years before he became the Library Director at Stanislaus State College where he served for 23 years. Dean attended HSC and received his Bachelors of Arts in Social Science in 1947 and by 1950 he had received his Masters in Library Science from the University of California, Berkeley. During his career, Dean had the opportunity to travel to Tehran, Iran from 1956-1958 for a librarianship position. The program that brought him to Tehran was the Institute of Administrative Affairs at the University of Tehran. The Institute of Administrative Affairs was created by the United States International Cooperation Administration and the Iranian government, and its purpose was to have American educators instruct Iranian students at the graduate level, on how to operate public administration programs. It was during this time, that Dean's main focus for the institute's library was to improve regular operations and work on special projects. This experience eventually led him to become the Library Director at Stanislaus State College shortly after his return to the United States.
- Acquisition information:
- The letters were in the possession of the Humboldt State University Library Special Collections prior to 1997.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1956-1968
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research by appointment.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to Humboldt State University. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce in any format please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
- Preferred citation:
-
Dean Galloway Letters. Cal Poly Humboldt, Library Special Collections and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Third Floor, Room 3031 Harpst StreetArcata, CA 95521-8299, US
- Contact:
- (707) 826-3419