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Northwestern University Library Faculty and Student Book Circulation Records

 Collection
Identifier: 9/1/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Records of University Library book circulation to Northwestern faculty and students from the period 1874-1887 are contained in one volume. The volume notes the names of faculty members and students to whom books were charged, an abbreviated record of author and title of items loaned, and their charge out and return dates. An index to faculty circulation records appears on pages inside both the front and back covers of the volume.

Supplementing the circulation records are monthly statistical tabulations relating to use of periodical publications from teh years 1872 and 1878-1881 (pages 703, 705, 707-708, and 712-716), a list of overdue books from 1881 (page 709), and several lists of titles held by the Library (pages 3-31, 32-36, 38-44, 45-50, and 52-60).

Dates

  • 1874-1887

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of University Library book circulation to Northwestern faculty and students from the period 1874-1887 are contained in this volume.

Method of Acquisition

The University Archives accessioned the volume in 1974 (Accession #74-140).

Processing Information

Kevin B. Leonard; January 10, 1990.

Title
Guide to the Northwestern University Library Faculty and Student Book Circulation Records
Author
Kevin B. Leonard
Date
10/01/1990
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635