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.
While the first form is blank, the second form is from Charley Scott with a note to librarian Christel McCanless, noting that he does not need the paper announcements because she is keeping him informed verbally. He additionally notes that McCanless is "doing an excellent bit of work in the library."
The letter notes that the books were deemed missing by consulting the fall inventory and that the recipient should carefully examine the list to determine what items should be replaced.
The letter notes that the books were deemed missing by consulting the fall inventory and that the recipient should carefully examine the list to determine what items should be replaced.
Officials shown in the photo, left to right: University of Alabama president Frank Rose, unidentified, Sen. Bob Jones, and Research Institute director Rudolf Hermann.
The letter concerns the use of a reserve shelf for students and faculty used to allow a particular item with few or no copies to be used by multiple individuals. The letter notes that this item cannot be taken from the reserve room.