Cora E. Thomassen Papers, 1961-76 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of Cora E. Thomassen, professor of library science (1961-83), include the annual reports of the library school; lists of audio-visual collections at the university library; handbooks and directories for library school faculty and students; a copy of a statement by Robert B. Downs, dean of the library school, before the House Subcommittee on Education (1965); mailing lists of professional associations; requirements of the undergraduate curriculum in library science; planning notes and organizational correspondence for the Windsor Lecture Committee, the Illinois Student Library Association meeting (1969), and proposed issues of Library Trends (1973-77); agenda, minutes, and reports of faculty committees served by Professor Thomassen; course outlines and descriptions, including the revision of Library and Information Science 300.