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Select... "Aerial view from the East of Scale Model UAH, January 1968." "Aerial view of Scale Model UAH, January, 1968." "Major Library Tools for Literature Searches." "Remarks by Patrick Richardson to the UAH President's Council November 1, 1996 on the M. Louis Salmon Library Dedication." "Sources of Biographical Information." "Things to Remember for the Successful Operation of the UAH Library." "UAH Summary Statistics-Cataloging and Circulation Departments." "University of Alabama Huntsville Center Library-Information Concerning The Library." "View from the North of Scale Model UAH, January, 1968." "View from the South of Scale Model UAH, January, 1968." Aerial view of the UAH campus. Arthur Rudolph speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Attendees at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Ben Graves speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Charlie Chambers of Anderson News and UAH Librarian Christel McCanless pose with book crates of donations to the UAH Library. Christel McCanless giving library instruction to UAH students. Circulation desk and shelves in the library, then located in Morton Hall. Construction on a new library wing. David Christensen speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Document describing the past of the UAH library compared to its present state and future expansion. Faculty members confer near the "Freedom Shrine" at the UAH Library. Flier for the UAH Library. Form letter requesting the return of library materials. Jean Perrault, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Letter from Bethel Fite, Director of the Department of Library Extension and Program Services, to library assistant John S. Phillips at the University of Alabama Center in Huntsville. Letter from Charley Scott, Director of Instruction, to Christel McCanless, Librarian, at the University of Alabama Huntsville Center. Library furniture in Morton Hall. Library self study questions. Library staff member Elizabeth Pollard outside the UAH Library. M. Louis Salmon Library dedication program. Materials related to the 1968 National Library Week open house and recognition ceremony at the UAH Library. Memorandum from Christel McCanless to Anne Eiland regarding the development of the UAH Library. Memorandum from Christel McCanless to Dr. John White. Memorandum from H. Clyde Reeves announcing the resignation of Christel McCanless as Librarian and the appointment of Jean Perrault. Memorandum from Jean Perrault to the UAH faculty concerning the request of books and journals. Memorandum from the English Department to Charley Scott, H. Clyde Reeves, Philip Mason, and Christel McCanless. Olga Ley cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Olga Ley positioning a bust of Willy Ley on a display case. Olga Ley speaking at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Painted sign advertising the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Periodical reading room in the library, then located in Morton Hall. Photograph of library storage and workspaces. Photograph of library storage in Morton Hall. Photograph of library storage. Photograph of the library's instructional space. Photograph of the UAH library's instructional space and stacks. Photographs of 1968 "Miss Library" contestants from UAH. Photographs of Library secretary Sandy Lamb. Student in the stacks at the UAH Library. Students playing paintball. Students studying at the UAH Library. Students using a periodical reading room in the library, then located in Morton Hall. Summary of the "rapidly expanding activities of the University of Alabama in Huntsville." UAH Library staff at the help desk. University of Alabama Faculty Newsletter, April 1966. View of a study area in the UAH Library. View of the central staircase in the UAH Library. View of the first floor of the UAH Library. View of the interior of the UAH Library. View of the UAH Library and Roberts Hall. View of the UAH Library entrance. View of the UAH Library in the snow. View of the UAH Library main entrance, looking southwest. View of the UAH Library. Wernher von Braun and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection at the UAH Library. Wernher von Braun, Jean Perrault, Olga Ley, and Ben Graves at the dedication of the Willy Ley Collection.
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Select... The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970. At the time the UAH Library was located in the Graduate Studies Building (later renamed Madison Hall). The invitation lists individual and group donors to the library, memorials. It also notes a special gift of the "Freedom Shrine," a collection of historic American documents, from the Exchange Club of Huntsville and Thiokol Chemical Corporation. At the time, Rudolph was retired from NASA as the former manager of the Saturn V program at Marshall Space Flight Center. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. Before UAH built a dedicated library in the late 1960s, the library was located in Morton Hall. Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. Christensen then worked in the Division of Graduate Programs and Research at UAH. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. David Christensen is standing at the right. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970. Fite expresses his regret that Phillips must discontinue his employment at the University of Alabama Center in Huntsville and discusses the state of the University of Alabama System libraries. From left to right: Lelen Oliver, bibliographic searcher; Tim Cade, research circulation assistant; and Elizabeth Pollard, systems analyst. Graves was the president of UAH at the time. David Christensen is standing at the right, next to a sign painted to advertise the collection. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. In this letter, librarian Christel McCanless requests that the recipient return any library materials that they have and are no longer using. The letter has spaces for the date, recipient's name, and the materials the recipient needs to return. In this memo, members of the English Department protest the removal of library materials from Morton Hall to the Graduate Studies Building (later Madison Hall). The writers report their concern that "the housing of English materials in the graduate studies building, we are convinced, will prohibit the students' availing themselves of library facilities." Includes notes handwritten by Librarian Christel McCanless. McCanless, then the head librarian, is shown at far right. On the front row, left to right, are David Christensen, Arthur Rudolph, Wernher von Braun, and Olga Ley. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970 Perrault was the director of the UAH Library at the time. Rudolph had retired from NASA from 1969 and von Braun was then working as Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA in Washington, D.C. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. Pollard was photographed for her retirement. Richardson's comments include a biographical sketch of Salmon with details of his World War II service, law career, and civic involvement. Richardson also notes Salmon's involvement in the UAH Foundation. Roberts Hall is on the left, while the library is on the right. Scott notes his appreciation for McCanless' adept handling of the "Review of the Development of the Huntsville Campus Library." The back of the photo reads: "L to R Christel L. McCanless, First UAH Lib'n H. Clyde Reeves, VP and Representative of Freedom Shrine Program given to UAH Lib." The Freedom Shrine is a collection of historic American documents and a program of the National Exchange Club. It was donated to the UAH Library, then located in the Graduate Studies Building (later named Madison Hall), by the Exchange Club of Huntsville and Thiokol Chemical Corporation. The description reads, "Sandy Lamb, our second secretary." The document offers an overview of research, graduate instruction, undergraduate instruction, and continuing education, as well as a description of the university's facilities and the surrounding area. The author notes that "planning of a first phase of a permanent library and of a science and engineering laboratory/classroom building" is underway. The document provides the library hours, library smoking policy, location of library materials, and fines for the loss of library materials. The flier provides information on how to borrow library materials, navigating the library, and who to refer to for help in particular research areas. It also includes a floor plan of each level. The memorandum includes details on the library furniture instillation expenses, budget, holdings increases, and circulation. It also discusses other library activities from the year and problems the library is facing. The Miss Library competition was part of National Library Week. The model shows the future library and Engineering Science building. The model shows the future library and the Engineering Science building. The model shows the future library building and the Engineering Science building. The newsletter includes the outline of "a plan adopted by the University of Alabama to further develop instructional, research and service programs of the present Huntsville operations as integral parts of the University." The first point of the plan notes, "Effective September 1, 1966, the Huntsville operations of the University of Alabama shall be designated the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)." The plan is signed by Frank A. Rose, president of the University of Alabama. The photograph shows Spragins Hall, Roberts Hall, the Nursing Building, the Library, and Wilson Hall. The UAH Library can be seen in the background. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970. This document discusses the space the library used in Morton Hall and the Graduate Studies building and states a plan for housing library materials between the two locations. A library fact sheet is attached. This document discusses the types of publications used in information and literature searches, these being bibliographies, indexes, and abstract journals, and provides examples of these publications. It also gives examples of report citations and instructions on understanding them. This document lists the building and section locations of particular book and non-book sources for biographical information on the UAH campus. This document lists the number of books added and circulated in the month of October. This document provides a humorous take on what one must remember in order to keep the library running smoothly, such as having golf scores ready when dealing with the art department and consulting the cataloging department if in need of coffee cake. This memorandum contains a self-study in question and answer format. This memorandum also contains information about the library staff and resources and an organizational chart for the library staff hierarchy. This memorandum describes the changes in the process of requesting materials for the library to purchase. These changes include a new requirement for a value judgement of the requested material when filling out a request slip. Attached is a chart that displays the selection and maintenance process for new materials. Today this sign is on display in the Archives and Special Collections reading room on the ground floor of the library. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Ley's widow, Olga, in 1970. Wernher von Braun and UAH President Ben Graves can be seen in the background. The UAH Library purchased the Willy Ley Collection from Mrs. Ley in 1970.
