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Cheryl McCarthy
New England Library Association (NELA)
1938-2002
30.5 box(es), 16.75 linear feet
The records include minutes of meetings, conference materials, correspondence, newsletters, printed materials, and photographs that document NELA's evolution from a fairly informal regional association devoted primarily to coordinating annual conferences to an active, more complex organization that plays a significant role in a wide variety of library affairs in New England.
Mss. Gr. 153
Historical note
Officially chartered in 1963, the New England Library Association (NELA) is a regional organization whose membership represents a variety of interests in library issues. Consisting of the six New England state library associations (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and numerous personal and organizational members from diverse sectors of the library community, NELA's stated objectives are to "initiate, plan and support regional activities; to encourage the exchange of ideas; to cooperate with regional and national agencies having related interests; and to stimulate library-related research in the region."
The organization grew out of the first Regional Conference of New England State Library Associations held in June 1938 at Equinox House in Manchester, Vermont. The success of this conference prompted the six state library associations to establish a permanent regional library association and to continue holding annual meetings. During the next annual conference at Wentworth-by-the-Sea in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Articles of Agreement were adopted and Heller C. Wellman, the Librarian of the City Library in Springfield, Massachusetts, was elected the first President of the New England Library Association.
The advent of World War II provided some impediments to the development of the organization. Wellman's duties on the Selective Service Board forced him to resign as NELA President in 1941. The difficulties of wartime travel prevented the association from holding another annual conference until 1946. Since the 1946 meeting in Swampscott, Massachusetts, NELA has sponsored either annual or biennial conferences in various locations in New England.
The early association was loosely organized, with no formal membership or dues schedule and little administrative structure beyond an elected Executive Board. The Board's primary role was to coordinate the conference programs of the various organizations who participated in the annual conferences. By the early 1950s, however, the NELA Board began to show interest in activities beyond conference planning, occasionally speaking out on public issues relevant to the library community. Many members expressed a desire for the organization to take a more active role in library affairs in the region, and as a result, a movement to formally incorporate NELA was started in 1953. Despite some initial resistance to the increase in bureaucracy and broadening of purpose that incorporation would entail, a revised constitution and a set of by-laws were presented for consideration at the 1962 Annual Conference. These new policies and procedures implemented a formal dues schedule, set policies for the development of sections and committees, established an advisory council, and authorized the appointment of an Executive Secretary to manage the business of the organization. On January 18, 1963, articles of incorporation were signed in Massachusetts. Within one year of the acceptance of the new structure, NELA grew to 900 members.
The new constitution allowed NELA to greatly broaden the scope of its activities through the establishment of several formal sections and committees within the association. These entities undertook the development and management of programs, events, and publications to provide support and information about a wide array of interests and concerns, from bibliography to information technology to service to the institutionalized. Among the innovations implemented through this enlarged scope was the establishment of a bimonthly newsletter for NELA members in 1969.
Dwindling membership in the 1970s prompted the association to re-evaluate its function and goals. The ad-hoc New Directions Committee was formed to promote discussion about NELA's organizational structure and its role in the library community. The recommendations arising from this dialogue resulted in a revision of procedures, particularly in regard to sections, that caused some specialized segments to lose their section status. However, the organization reaffirmed its mission to actively participate in library affairs in the region, taking a prominent role in regional initiatives such as the creation of the New England Library Board in 1972.
This organizational fine-tuning and regional collaboration continued in later decades, as the association sought new ways to efficiently manage its affairs and more effectively serve and support the library community. In the 1980s NELA established a leadership conference, "Counterparts Day", to promote collaboration among the executive boards of associations throughout New England. This event was broadened in more recent years as the "New England Library Leadership Conference," which is open to all interested members of the regional community. Other efforts to expand the services of the organization included the development of a web site in 1999-2000.
Information about the early history of NELA was taken from the draft of an article written by Mary A. McKenzie in 1974. The draft appears in this collection in Series I, Executive Board, Box 3, folder 36.
Any qualified person doing scholarly research is permitted to use material housed in the Special Collections Unit.
Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.
Preferred Citation
New England Library Association (NELA), Mss. Gr. 153, University of Rhode Island.
Scope and Content Note
The records of the New England Library Association (NELA) were placed on deposit with Special Collections on November 9, 2001 by Dr. Cheryl McCarthy, professor at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Science and then-NELA President. As no formal archiving procedure existed for the organization, Dr. McCarthy made it a point of her presidency to ensure the collection and preservation of the NELA records. The bulk of the records was removed from storage by the NELA Executive Secretary, Barry Blaisdell; additional material was gathered by Dr. McCarthy through appeals to the organization's members, officers, and committee and section chairs. Approximately 9 linear feet of material was transferred from Dr. McCarthy's office in 2001, with nearly one linear foot added in 2002. The records are in good condition, and possess considerable research value for those interested in prominent figures, activities, and trends in the regional library community.
The records include minutes of meetings, conference materials, correspondence, newsletters, printed materials, and photographs that document NELA's evolution from a fairly informal regional association devoted primarily to coordinating annual conferences to an active, more complex organization that plays a significant role in a wide variety of library affairs in New England.
After processing the records were arranged in the following series:
Series I, Executive Board, contains materials relating to the function and activities of the NELA Executive Board. The records in this series reveal much about the operation and structure of the organization, and include the minutes of Executive Board meetings, budgetary information, membership lists, election materials, correspondence, and policy and procedures manuals. A brief history of NELA through the mid-1970s is included in this series.
Series II, Sections, contains materials pertaining to various NELA Sections, which are formed by members who share common interests or concerns. This series includes minutes of both Section and Executive Board meetings, membership information, and program materials of NELA Sections, arranged by Section name.
Series III, Committees, consisting of the files of NELA standing Committees, which develop and coordinate many of the organization's activities and events. This series includes the records of the Conference Committee and the Publications Committee, with materials ranging from minutes of committee meetings, program planning information, conference materials, and evaluation forms and surveys that document the events of NELA's Annual Conferences and the development and production of the bimonthly newsletter. The evolution of the NELA web site is also presented in the records of the Publications Committee.
Series IV, Newsletters, containing copies of the bimonthly NELA newsletter, New England Libraries (previously NELA Newsletter), from 1973 to 2001. The articles and features of this publication provide information about the organization's officers, members, and events, and provide considerable insight into trends and issues in the library community.
Series V, Photographs, consisting of one photo album and several loose photographs documenting various NELA conferences.
Future additions to the NELA records will be processed and added to the end of the collection. Archives of conference materials from 2000 on and recent issues of the NELA newsletter can be accessed through the NELA web site at http://www.nelib.org. (29 July 2002)
Additional holdings of records for this collection exist in the repository.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in five series as follows:
- 1. Executive Board
- 2. Sections
- 3. Committees
- 4. Newsletters
- 5. Photographs
Acquisitions InformationThe records of the New England Library Association (NELA) were placed on deposit with Special Collections on November 9, 2001 by Dr. Cheryl McCarthy, professor at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Science and then-NELA President.
Names
Subjects
New England Library Association
RIAMCO Browsing Terms
Rhode Island/Local Interest
Inventory
Series 1
Executive Board1938-2002
The Executive Board of the New England Library Association (NELA) is comprised of the elected officers, the chairs of NELA sections and committees, representatives from state library associations, and an Executive Secretary responsible for the operation of the main NELA office and the maintenance of the organization's records. Since the 1960s the Board has been guided by an advisory council which later developed into an Administrative Committee comprised of the President, Past-President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, two Directors, and the Executive Secretary.
The Executive Board establishes the long-term objectives of the organization, manages its funds and property, approves and oversees the development of sections and committees, appoints independent contractors (the Executive Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Conference Manager), and selects the time and place of the annual conference. The Administrative Committee sets the agenda for Board meetings and conducts the business of the organization. Both the Board and the Administrative Committee meet several times annually, generally alternating bimonthly.
The Executive Board series primarily consists of records kept by the recording Secretary, which include the typed minutes of Executive Board meetings as well as scattered section and committee reports, financial statements, by-laws and procedure manuals, and materials relating to conferences and special programs. From 1938 to 1966 the records were kept in a set of "Secretary's Books," with minutes, conference programs, and newspaper clippings kept in chronological order for each year. These records have been removed from their binders and placed in folders maintaining this original arrangement. Later Secretaries' binders continued this chronological arrangement, but some years included separate sections for various offices and committees. These sections have been placed in folders and filed with the minutes for their respective years, preserving the original arrangement of the binders. In general, NELA Secretaries tended to include committee and financial reports with the minutes from the meetings at which they were presented, with all records arranged by meeting date. However, not all minutes are accompanied by a complete set of reports and supplemental materials. Researchers are advised to also check both the Secretary's Records and the Executive Board Files in this series. Also, since many of NELA's Sections and standing Committees maintained records of Executive Board meetings and activities, additional information may be found in the Sections and Committees series.
Within the records of the 1980s the Secretary's binders are supplemented by a number of folders which have been labeled "Executive Board Files." These files contain materials that may have been used by the President or other member of the Administrative Committee, including copies of Executive Board meeting minutes and agendas, (many with handwritten notes), some committee and section reports, and various materials pertaining to conferences and programs. The folders are arranged by date and the materials within them have been placed in chronological order. In addition to these general files, there are a number of folders containing what appear to be the records of the NELA President, including copies of committee, conference, and financial reports, notes, and correspondence pertaining to a variety of business. These folders have been labeled "President" and the materials within the folders have been arranged in chronological order. There is also one folder containing records from a past Director, Mary Ann List.
The records for the years 1992-2001 were contained in two binders labeled "Executive Board/Administrative Committee Minutes." These binders contain fairly complete sets of minutes for both Executive Board and Administrative Committee meetings as well as many committee and financial reports. These materials have been placed in folders labeled "Minutes and Reports" and arranged in chronological order.
In addition to the general Executive Board files, the records include a number of files pertaining to subjects related to the function of the organization and its activities. Particularly in the 1980s, folders were kept for each of NELA's Sections and standing Committees, containing scattered samples of membership lists, program materials, and reports that were submitted to the Executive Board. Other topics include financial reports, evaluations of the NELA newsletter, the hiring of the Executive Secretary and independent contractors, various versions of the Board's policy and procedure manual, and records pertaining to the New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly known as Counterparts). Correspondence and membership lists are available for a limited number of years, and researchers should be aware that similar materials may be found in the Secretary's records, the general Executive Board Files, and in the Sections and Committees series. A brief history of NELA from 1938 to the mid-1970s was completed circa 1977, providing insight into the development and early goals of the organization (Box 3, folder 36).
Folders are in alphabetical order with materials arranged chronologically within each folder, with the exception of portions of the Secretary's Records which are filed chronologically in the original order of the binders.
No records exist in this series for the years 1990-1991.
1
1
1983, 1986-1987
American Library Association: Chapter Handbook; Handbook of Organization; Publications Checklist (binder)
1
2
2001
American Library Association: Conference Flyers
1
3
1987
American Library Association: Letter pertaining to Library and Information Technology Association Conference, 1988
1
4
1999?
American Library Association: NELA Travel Program to ALA Annual Meeting
1
5
1994, 1996, 1998
Annual Business Meeting
1
6
1999, 2000, 2001
Annual Business Meeting
1
7
1973, 1979-1980, 1991-1992, 1992-1993
Annual Reports (complete)
1
8
1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984
Annual Reports: President
1
9
1982-1983, 1986-1987
Annual Reports: Sections and Committees
1
10
2001
Children's Interenet Protection Act: NELA Contribution to ALA Lawsuit
1
11
1981-1983
Committees: Conference
1
12
1983-1984
Committees: Educational Assistance
1
13
1986-1987
Committees: Educational Assistance
1
14
1983-1984
Committees: Library Recruitment
1
15
1983-1984; 1987-1988
Committees: Membership
1
16
1983-1984
Committees: Nominating
1
17
1981-1984
Committees: Public Relations
1
18
1983-1984
Committees: Publications
2
19
1985-1988
Correspondence
2
20
2001
Correspondence: Outgoing (Cheryl McCarthy, President))
2
X-ref
Counterparts See: New England Library Leadership Conference
2
21
2001
Director (Mary Ann List)
2
22
1982-1983
Executive Board Files See also: Secretary's Records
2
23
1983-1984
Executive Board Files See also: Secretary's Records
2
24
1985
Executive Board Files See also: Secretary's Records
2
25
1988
Executive Board Files See also: Secretary's Records
2
26
1989
Executive Board Files See also: Secretary's Records
2
27
1986-1987
Executive Secretary: Job Description and Contract
2
28
1986
Executive Secretary: Process to Hire
2
29
1983-1986
Executive Secretary: Ronald Hunte
2
30
1968-1969; 1971;1975-1980;1982
Financial Records: Reports of Certified Public Accountant
2
31
1986-1988
Financial Records
3
32
1985-1989
Financial Statements
3
33
1998-1999; 1999-2000
Financial Statements
3
34
1995-1996
Goals
3
35
1978
Guide to Newspaper Indexes in New England
3
36
1977(?)
History, NELA 1938-1965
3
37
2000-2001
Independent Contractors: Evaluation, Contracts, Job Descriptions
3
38
1973-1974
Membership Lists: Committees
3
39
1975-1976
Membership Lists: Committees
3
40
1980-1983; 1986-1989; 2001
Membership Lists: Executive Board
3
41
1988-1989
Membership Lists: NELA Members
3
42
2001
Membership Lists: NELA Members
3
43
1992
Minutes and Reports
3
44
1993
Minutes and Reports
3
45
1994
Minutes and Reports
4
46
1995
Minutes and Reports
4
47
1996
Minutes and Reports
4
48
1997
Minutes and Reports
4
49
1998
Minutes and Reports
4
50
1999 Jan-May
Minutes and Reports
4
51
1999 Jul-Dec
Minutes and Reports
4
52
2000 Jan-Mar
Minutes and Reports
4
53
2000 May-Nov
Minutes and Reports
4
54
2001
Minutes and Reports
5
55
1997-2001
Minutes and Reports (Administrative Committee only)
5
56
1968
"NELSA- A History of the New England School Library Association,1918-1968"
5
57
1985
"New England and the Constitution" (project co-sponsored with the National Endowment for the Humanities)
5
58
1986-1987
"New England and the Constitution" (project co-sponsored with the National Endowment for the Humanities)
5
59
1986
New England Educational Media Association (NEEMA): Joint Conference with NELA
5
60
1983
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
5
61
1983-1984
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
5
62
1984
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
5
63
1984
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
5
64
1986
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
5
65
1987
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
6
66
1988
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
6
67
2001, 2002
New England Library Leadership Conference (formerly Counterparts Day)
6
68
2001
New England Library Leadership Institute: Letter of Support
6
69
2001
News and Announcements (Letter re: Joseph Komidor)
6
70
1984
Newsletter
6
71
1986
Newsletter
6
72
1987
Newsletter
6
73
1969
Policy and Procedure Manual
6
74
1986
Policy and Procedure Manual
6
75
1987
Policy and Procedure Manual
6
76
1996
Policy and Procedure Manual
6
77
1984
President (Benita Davis)
6
78
1986
President (Benita Davis)
6
79
1986-1987
President (Diane Tebbetts)
6
80
1998-1999
President (Carolyn Noah, Past-President)
6
81
1999-2001
President (Cheryl McCarthy)
7
82
1993-1994
Program Flyers
7
83
1992
Publication Guidelines
7
84
1938-1939
Secretary's Book
7
85
1941-1942; 1944; 1946-1953
Secretary's Book
7
86
1957-1958
Secretary's Book
7
87
1959-1960
Secretary's Book
7
88
1961-1962
Secretary's Book
7
89
1963-1964
Secretary's Book
7
90
1965-1966
Secretary's Book
7
91
1967-1968
Secretary's Book
7
92
1966-1969
Secretary's Records: Committees
7
93
1969
Secretary's Records: Minutes
8
94
1967-1969
Secretary's Records: Treasurer
8
95
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: Committees
8
96
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: Conference Planning Manual
8
97
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: Correspondence
8
98
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: Minutes
8
99
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: New Directions Committee
8
100
1970-1971
Secretary's Records: Treasurer
8
101
1971-1972
Secretary's Records: Committees
8
102
1971-1972
Secretary's Records: Minutes
8
103
1971-1972
Secretary's Records: Treasurer
8
104
1972-1973
Secretary's Records: "Combined Book Exhibit" (catalog)
8
105
1972-1973
Secretary's Records: Committees
8
106
1972-1973
Secretary's Records: Minutes
8
107
1972-1973
Secretary's Records: Sections
8
108
1972-1973
Secretary's Records: Treasurer
8
109
1973-1974
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
110
1975
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
111
1976
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
112
1977
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
113
1978
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
114
1979
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
115
1980
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
116
1981
Secretary's Records: Minutes
9
117
1982
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
9
118
1983
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
9
119
1984
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
10
120
1985
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
10
121
1985-1986
Secretary's Records: Miscellaneous Printed Materials
10
122
1986
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
10
123
1987
Secretary's Records: Minutes
10
124
1988-1989
Secretary's Records: Minutes See also: Executive Board Files
10
125
1983-1984
Sections: Academic
10
126
1988
Sections: Academic
10
127
1983-1984, 1986-1988
Sections: Children's
10
128
1983-1984
Sections: Hospital
10
129
n.d.
Sections: HQ76.3 (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Library Workers)
10
130
1983-1984; 1988
Sections: Media
10
131
1987-1989
Sections: New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL)
10
132
1983-1984
Sections: Public Libraries
10
133
2000-2001
Spectrum Scholarship
10
134
1983-1984
State Library Association Representatives
10
135
n.d.
Stationery
10
136
1999-2001
Strategic Plan
10
137
2001
Web Manager: Resumes
Series 2
Sections1963-1998
NELA members develop Sections to share information and explore topics of mutual interest, generally focusing on specific types of libraries or pertinent issues in library services. Sections receive financial and administrative support from the NELA Executive Board, present reports to Board meetings, and offer programs at annual NELA conferences. NELA Sections also maintain independent organizational structures, with their own officers, bylaws, and meetings. Several Sections offer workshops and events in addition to the annual conference programs, often in conjunction with other organizations in their areas of interest. These activities provide a broader context in which to understand the involvement of NELA members in a variety of fields.
This series contains the records of seven NELA Sections, some of which are no longer active or have changed names or emphases over the years. The records have been arranged alphabetically by each Section's most recent name, though earlier incarnations are indicated in the folder titles. The Sections include the Academic Library Section, dealing with the concerns of librarians in university and research libraries; the Hospital Library and Institutional Libraries Sections, which address the needs of librarians working in medical libraries and other institutional settings, ranging from prisons to mental health facilities; the Media Section, dealing with issues concerning the use of audiovisual materials and other forms of media in libraries; the New England Library Support Staff Association (formerly the Paraprofessional Information Special Interest Group (PSIG)); and the New England Library Trustee Association (NELTA), which included members of boards from various kinds of libraries. Of particular note is the Information Technology Section (ITS), which was formed by the merging of the New England Library Association Microcomputers Users Group (NEMICRO) and the Media Section in 1996. NEMICRO records have been filed with the ITS folders, while the Media Section records appear as a separate Section. A limited number of records pertaining to these and other Sections can be found in Series I, Executive Board. A set of photographs from the Media Section's 1989 Spring Conference were moved to Series V, Photographs.
The kinds of materials found in the records of each Section include the minutes of Section meetings and general correspondence (often designated as "Section Business"), planning materials for conference programs and workshops, evaluations of Section activities, flyers and other printed materials publicizing Section events, and membership information. In addition, most of the Sections maintained records pertaining to NELA Executive Board activities, primarily consisting Executive Board meeting minutes annotated by Section members. Because of the relatively independent organizational structures of NELA Sections, the files reflect a variety of record-keeping arrangements. Generally, the files are arranged alphabetically by subject within each Section and chronologically within each subject. The one exception is the Academic Section, in which the records have been retained in the order in which they appear in the binders maintained by the Section secretaries. The records have been removed from their original folders and binders and the materials arranged chronologically within each folder.
11
1
1991-1992
Academic Section (spiral-bound)
11
2
1992-1993
Academic Section: General
11
3
1992-1993
Academic Section: NELA Conference
11
4
1992-1993
Academic Section: NELA Executive Board
11
5
1993-1994
Academic Section: Annual Business Meeting Materials
11
6
1993-1994
Academic Section: Conference Committee Meetings
11
7
1993-1994
Academic Section: Conference Forms and Speaker Correspondence
11
8
1993-1994
Academic Section: Correspondence
11
9
1993-1994
Academic Section: General
11
10
1993-1994
Academic Section: NELA Executive Board Meetings
11
11
1993-1994
Academic Section: NELA Program Planners Kit
11
12
1993-1994
Academic Section: Payment Forms
11
13
1993-1994
Academic Section: Thank You Letters
11
14
1994-1995
Academic Section: ACRL-NEC (Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter) Money
11
15
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Calendar
11
16
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Committee Agendas
11
17
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Information Packet
11
18
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Kit
12
19
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Program Evaluation
12
20
1994-1995
Academic Section: Conference Programs
12
21
1994-1995
Academic Section: Correspondence
12
22
1994-1995
Academic Section: Counterparts
12
23
1994-1995
Academic Section: NELA Executive Board
12
24
1994-1995
Academic Section: Phone, Fax, E-mail
12
25
1994-1995
Academic Section: Poster Session
12
26
1994-1995
Academic Section: Section By-laws
12
27
1994-1995
Academic Section: Section Chair Orientation
12
28
1994-1995
Academic Section: Section Goals
12
29
1994-1995
Academic Section: Section Reports
12
30
1996-1997
Academic Section
12
31
1967-1972
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
12
32
1973-1975
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
12
33
1975
Hospital Section: Annual Conference- Publications of John Norris, conference speaker
12
34
1977
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
12
35
1978
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
12
36
1979
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
13
37
1980
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
13
38
1981
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
13
39
1982
Hospital Section: Annual Conference
13
40
1973, 1974, 1976
Hospital Section: Annual Reports (from all NELA sections)
13
41
1979-1981
Hospital Section: Annual Reports (Hospital Section only)
13
42
1978-1979
Hospital Section: Budget
13
43
1966, 1971, 1972, 1974
Hospital Section: By-laws (both NELA and Section)
13
44
1966-1982, scattered dates
Hospital Section: By-laws
13
45
1980
Hospital Section: Directory of New England Consortia
13
46
1963, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, n.d.
Hospital Section: History
13
47
1968-1970, 1972-1978, n.d.
Hospital Section: Membership
13
48
1978-1979, 1981, n.d.
Hospital Section: Membership
13
49
1964-1970
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc.
13
50
1971-1972
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc.
13
51
1973
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Includes NELA Executive Board minutes)
14
52
1974
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Includes NELA Executive Board minutes)
14
53
1975-1976
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Includes NELA Executive Board minutes)
14
54
1977-1979
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Includes NELA Executive Board minutes)
14
55
1978-1979
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Hospital Section only)
14
56
1980-1982
Hospital Section: Minutes, etc. (Hospital Section only)
14
57
1979-1980, n.d.
Hospital Section: NELA Budget
14
58
1978-1980
Hospital Section: NELA Executive Board
14
59
1981-1982, n.d.
Hospital Section: NELA Executive Board
14
60
1967, 1974, 1978, 1980
Hospital Section: NELA Policies and Procedures
15
61
1967, 1969, 1970-1975, n.d.
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
62
1976-1978
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
63
1979
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
64
1980
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
65
1981
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
66
1982, n.d.
Hospital Section: New England Hospital Assembly (NEHA) Annual Meeting
15
67
1980
Hospital Section: NERMLAC Representation
15
68
1973-1974, 1978-1982, scattered dates
Hospital Section: Newsletters (NELA and NEHA)
15
69
1980-1982
Hospital Section: Newsletters and Survey (Hospital Section)
15
70
1977-1982
Hospital Section: Section Officers
15
71
1967-1974, 1977-1980
Hospital Section: Spring Meeting
15
72
1971-1975, scattered dates
Hospital Section: Treasurer's Reports and Financial Records
16
73
1996-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): Budget
16
74
1996-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): Miscellaneous
16
75
1996-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): NELA Executive Board Minutes
16
76
1996-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): Programs: "Create Your Own Homepage"
16
77
1995-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): Reports
16
78
1996-1997
Information Technology Section (ITS): Section Meeting Minutes
16
79
1994-1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Administration
16
80
1994-1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Agendas
16
81
1994-1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
16
82
1994-1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Correspondence
16
83
1994-1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): NELA Information
16
84
1993-1994
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Section Meeting Minutes
16
85
1994-1995 (?)
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Telecommunications Policy Roundtable, North East (TPR-NE)
16
86
1993
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Annual Conference
16
87
1994
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Annual Conference
16
88
1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Annual Conference
16
89
1995-1996
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Budget
16
90
1991-1994, n.d.
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Directory Information (Membership, Section Survey)
16
91
1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Membership
16
92
1993-1994
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): NELA Executive Board Minutes
16
93
n. d.
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): NEMICRO Informational Flyer
16
94
1993-1994
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Section Business and Meetings
17
95
1994
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop Planning
17
96
1992-1993
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Intersecting the Internet"
17
97
1994 May 16
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
98
1994 May 26
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
99
1994 Jun 06
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
100
1994 Jun 20
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
101
1994 Jul 15
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
102
1994 Jul 29
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Cruising the Internet"
17
103
1995 Jun 13
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Troubleshooting PCs"
17
104
1995 Jun 14
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Troubleshooting PCs"
17
105
1995 Jul 11
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Troubleshooting PCs"
17
106
1995
Information Technology Section (NEMICRO): Workshop- "Troubleshooting PCs"- Expenses
17
107
1975-1978
Institutional Libraries Section: Correspondence
17
108
1979-1980
Institutional Libraries Section: Correspondence
17
109
1981-1983
Institutional Libraries Section: Correspondence
17
110
1983
Institutional Libraries Section: Membership Survey
17
111
1981
Institutional Libraries Section: Newsletter- Institution Library News, vol. 1, no. 1 and no. 2
17
112
1982-1983
Institutional Libraries Section: Newsletter- L.I.N.E. (Libraries in Institutions News Exchange), vol. 2, no.1 and no. 2; vol. 3, no. 1
17
113
1976, 1978
Institutional Libraries Section: Section Meeting Minutes
17
114
1980-1983
Institutional Libraries Section: Section Reports
17
115
1979
Institutional Libraries Section: 1979 Questionnaire
18
116
1978-1983
Media Section: Annual Conference/Special Programs
18
117
1984-1986, 1988, 1990-1991, 1995-1996, n.d.
Media Section: Annual Conference
18
118
1992
Media Section: Annual Conference
18
119
1993
Media Section: Annual Conference
18
120
1976-1977, 1980-1985, 1987-1990, 1992-1993
Media Section: Annual Reports
18
121
1990
Media Section: Audio-Visual Resource Directory and Questionnaire
18
122
1983-1986, 1989-1992, n.d.
Media Section: Budget
18
123
1984, 1993, n.d.
Media Section: By-laws/Policy and Procedures
18
124
1985
Media Section: Counterparts
18
125
1983-1989, n.d.
Media Section: Evaluation Forms
18
126
1985, n.d.
Media Section: Flyers and Brochures
18
127
1976-1984, 1978-1991, 1993- 1994
Media Section: Membership (Chairs-1976-1984, Membership 1978-1991, 1993-1994)
18
128
1992
Media Section: NELA Continuing Education Grants
18
129
1983-1984
Media Section: NELA Executive Board- Minutes and Financial Statements
18
130
1985-1986
Media Section: NELA Executive Board- Minutes and Financial Statements
19
131
1989-1990
Media Section: NELA Executive Board- Minutes and Financial Statements
19
132
1991-1992
Media Section: NELA Executive Board- Minutes and Financial Statements
19
133
1993-1994
Media Section: NELA Executive Board- Minutes and Financial Statements
19
134
1992
Media Section: NELA Guidelines for Joint-Sponsored Programs
19
135
1990
Media Section: NELA Planning Committee
19
136
1986, 1990
Media Section: NELA Policies and Procedures
19
137
1984, 1992
Media Section: NELA Publication Guidelines
19
138
1982-1983
Media Section: Program Planning
19
139
1990-1992, n.d.
Media Section: Program Planning
19
140
1980, 1982-1984, n.d.
Media Section: Programs
19
141
1984
Media Section: Programs- Jerome Miller
19
142
1985-1989
Media Section: Programs
19
143
1990-1991
Media Section: Programs
19
144
1992
Media Section: Programs
19
145
1993
Media Section: Programs
19
146
1994
Media Section: Programs
19
147
1994
Media Section: Programs- Workshop on Satellite Technology and Distance Learning
19
148
1992
Media Section: Recruiting
19
149
n.d.
Media Section: Reimbursement Form
20
150
1977-1980
Media Section: Section Correspondence and Memos
20
151
1981
Media Section: Section Correspondence and Memos
20
152
1981-1982
Media Section: Section Correspondence and Memos
20
153
1977-1983
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
20
154
1984-1987
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
20
155
1988-1989
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
20
156
1990-1991
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
20
157
1992
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
20
158
1993-1994
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business
21
159
1995-1996, n.d.
Media Section: Section Meeting Minutes and Business (includes merger with NEMICRO)
21
160
n.d.
Media Section: Undated materials
21
161
1993
New England Library Support Staff Association (NELSSA): Annual Conference
21
162
1997
NELSSA: Annual Conference
21
163
1994
NELSSA: Conference Committee
21
164
1995
NELSSA: Conference Committee
21
165
1994
NELSSA: Conference Program
21
166
1994
NELSSA: Conference Survey
21
167
1994, 1996
NELSSA: General Information about other Support Staff Organizations
21
168
1988, 1994-1995, n.d.
NELSSA: General Support Staff Information
21
169
1993-1994, 1996-1997, n.d.
NELSSA: History
21
170
1993 May-Jun
NELSSA: "Library Mosaics--the Magazine for Library Support Staff"
22
171
n.d.
NELSSA: Membership (Paraprofessional Special Interest Group-PSIG)
22
172
n.d.
NELSSA: Miscellaneous Informational Flyers
22
173
1996 Mar
NELSSA: NELA Executive Board Meeting
22
174
1993-1994
NELSSA: NELA Membership
22
175
1993, 1995, n.d.
NELSSA: NELSSA-PSIG Organization
22
176
1993-1994
NELSSA: Section Business
22
177
1995
NELSSA: Section Business
22
178
1995-1998
NELSSA: Section Business
22
179
1994-1996, n.d.
NELSSA: Stand-alone Programs
22
180
1966-1972
New England Library Trustee Association (NELTA)
Series 3
Committees1963-2001
There are a number of standing Committees that oversee the various activities of NELA, from arranging and managing the annual conferences, to administering educational assistance grants, to developing and revising the bylaws. This series contains the records of three of these committees, the Conference Committee, the Conference Site Selection Committee, and the Publications Committee.
The Conference Committee is responsible for the preparation and direction of NELA's Annual Conference. Its duties include arranging the site, programs, and speakers for the event, and managing the conference finances. The records found in this series include printed programs, registration forms, and information about the various hotels used as conference sites. Some years also include lists of attendees and exhibitors, correspondence with various presenters, floor plans, financial records, and the results of conference evaluations. Photographs from the 1993 Annual Conference are available in Series V, Photographs. The printed programs are particularly useful for information about speakers, trends in library services, and awards granted at the conference, such as the Horn Book Award for children's literature.
The Conference Site Selection Committee conducted a review of conference locations in the 1970s. The records of this committee include membership surveys regarding the conference site and comparative studies of various hotels and convention centers in the New England area.
The records of the Conference Committee are arranged chronologically by conference date, with folders within each conference date arranged alphabetically by subject. Note that between 1984 and 1987 the Annual Conference was a joint event between NELA and the New England Educational Media Association (NEEMA). The records for this period contain information about this collaboration, including a history of the joint conferences written in 1987 by the Conference Manager (Box 27, folder 54). The Conference Site Committee records are arranged chronologically.
The Publications Committee oversees the production of the NELA newsletter, New England Libraries, and maintains the NELA web site. In addition, the Committee assists in the selection and evaluation of the Newsletter Editor and the Web Manager, manages the publications budget, and maintains the NELA Publication Guidelines. The records in this series include annual reports of the committee, budget information, minutes of committee meetings, various versions of the NELA Publications Guidelines, and searches, contracts, and evaluations of the Newsletter Editor, Assistant Editor, and Web Manager. The records reveal much about the evolution and operation of the committee, particularly through the inclusion of copious email correspondence with the Annual Report of 1997-1998 (Box 27, folder 63). The records are arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each subject. A partially complete set of newsletters can be found in Series IV, Newsletters.
For all three committees, the records have been removed from their original folders and arranged chronologically within new folders
23
1
1963-1965
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (Printed programs only)
23
2
1966
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
3
1967
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
4
1968
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
5
1969
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
6
1970
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
7
1971
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
8
1972
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
9
1973
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
23
10
1974
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
24
11
1975
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
24
12
1975
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Feedback
24
13
1977
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
24
14
1977
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Program Planning, Audiovisual Section
24
15
1977
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Program Planning, Sections
24
16
1978
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
24
17
1978
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Payments and Reimbursements
24
18
1979
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (Printed program only)
24
19
1980
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Printed Program and Registration Forms
24
20
1981
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Printed Program and Schedule
25
21
1981
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Program Planning
25
22
1982
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
25
23
1983
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Printed Program and Registration Forms
25
24
1984
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)
25
25
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Benita Davis (Vice-President), Notes and miscellaneous materials
25
26
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Dinner Speakers
25
27
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Exhibitor Registration Forms
25
28
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Forms
25
29
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Miscellaneous Materials
25
30
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Planning Materials
25
31
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Printed Program and Registration Forms
25
32
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Program Suggestions and Scheduling Forms
25
33
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Programs, Sunday, Sept. 29
25
34
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Programs, Monday, Sept. 30
25
35
1985
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Programs, Tuesday, Oct. 1
25
36
1984, 1986
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Site (Sheraton Sturbridge)
25
37
1986
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)
26
38
1986
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Exhibitors (forms)
26
39
1986
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Printed Program and Registration Forms
26
40
1987
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)
26
41
1987
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Attendees
26
42
1987
Conference Committee: Annual Conference (NELA-NEEMA)- Sites (other)
26
43
1988
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
26
44
1989
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
26
45
1990
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
26
46
1991
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
26
47
1992
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
26
48
1993
Conference Committee: Annual Conference See also: Series V, Photographs
27
49
1994
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
27
50
1995
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
27
51
2000
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
27
52
2000
Conference Committee: Annual Conference- Thank You Letters
27
53
2001
Conference Committee: Annual Conference
27
54
1986-1987
Conference Committee: Conference Manager (Mary Ann Rupert)
27
55
1987
Conference Committee: Conference Planning Guide
27
56
n.d.
Conference Committee: History of the New England School Library Association (NESLA) (publication presented at an annual conference--see note in folder)
27
57
1973-1974
Conference Site Selection Committee
27
58
1975-1976
Conference Site Selection Committee
27
59
1977-1979
Conference Site Selection Committee
27
60
1981-1983
Conference Site Selection Committee
27
61
n.d.
Conference Site Selection Committee- pre-1980, undated materials
27
62
1990-1993, 1995-1997
Publications Committee: Annual Reports
27
63
1997-1999 (1998 Mar-1999 Aug)
Publications Committee: Annual Reports and Email Correspondence
28
64
1992-1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
Publications Committee: Budget
28
65
1987-1989
Publications Committee: Calendar of New England Libraries
28
66
1982-1990, scattered dates
Publications Committee: Committee Meeting Minutes and Business
28
67
1992-1996
Publications Committee: Committee Meeting Minutes and Business
28
68
1991-1996
Publications Committee: Goals
28
69
1986, 1992-1997
Publications Committee: New England Libraries- Contracts (Editor and Assistant Editor)
28
70
1991-1994
Publications Committee: New England Libraries- Correspondence
28
71
1995-1996
Publications Committee: New England Libraries- Readership Survey
28
72
1994
Publications Committee: New England Libraries- Search for Assistant Editor
28
73
1993
Publications Committee: New England Libraries- Search for Editor
28
74
2000
Publications Committee: NELA Web Site- Evaluation
28
75
2000
Publications Committee: NELA Web Site- Search for Web Site Coordinator
28
76
2000
Publications Committee: NELA Web Site- Search for Web Site Re-designer
28
77
1982, 1986, 1992
Publications Committee: Publication Guidelines
Series 4
Newsletters1972-2001
NELA began publishing a bimonthly newsletter for its members in January of 1969. Shifting briefly to a quarterly publication schedule in 1970, the NELA Newsletter returned to its previous frequency in 1973. The publication underwent several changes in design and focus, most notably when the title was changed to New England Libraries in June of 1991.
This series contains nearly complete runs of the the NELA Newsletter from 1976 to 2001, with omissions indicated below. Scattered issues from 1972-1975 are also included.
Due to changes in format, volumes of the newletter are housed in boxes according to size. Volumes 4-7 (1972-1976) and vol. 29, no.2 through volume 33 (1997-2001) are located in Box 29, while volumes 9 through 29, no. 1 (1977-1997) are in oversize Box 30.
29
1
1972
NELA Newsletter, vol. 4, no. 4
29
1
1973
NELA Newsletter, vol. 5, no. 1, 2, 3, 4
29
1
1974
NELA Newsletter, vol. 6, no. 1, 4
29
1
1975
NELA Newsletter, vol. 7, no. 4, 5
29
1
1976
NELA Newsletter, vol. 8, no. 1-2; 3-4-5 (2 issues)
30
n/a
1977
NELA Newsletter, vol. 9, no. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1978
NELA Newsletter, vol. 10, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1979
NELA Newsletter, vol. 11, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1980
NELA Newsletter, vol. 12, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1981
NELA Newsletter, vol. 13, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1982
NELA Newsletter, vol. 14, no. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1983
NELA Newsletter, vol. 15, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1984
NELA Newsletter, vol. 16, no. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1985
NELA Newsletter, vol. 17, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See Oversize
30
1
1986
NELA Newsletter, vol. 18, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1987
NELA Newsletter, vol. 19, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 See Oversize
30
1
1988
NELA Newsletter, vol. 20, no. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1989
NELA Newsletter, vol. 21, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1990
NELA Newsletter, vol. 22, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1991
NELA Newsletter, vol. 23, no. 1 See Oversize
30
1
1991
New England Libraries, vol. 23, no. 3, 4, 5, 6 (missing no. 2) See Oversize
30
1
1992
New England Libraries, vol. 24, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1993
New England Libraries, vol. 25, no. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1994
New England Libraries, vol. 26, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1995
New England Libraries, vol. 27, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1996
New England Libraries, vol. 28, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 See Oversize
30
1
1997
New England Libraries, vol. 29, no. 1 See Oversize
29
2
1997
New England Libraries, vol. 29, no. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
29
2
1998
New England Libraries, vol. 30, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
29
2
1999
New England Libraries, vol. 31, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
29
2
2000
New England Libraries, vol. 32, no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
29
2
2001
New England Libraries, vol. 33, no. 1, 2, 3, 4
Series 5
Photographs1968, 1974-1975, 1989, 1993, n.d.
This series consists of one photo album and several separate groupings of photographs that were taken at various events, primarily conferences.
The photographs in the photo album are only partially identified with inscriptions on the back of certain photographs. These inscriptions indicate that the photographs were taken between 1974-1975, most likely at an annual conference.
The groupings of photographs include two photographs of NELA and ALA officers at the 1968 Annual Conference, featuring NELA President-elect Genevieve Galick, incoming Vice President John McKenna, Directors Arthur Kissner and Richard Coombs, Secretary John Jackson and ALA President Robert McDonough. A photograph of Christine Kardokas at the Vermont Librarians Conference is identified by a note accompanying the print, but no date is specified. A set of 47 black and white and color photographs and negatives from the Media Section's Spring Conference of 1989 was moved from the Media Section files in the Sections series. Another set of photographs documenting activities at the 1993 Annual Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Burlington, Vermont was moved from the Conference Committee files in the Committees series so they could be housed with the other photographs in the collection.
The folders in this series are arranged chronologically by date where possible. The photo album follows the separate groupings of photographs.
31
1
1968
NELA Conference, October 2-5, 1968
31
2
1989
Media Section: Spring Conference, 1989-"Martha Dewing, photographs by Larry Domingues" See also: Series II, Sections, Media Section
31
3
1993
Annual Conference: "Moving Forward" See also: Series III, Committees, Conference Committee
31
4
n.d.
Miscellaneous Photographs
31
5
n.d.
Vermont Librarians Conference (Christine Kardokas)
31
6
1974-1975
Photo Album (Annual Conference?)