Melvin Voigt Papers, 1938-2000 (MSS 170)

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Papers of Melvin Voigt, first University Librarian (1960-1976) at the University of California, San Diego. The materials relate to Voigt's professional career in library science as an editor, writer, reviewer, researcher, and consultant.

Born in Upland, California, on March 12, 1911, Melvin J. Voigt received an A.B. in mathematics from Bluffton College (Ohio) in 1933 and a masters of library science from the University of Michigan in 1938. Voigt held numerous positions in library administration, management, and teaching during his career- librarian at the University of Michigan (1935-1942), librarian and professor of library science at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (1946-1952), assistant librarian and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley (1952-1959), library director at Kansas State University (1959-1960), and University Librarian at the University of California, San Diego (1960-1976).

Voigt's research interests included scientific information and an understanding of scientists' uses of information. He held a Senior Fulbright Research Fellowship at the University of Copenhagen (1958-1959) and at the Institut fur Dokumentation (1974-1975) in Frankfurt, Germany.

Voigt served as a library management and data processing consultant to a number of universities and government organizations. He was the American representative on UNESCO's Advisory Committee on Bibliography, Documentation and Terminology between 1961 and 1965, and a member of the National Library of Medicine's Biomedical Review Committee from 1967 to 1971.

As the first University Librarian at the University of California, San Diego, Mel Voigt began in 1960 to build a library system for the campus. He developed a cost-saving plan to purchase core books for the three new UC campuses - San Diego, Irvine, and Santa Cruz - and oversaw the acquisition of 1.2 million volumes for San Diego by his retirement in 1976. In 1973, Voigt developed a library acquisition policy model, known as the Voigt Model, for UC campuses other than UCB and UCLA based on requirements for general university programs, professional programs, level of undergraduate enrollment, and ease of access to the UCLA and Berkeley collections.

Mel Voigt died on February 4, 2000.

The papers of Melvin J. Voigt relate to his professional career in library science and include correspondence, journal articles and reports, book reviews, and speeches and lectures. Also included are materials documenting consulting work, grant projects, editing, and committee and professional activities. Not included in the collection are files generated as the UCSD University Librarian; although, there are several files documenting the history of the UCSD Library. Arranged in seven series: 1) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, 3) WRITINGS, 4) CONSULTING PROJECTS, 5) GRANT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS, 6) COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, and 7) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.

For more on the history of the UC San Diego Library and Voigt's role in its development, see Administrative Files of the University Librarian (RSS 1030).

Container List

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 1) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS: Arranged alphabetically, contains biographical materials including curriculum vitae, clippings and articles about Voigt, photographs, and retirement and memorial documentation. Also included are several files related to the history of the UCSD Library and Voigt's role in its development.

Box 1 Folder 1
Award - Certificate of Meritorious Service, San Diego Historical Society, 1969
Box 1 Folder 2
Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1946 - 1952
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Clippings and articles about Voigt - Includes an article by Anna M. Heilmaier titled, "Minnesota," Special Library Association - Its First Fifty Years, 1909-1959 , 1952 - 1981
Box 1 Folder 4
Curricula vitae
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Graduate School of Library and Information Science (UCLA) 290 - Research Methodology. Includes lecture notes, correspondence with Dean Robert M. Hayes, and notes, Fall 1977
Box 1 Folder 6
Notes from a discussion between Dr. Revelle and Mr. Melvin J. Voigt from Manhattan, Kansas, May 27, 1960
Box 1 Folder 7
Oral history transcript - Interview by Harry Tuchmayer, 1981
Box 1 Folder 8
Photographs of Voigt and others
Box 1 Folder 9
Retirement, April - August 1976
Box 1 Folder 10
Symposium on the Responsibility of the University Library Collection in Meeting the Needs of its Campus... - In honor of the retirement of University Librarian Melvin J. Voigt, September 17, 1976
Box 1 Folder 11
Tribute to Melvin J. Voigt - Memorial service, March 3, 2000
Box 1 Folder 12
Tuberculosis and Health Association of San Diego County - Includes clippings, newsletter, and photograph with Astronaut Scott Carpenter, April - November, 1969
Box 1 Folder 13-14
UCSD Library - History, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia
Box 1 Folder 15
UCSD Library Planning - Includes correspondence with Stephen Salmon, 1976 - 1980

CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 2) CORRESPONDENCE: Arranged alphabetically, is comprised of letters from colleagues, library administrators, professional societies, and corporations.

Box 1 Folder 16
A - Miscellaneous
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Regarding symposium "Operation Knowledge", 1951 - 1953
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American Library Association (ALA), 1944 - 1989
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Asheim, Lester (University of Chicago, dean), 1958
Box 1 Folder 20
B - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 21
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. (Wesley Fuller, acting director of publication), 1956
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Bishop, William Warner, 1946
Box 1 Folder 23
Bjorkbom, Carl, 1949 - 1950
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Blanchard, J. Richard, 1974
Box 1 Folder 25
Britton, James - Includes clippings, 1978
Box 1 Folder 26
Brooklyn College Library of the City University of New York (H. G. Bousfield, chairman), 1967
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Brown, Charles H., 1945 - 1953
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Brown, Karl, 1948 - 1951
Box 1 Folder 29
C - Miscellaneous
Box 1 Folder 30
Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1946 - 1952
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Carrier Corporation (Herbert L. Laube, vice-president), 1942
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Coney, Donald, 1958 - 1960
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Cornell University, 1973
Box 1 Folder 34
D- Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 1
Doherty, Robert E. (Carnegie Institute of Technology, president), 1946 - 1950
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Downs, Robert B., 1974
Box 2 Folder 3
E - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 4
F - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 5
G - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 6
General Mills, Inc., 1942 - 1952
Box 2 Folder 7
Gjelsness, Rudolph H., 1946 - 1950
Box 2 Folder 8
Gratz, Delbert, 1957 - 1987
Box 2 Folder 9
H - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 10
Hellyer, Dave, 1975 - 1977
Box 2 Folder 11
Heyneman, Alan L. (New York Public Library, chief of personnel office), 1957
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Holly, James F., 1964
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I - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 14
Institute for Scientific Information (Robert L. Hayne, associate publisher and chief editor), 1972
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J - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 16
K - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 17
Kansas State University (A. L. Pugsley, dean of academic administration) - Includes newspaper clippings, 1958 - 1960
Box 2 Folder 18
L - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 19
Library Journal (John N. Berry III, assistant editor), 1951 - 1965
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Library of Congress, 1950 - 1963
Box 2 Folder 21
Library Resources and Technical Services (Esther J. Piercy, editor), 1962
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Library Science Alumni Society, 1986
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Luther, Wilhelm Martin, 1960
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M - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 25
McClennen, Joshua, 1951
Box 2 Folder 26
Mumford, L. Quincy, 1954 - 1958
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Munn, Ralph (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, director), 1946
Box 2 Folder 28
N - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 29
O - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 30
Pan American Union (Hester Meigs, editor of LEA), 1949 - 1950
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Pennsylvania Library Association, 1978 - 1981
Box 2 Folder 32
R - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 33
Rice, Warner G., 1946
Box 2 Folder 34
S - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 35
Snyder, Arnold, 1984
Box 2 Folder 36
Southworth, H. R., 1975
Box 2 Folder 37
Special Libraries Association, Inc., 1942 - 1990
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Starr, Helen K., 1947
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Strout, Ruth French, 1954 - 1960
Box 2 Folder 40
Swanson, Don R., 1971
Box 2 Folder 41
Szilard, Gertrud Weiss (regarding Leo Szilard) - Includes photograph, 1977
Box 2 Folder 42
Teaudt, Lillian, 1974 - 1975
Box 2 Folder 43
T - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 44
U - Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 45
University of California, Berkeley (regarding appointment), 1952
Box 2 Folder 46
University of California, San Diego, 1956 - 1987
Box 2 Folder 47
University of Kansas, 1951 - 1974
Box 2 Folder 48
University of Michigan, 1951
Box 2 Folder 49
University of Minnesota, 1986 - 1987
Box 2 Folder 50
University of Oregon, 1973
Box 3 Folder 1
V - Miscellaneous
Box 3 Folder 2
Voorhoeve, N. A. J. (Secretary General of Netherlands), 1960
Box 3 Folder 3
Vosper, Robert, 1959 - 1960
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W - Miscellaneous
Box 3 Folder 5
Wendt, Paul, 1970
Box 3 Folder 6
Willson, C. O., 1950
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Wilson, Pete, 1978
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Wyer, Malcolm G., 1945
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Z - Miscellaneous
Box 3 Folder 10
Zimmerman, Lee F., 1946 - 1947

WRITINGS

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 3) WRITINGS: Arranged in three subseries: A) Journal Articles and Papers, B) Book Reviews, and C) Speeches and Lectures. The Journal Articles and Papers subseries contains articles published in library science journals and numerous "letters to the editor." The Book Reviews subseries is arranged alphabetically by title of book reviewed. The Speeches and Lectures subseries documents Voigt's many speaking engagements and is arranged by title.

Journal Articles and Papers

Box 3 Folder 11
Acquisition Rates in University Libraries - Includes reprint, final draft, and correspondence, 1974 - 1975
Box 3 Folder 12
Automation and the Library of Congress - Draft, 1963
Box 3 Folder 13
Books for Today: A University Library's Contribution to the Community - Draft, undated
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California. University of California Libraries - Includes reprint, draft, and correspondence, 1969
Box 3 Folder 15
Calling the Commission: Part I - With Ervin J. Gaines, et al. Includes final draft, correspondence, and photocopy of article , May 1, 1967
Box 3 Folder 16
Carnegie Institute of Technology Library Annual Reports - Final drafts, 1946 - 1951
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Carnegie's Program - Reprint, November 15, 1951
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Computer Processing of Serial Records, with George Vdovin, et al. Reprint, Winter 1963
Box 3 Folder 19
Costs of Data Processing in University Libraries, with Don S. Culbertson and James R. Cox. Photocopy of article, November, 1963
Box 3 Folder 20
Development and Use of a Classified Catalog for Periodical Literature in Selected Subject Fields - Includes drafts, reprint, and correspondence with I. M. Frost, 1946
Box 3 Folder 21
Diversity in Processing for Research Libraries - Brieflisting as a Case in Point. Includes drafts and correspondence, 1964
Box 3 Folder 22
Do College Radio Series Pay? - Photocopy of article, September 15, 1948
Box 3 Folder 23
Duplication of Services in Science and Engineering Departmental Libraries at the University of Michigan - Presented as a term paper in courses 221 and 222, 1938
Box 3 Folder 24
Education for Special Librarianship - Introduction by Voigt. Reprint, 1954
Box 3 Folder 25
EURONET (European Information Network) - Europe's Plan for a Coordinated Information System. Includes drafts and correspondence , May 15, 1976

See also: Series 3C - "Euronet."

Box 3 Folder 26
Expansion and Change - Annual Report of the Libraries of the University of California 1956/57. Reprint
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Family Backpack Trip in the Sierra - Final draft, May 25, 1989
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Farrell Library - Today at the Bottom, Tomorrow...? Reprint, December 1959
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Fragment of a Sierra Diary - August 1963. Drafts
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Kings Canyon Holiday - Includes drafts, reprint and correspondence, October, 1955
Box 3 Folder 31
LC and Automation - Photocopy of article, March 1, 1964
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Letter to American Libraries - Includes draft and correspondence, November, 1977
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Letter to the editor of College and Research Libraries - Includes draft and correspondence, May, 1977
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Letter to the editor of Journal of Academic Librarianship - Includes draft and correspondence, May, 1979
Box 3 Folder 35
Letter to the editor of San Diego Magazine - Includes draft and correspondence, March 6, 1985
Box 3 Folder 36
Letters to CU News - Newsletters, 1958 - 1959
Box 3 Folder 37
Letters to Tracings - Newsletters and drafts, 1974 - 1976
Box 3 Folder 38
Libraries - Stockpiles or Communication Centers? Includes reprint and summary of paper for December 30, 1951 symposium "Operation Knowledge"
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Library - A New Phenomena at Carnegie. Final draft and photocopy of article, March, 1950
Box 3 Folder 40
Library in Research - Includes final draft and correspondence, 1947
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Library Tour for School Librarians - Final draft, October 14, 1966
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Libros Publicados Recientemente en los Estados Unidos Sobre Quimica, Fisica y Materias Afines de Ingenieria - Reprint, January, 1950
Box 3 Folder 43
Model and Procedure for Determining Acquisition Rates at Campuses Other than UCB and UCLA - Draft, August 7, 1973

See also: Series 6 - "Ad Hoc Committee on UC Nine Campus Library Acquisitions Policy."

Box 3 Folder 44
New Campuses Program, with Joseph H. Treyz. Includes draft and photocopy of article, May 15, 1965
Box 3 Folder 45
Politics of Books - UCSD-Alumni story on library. Includes drafts and photocopy of article, April, 1973
Box 3 Folder 46
Professional Functions and Special Skills of Librarians - Includes draft, correspondence, and photocopy of article, 1969
Box 3 Folder 47
Ratio of Professional to Clerical Staff - Photocopy of article, January, 1955
Box 4 Folder 1
Rationale for Voigt Model for Acquisition of Current Books and Journals - Draft, July 27, 1973

See also: Series 6 - "Ad Hoc Committee on UC Nine Campus Library Acquisitions Policy."

Box 4 Folder 2
Recent American Books in Chemistry, Physics and Related Engineering Fields - Final draft, undated
Box 4 Folder 3
Research in Librarianship, with Carl M. White. Final copy , December, 1967
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Researcher and His Sources of Scientific Information - Includes notes, final draft and reprint, 1959

See also: Series 3C - "Researcher and His Sources of Scientific Information" and Series 5A - "Commission in Denmark - Correspondence, 1957-1959."

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Research Library - A Profit-Making Institution. Photocopy of article, Winter 1948
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RTSD (Resources and Technical Services Division) President's Report 1960-1961 - Photocopy of article
Box 4 Folder 7
Response to Questions and Comments on May 1, 1973. Draft of "Model and Procedure for Determining..." - Draft, August 2, 1973

See also: Series 6 - "Ad Hoc Committee on UC Nine Campus Library Acquisitions Policy."

Box 4 Folder 8
Scientific and Technical Librarianship - Reprint. Also includes an introduction by Voigt as the editor of The Library Quarterly , January, 1954
Box 4 Folder 9
Scientific Bibliography in England and America Before 1900 - Presented as a term paper in Library Science 202, 1938
Box 4 Folder 10
Scientific Periodicals as a Basic Requirement for Engineering and Agricultural Research - Includes final draft and reprint, July, 1947
Box 4 Folder 11
Scientists' Approaches to Information - Includes correspondence, drafts, ACRL monograph, and final draft, 1959

See also: Series 5A - "Commission in Denmark - Research project publication, 1958-1961."

Box 4 Folder 12
Sierra Morning and Evening - Final draft, undated
Box 4 Folder 13
Sierra Rhapsody - Final draft and article in CU News , September 27, 1957
Box 4 Folder 14
Skirmish Line - Includes photocopy of article, final draft, and correspondence, June, 1976
Box 4 Folder 15
Subject Headings in Physics - Includes correspondence and clippings, 1944
Box 4 Folder 16
Training for Special Librarianship - Includes final draft and photocopy of article, June, 1947
Box 4 Folder 17
Trend Toward Mechanization in Libraries - Includes reprint, final draft, and correspondence, October, 1956
Box 4 Folder 18
UCSD Libraries - 1960 to 1976. Final copy, June, 1976
Box 4 Folder 19
Undergraduate Training in the Use of Printed Materials in Engineering and Science - Includes reprint, draft, and correspondence, May, 1953
Box 4 Folder 20
University Librarian UCSD, 1960-1976. Includes final draft, and correspondence, March 19, 1994
Box 4 Folder 21
Use of Periodicals in Petroleum Research, with B. G. Hardie. Reprint, May 18, 1950
Box 4 Folder 22
Miscellaneous notes

Book Reviews

Box 4 Folder 23
List of book reviews (incomplete)
Box 4 Folder 24
Bibliographical Services Throughout the World, 1950-1959 by Robert L. Collison (1962) - Includes final draft and correspondence , February - April, 1962
Box 4 Folder 25
Classified Catalog, Basic Principles and Practices by Jesse H. Shera and Margaret E. Egan (1956) - Includes drafts and correspondence, 1956 - 1957
Box 4 Folder 26
Computer and the Library by N. S. M. Cox, et al. (1967) - Includes final draft and correspondence, 1966 - 1967
Box 4 Folder 27
Computer Based Information Retrieval Systems by Bernard Houghton, ed. (1969) - Includes final draft and correspondence, February - April, 1969
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Computer-Based Library and Information Systems by By J. P. Henley (1970) - Includes final draft and correspondence, April - July, 1970
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Documentation in Action by Jesse H. Shera, et al. (1956) - Includes drafts and correspondence, April - October, 1957
Box 4 Folder 30
Information Work Today by Bernard Houghton, ed. (1967) - Includes final draft and correspondence , May - August, 1967
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Inquiry into Testing of Information Retrieval Systems by Case Western Reserve University - Comparative Systems Laboratory (1968) - Final Technical Report. Includes final draft and correspondence, 1968 - 1969
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Interface: Library Automation with Special Reference to Computing Activity by C. K. Balmforth and N. S. M. Cox, eds. (1971) - Includes final draft and correspondence, February, 1972
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Investigation Concerning the Modification of the University of Illinois Computerized... by Richard M. Dougherty and James G. Stephens (1968) - Includes final draft and correspondence, April - June, 1968
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Library and Information Science Education: Research Needs - Includes only correspondence with partial editing, 1971
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Library Automation: A State of the Art Review by Stephen R. Salmon, ed. (1969) - Includes final draft and correspondence, September - December, 1969
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Library Automation: A View from Ontario by William Ready and Tom Drynan (1977) - Includes draft and correspondence, February, 1978
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Library Automation: The State of the Art II by Susan K. Martin and Brett Butler, eds. (1975) - Includes draft and correspondence, July, 1976
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Major Problems in the Education of Librarians by Robert D. Leigh (1954) - Includes final draft and correspondence, 1954 - 1955
Box 4 Folder 39
Methods of Information Handling by Charles P. Bourne (1963) - Includes final draft and reprint, 1964
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Organization and Handling of Bibliographic Records by Computer by N. S. M. Cox and Michael W. Grose, eds. (1967) - Includes final draft and correspondence, January - April, 1968
Box 4 Folder 41
Physics Literature: A Reference Manual by Robert H. Whitford (1954) - Includes drafts and correspondence, July - October, 1955
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Proceedings of the 1968 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing by Dewey E. Carroll (1969) - Includes final draft and correspondence, March - June, 1970
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Proceedings of the 1975 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing: The Use of Computers in ... by F. Wilfrid Lancaster, ed. (1976) - Includes draft and correspondence, November, 1976
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Report on the First Stage of an Investigation into the Comparative Efficiency... by Cyril W. Cleverdon (1960) - Includes drafts, notes and correspondence, May - September, 1961
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Reports 46-50 of the Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development (1956) - Includes final draft and correspondence, 1958
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Science-Technology Literature Research in Canada: Report of a Survey for the Associate... by George S. Bonn (1966) - Includes final draft and correspondence, 1966 - 1967
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Scientific Serials: Characteristics and Lists of Most Cited Publications in Mathematics, Physics,... by Charles Harvey Brown, with a section by Roger V. Krumm (1956) - Includes drafts and correspondence, October - November, 1956
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Special Library and Information Services in the United Kingdom by J. Burkett (1961) - Includes final draft and correspondence, April, 1962
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Technical Information in the USSR (1961) and Bibliographic Problems in the Natural Sciences (1962) by Eileen Kibrick - Includes final draft and correspondence, June - July, 1962
Box 4 Folder 50
Techniques of Information Retrieval by B. C. Vickery (1970) - Includes final draft and correspondence, December, 1970

Speeches and Lectures

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Association of American Library Schools (AALS) 1979 Annual Conference, January 11, 1979
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Books for Today - Carnegie Institute of Technology Library Radio Program, 1948
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Books - With and Without Indexes, given at Northern California Regional Group of Catalogers meeting, April 24, 1955
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Capturing Collections at UCSD, given at Summer Club, March 12, 1970
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Censorship, Intellectual Freedom and Libraries, given at Summer Club, December 9, 1971
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College Students and the Library, given for radio interview, July 8, 1960
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Colloquium, October 13, 1977
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Comments on the First Million, given at the University Library at UCSD, December 9, 1973
Box 5 Folder 9
Communication Research and Its Importance for Librarianship, undated
Box 5 Folder 10
Communication Research Related to Library's Interests, given at UCSD, March 21, 1984
Box 5 Folder 11
Computerizing Serial Records, given at the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University, April 26-29, 1965
Box 5 Folder 12
Consultant Story, given at Torch Club, October 9, 1969
Box 5 Folder 13
Controlling the Information Explosion, given at the US Naval Reserve Training Center, May 23, 1972
Box 5 Folder 14
Costs of Data Processing in University Libraries - In Serials Handling, given at the University Libraries Section of ACRL annual program session in Chicago, July 18, 1963
Box 5 Folder 15
Current Development in the Science and Technology Information Field, May 13, 1976
Box 5 Folder 16
Del Mar Rotary, given at the Namara Inn, April 15, 1965
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Economics Seminar, given for the Department of Economics and Sociology at Kansas State University, March 10, 1960
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EURONET, given at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference, June 8, 1977
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Friends of the Library, November 14, 1972
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Great Importance to World of Today and Tomorrow - Underdeveloped and Developing Countries, given at Summer Club, January 9, 1964
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Groundbreaking for Library Addition, given at the groundbreaking ceremony at the Central University Library, UCSD, March 21, 1990
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Importance of the Library of Congress to American Research Libraries, given in Europe, 1959

Includes final draft and reading copy in German.

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Information Sources and Approaches, November 19, 1959
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Introduction to the Library and Organization of Library Tours, given at the UCSD Freshman Orientation, September 17, 1964
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Library, given before the American Association of University Professors at Kansas State University, December 15, 1959
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Library Collection, given before the physics department at Kansas State University, January 13, 1960
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Michigan University, given for Periodicals class, May, 1952

Includes lecture outlines titled, "Abstract and Abstracting," "Classification" and "Selection [3 parts]" with notes.

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New Insights into Library Collection Development, given at the Graduate School of Library Science Colloquium Series at Austin Library Bulletin in University of Texas, November 29, 1976
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Odd Man Out, given at Summer Club, February 8, 1979
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Operation - Books, undated
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Planning a Library - UCSD, given on Channel 2, January 14, 1971
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Planning Libraries to Meet the Academic Needs of a New University, given at UCSD, undated
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Present and Future Achievement, for the dedication of the Central University Library at UCSD, March 19, 1971
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Public Library Executives Association of Southern California (PLEASC), given at Arcadia Public Library, March 24, 1964
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Radio interview, November 13, [19-?]
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Regional Development of University Libraries, given before the Southern California Regional Proceeds Group at Los Angeles, California, June 6, 1962
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Research, given at University of Southern California, April 23, 1981
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Researcher and His Use of Scientific Information, 1959
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Sources of Chemical Information, given for chemistry seminar at Kansas State University, February 11, 1960
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Sources of Scientific Information, given for botany seminar at Kansas State University, March 3, 1960
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Sources of Scientific Information, given for zoology seminar at Kansas State University, March 31, 1960
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Special Libraries, [given for LS 203 lecture?], 1956
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Special Library Association - Pittsburgh Chapter, given at the recruiting meeting, February 10, 1947
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Statement to ALA (American Library Association) Budget Assembly, June 19, 1971
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Summer Club, January 11, 1962
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Summer Club, December 12, 1968
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Trends and Problems in Library Research, given at seminar at Montesh [?] University, November 9, 1978
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University of Michigan School of Library Science, September 18, 1979
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University of Texas, Austin, November 9, 1982
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Wonderful World of Libraries, given before the Chula Vista Friends at Chula Vista Public Library, April 17, 1969
Box 5 Folder 51
World We Want - Special Bulletin No. 155, given on a radio broadcast series (KUOM), May 27, 1946
Box 5 Folder 52
Unidentified speeches

CONSULTING PROJECTS

Scope and Content of Series

SERIES 4) CONSULTING PROJECTS: Arranged by organization, documents the consulting work Voigt performed for other libraries, corporations, and universities.

Box 6 Folder 1
California Western University - Includes writing by Voigt titled, "Special Acquisitions and Cataloging Project for California Western University" and correspondence, May - June, 1966
Box 6 Folder 2
Control Data Corporation - Copy of "Network Information Services" by J. M. Birch, August 3, 1981
Box 6 Folder 3
METRO Science Library Project, November 1966
Box 6 Folder 4
Michigan College of Mining and Technology - Library Survey. Includes correspondence and report titled, "A Survey of the Library of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology - May to July 1960," with Robert W. Orr, March - November, 1960
Box 6 Folder 5
Middle States Association - Curriculum and Catalogue of St. Bonaventure. Includes correspondence, March, 1952
Box 6 Folder 6
Middle States Association - Report on Inspection of Fairleigh Dickinson College. Includes correspondence and a supplementary Report of Inspection, March 6 - 7, 1951
Box 6 Folder 7
Northwestern University - Library Building Committee. Includes correspondence, meeting agenda, notes, drafts titled "Space Arrangements on Main Floor" and "Service on Pavilion Levels," and photographs, 1965 - 1969
Box 6 Folder 8
Pasadena College - Basic Recommendations on Modification of California Western Library for Pasadena College. Includes final draft and correspondence, October - November, 1972
Box 6 Folder 9
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Comments on Dean Mott's Statement. Includes correspondence, December, 1980
Box 6 Folder 10
San Diego City Library - Proposal on San Diego City/County Analyses of Library Service. Includes correspondence, draft and article by Lawrence J. White, 1979 - 1980
Box 6 Folder 11
State University of New York at Stony Brook - Correspondence, 1965 - 1975
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System Development Corporation - LISTS Project - Advisory Committee. Correspondence with Donald V. Black, January - May, 1969
Box 6 Folder 13
University of Arizona Library - Library Survey Team. Includes correspondence, meeting agenda, drafts, report titled "A Survey of the Library of the University of Arizona (1972)" with R. C. Swank and Page Ackerman, and clippings, 1972 - 1977
Box 6 Folder 14
University of Notre Dame - Visitation Committee. Includes correspondence, reports and draft by Voigt titled, "Science and Engineering Division and General Science Reference Service", 1965 - 1966
Box 6 Folder 15
University of Pittsburgh - Report of the Consultants' Meeting - December 6-8, 1972. Includes correspondence, reports, notes, and drafts titled, "Consultants Report on the Feasibility of a Merger of the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Information Science, and the Department of Educational Communications at the University of Pittsburgh", 1972 - 1973

GRANT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS

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SERIES 5) GRANT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS: Arranged in two subseries: A) Fulbright Research Projects and B) Miscellaneous. The bulk of the material in this series is located in the first subseries and relates to Voigt's two Fulbright Fellowships, one in Denmark (1958-1959) and the other (1974-1975) in Germany.

Fulbright Research Projects

Commission in Denmark

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Correspondence. Includes abstract, clippings, brochure, and proposal, "An Evaluation of Scientific and Technical Abstracting and Indexing Services Based on their Intrinsic Values", 1957 - 1959

See also: Series 3A - "Researcher and His Use of Scientific Information."

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National Science Foundation - Correspondence, 1959 - 1960
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Commission in Denmark - Research project publication - Correspondence. Includes reviewers' comments on Voigt's writing, 1958 - 1961

Commission in Germany

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Commission of the European Communities - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summaries, 1974 - 1975
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Denmark - Correspondence. Includes notes, discussion summaries and an outline titled, "Research Library Collections and Services - Problems and Plans in the U.S.", 1974 - 1975
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England - Correspondence. Includes notes, discussion summaries and clippings, 1974 - 1975
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EUSIDIC - Information Bulletin. Includes EUSIDIC (European Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centres) survey - Charts and data, 1974 - 1975
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France - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summaries, 1974 - 1975
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Germany (Chemistry) - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summaries, 1974 - 1975
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Germany (General) - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summary, 1973 - 1974
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Germany (Medicine) - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summaries, August - November, 1974
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Grant application. Includes correspondence, career statement, list of publications, and proposed research project, 1973 - 1974
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Interim Progress Report - January 1975. Includes an outline, "Organizations and Individuals Important to Research Program (Preliminary List - 17 October 1974)" and notes, 1974
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Questionnaire on Chemical Information and Information Systems. Includes draft of questionnaire form, March - April, 1975
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Sweden - Correspondence. Includes notes and discussion summaries, 1974 - 1975
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Tentative Outline of Report. Includes drafts, notes, research material, and correspondence between Brigitte L. Kenney and Dr. Martin Cremer, undated
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United States - Correspondence. Includes notes, 1973 - 1975
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University libraries - Correspondence, 1974 - 1975

Miscellaneous

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

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Library and Bibliographical Support of Scholarship in the Humanities (proposed research). Includes application form, January 25, 1973
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Problem of Languages in the Design and Universal Use of Scientific Information Systems (proposed research). Includes application form, August, 1973
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Miscellaneous research grants - Correspondence
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Ralph R. Shaw, project director) - State of the Bibliographical Art. Includes drafts and correspondence, 1957 - 1958
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State University of New York - Voigt Formula. Includes correspondence, clippings and notes, 1975 - 1989

See also: Series 3A - "Acquisition Rates in University Libraries."

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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SERIES 6) COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Contains files for committee work associated largely with the University of California, the Association of Research Libraries and UNESCO. Also included are materials from professional meetings in which Voigt attended and participated. The files are arranged alphabetically by organization.

Ad Hoc Committee on UC Nine Campus Library Acquisitions Policy

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Proposal. Includes correspondence, drafts, and reports, 1973 - 1974
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Voigt Model. Includes reports, data, correspondence, and notes, May - August, 1973
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ARL/ACRL Joint Committee on University Library Standards - Correspondence. Includes memoranda, notes, drafts, and report, 1975 - 1976

EURONET (European Information Network)

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ASIS meeting. Includes correspondence and a draft of statement, October 8, 1976
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Committee for Information and Documentation on Science and Technology (CIDST). Summarized minutes. Includes 12th and 13th meetings of CIDST, notes and research materials, 1974 - 1975
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European Congress on Information Systems and Networks [Third] meeting. Includes program, notes and correspondence, March 3 - 6, 1977
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Meeting proceedings. Includes correspondence with Garth W. P. Davis, director, 1976 - 1977

Library Research - Promotion in Australia

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Meetings at Canberra (November 12-14, 1978). Correspondence, July - August, 1978
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Meetings at New South Wales (November 22-24, 1978). Includes correspondence and notes, 1978 - 1987
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Meetings at Victoria (November 9-10, 1978). Includes correspondence, report "The Work of AACOBS 1977" and notes, 1978 - 1979

Pittsburgh Study

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Part 1. Includes correspondence, notes, draft titled, "Determination of Relevance of Library Materials and Interlibrary Loan," and the University of Pittsburgh report by Allen Kent, et al. (1978), 1977 - 1978
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Part 2. Includes correspondence, notes, writings of others, and Voigt's symposium "Circulation Studies Cannot Reflect Research Use", 1978 - 1979
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Special Libraries Association (SLA) 75th Anniversary - Minnesota Chapter. Includes correspondence and program, September 13, 1983

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

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Consultant Panel on Programme for Libraries, Documentation and Archives - Meeting of July 12-13, 1965. Includes correspondence, distribution materials, draft, notes, and report, 1965 - 1966

International Advisory Committee on Bibliography, Documentation and Terminology

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Correspondence. Includes general distribution materials and clippings, 1961 - 1963
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Correspondence. Includes general distribution materials, clippings and Voigt's comments on Carlos Victor Penna's article on "The Planning of Library Services", 1964 - 1971
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Meeting [First] of September 25-29, 1961. Includes distribution materials, photographs, correspondence, clipping, and reports, 1961 - 1963
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Meeting [Second] of March 11-15 1963. Includes correspondence, distribution materials, notes, drafts, and final report, 1962 - 1963
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Meeting of the Bureau, December 2-4, 1964. Includes correspondence, distribution materials and draft of report, 1964 - 1965
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Meeting [Third] of April 6-9, 1965. Includes correspondence, notes, drafts, distribution materials, and final report, 1965 - 1973
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United Arab Republic (UAR) - Documentation Center - Consulting project in Cairo. Includes correspondence, notes, drafts, clippings, and writing by Voigt, "Report for UNESCO on Expansion of Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre - Cairo (March - April 1963)", 1962 - 1966
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USC/SLA Friday Forum: Publishing for Librarians - Face to Face with the Editors and Publishers, November 20, 1981

ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES

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SERIES 7) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES: Contains the originals of brittle or high acid content documents that have been photocopied.

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Materials from boxes 1-10