Kansas Library Association Records
Creator: Kansas Library Association
Date: C1900 - 2005
Level of Description: Coll./Record Group
Material Type: Manuscripts
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 45950
Restrictions: None
Abstract: The records from the Kansas Library Association housed at the Kansas State Historical Society provide a good overview of the history of the organization. They include subject files, Secretary's and Treasurer's records, Council and Executive Council minutes, records from conferences and annual meetings, records from or concerning some of the sections and roundtables (notably the Colleges and Universities Library Section, or CULS), some grant files and some general financial records. While the records span the entirety of the organization's existence, the bulk are from the latter half of the twentieth century.
Space Required/Quantity: 47.75 cubic feet
Title (Main title): Kansas Library Association Records
Administrative History
Administrative History:
The Kansas Library Association (KLA) was founded by Anna LaPorte Diggs, when she invited Kansas citizens together to discuss library matters. On 17 May 1900 this group called for an organizational meeting for a state library association, which was held in December of that same year, thereby creating the KLA.
The KLA advocates on the behalf of libraries, provides professional development opportunities for Kansas librarians often in conjunction with other local and regional associations and organizations, and has numerous sections and roundtables devoted to specific areas of interest and concern for different types of librarians, such as concerning academic libraries, children's libraries, interlibrary loans, or government documents.
[Kansas Library Association. http://kslibassoc.org/index.html (accessed 15 September 2009).]
Scope and Content
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
|---|---|
| 014-12-03-01 to 014-12-03-02 | c. 1985-1993: General ledgers, debit and credit balances |
| 036-09-02-01 to 036-09-02-02 | C1987 – 1995: 1989-1990 grants; Friends of Kansas Libraries, Inc. foundational and organizational records such as meeting minutes/financial records/brochures/bylaws/etc.; and other records |
| 056-01-04-01 to 056-01-04-02 | c. 1930-1941: Executive board meetings, joint meetings, organization and constitution, Library Planning Committee, publicity, finances |
| 065-13-08-03 | C1995 - 1996 Financial records |
| 108-08-02-02 to 108-08-03-02 | C1984 - 1996: Subject files, financial records, Automation and Technology Roundtable minutes and correspondence |
| 108-08-03-03 | 1996 – 2001: KLA Council minutes and KLA Guidelines |
| 108-09-02-02 | 1997-1998: Financial records and some grant files |
| 108-09-04-02 | 1996-1997 financial ledger |
| 108-09-06-01 to 108-09-06-02 | C1995 - 1997: Kansas Library Month and financial records |
| 109-01-03-01 to 109-01-03-03 | C1987 - 2002: Financial records; CULS records |
Index Terms
Subjects
-
Kansas Library Association -- Accounting
Kansas Library Association -- History
Kansas Library Association -- Records and correspondence
Librarians -- Kansas -- Societies, etc.
Creators and Contributors
-
Kansas Library Association
Additional Information for Researchers
Restrictions: None
