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EarleC. Ferguson has been appointed director of libraries for the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. He has been at Manitoba since 1970, serving as cataloger in the Law Library, acting director for public services, associate director of libraries, and since July 1982 acting director of libraries.

A graduate of the Universities of Windsor and Toronto, Ferguson earned his B.A. and B.L.S. degrees respectively. He has served on committees of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries, the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, and the American Association of Law Libraries.

Joseph H. Howard,assistant librarian for processing services at the Library of Congress since 1978, has been named director of the National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland, effective July 11. Howard came to LC in 1967 as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division and became chief of that division the following year. He was named chief of the Serial Record Division in 1972 and assistant director (cataloging) of the department in 1975. He became director of the Processing Department in 1976 and assistant librarian for processing services during a 1978 reorganization. He has served as acting director of the National Agricultural Library since last December.

Howard holds both a bachelor’s degree in music education and an MLS from the University of Oklahoma. He served with the U.S. Army in 1952-1954 and subsequently held positions with the libraries of the University of Colorado and Washington University, St. Louis.

ThomasM. Gaughan has been named director of library services at High Point College, North Carolina, effective in June. Gaughan comes to High Point from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, where he was library director. He was previously personnel librarian at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, assistant to the personnel librarian at the same university, and social sciences information specialist at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Gaughan holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Trenton State College, a master’s degree in personnel services from Montclair State College, and an MLS from the Rutgers Graduate School of Library Service.

Jonathan A. Lindseyhas been appointed coordinator of library affairs at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Lindsey has served as college librarian at Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1977 and as associate dean for the past two years. He has an MLS from the University of Alabama, a B.D. and Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a bachelor’s from George Washington University.

Lindsey served as director of library services at Judson College, Marion, Alabama, prior to his appointment at Meredith. Among his publications are Change and Challenge: American Religious Experience 1955-1977‚ and articles in Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, Tennessee Librarian, and North Carolina Libraries, of which he was editor.

Lindsey currently serves on ALA’s Council Committee on Professional Ethics and its Committee on Accreditation, Approval Visitation Teams. He has also been a very active member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

RuthM. Katz has been appointed director of library services at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, effective June 15. She has served as associate director since September 1980 and now succeeds Eugene A. Brunelle who resigned as director last fall to resume teaching and research.

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Katz holds a Ph.D. in library science and an MLS from Rutgers University, and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Clark University. At Rutgers she served as assistant university librarian for academic personnel, systems, and special projects in 1973-1974. She came to East Carolina in 1980 after six years at the University of Denver where she served as a senior research scientist with the Denver Research Institute. She also was assistant professor and director of the Center for Communication and Information Research in the university’s Graduate School of Librarianship.

The author of many articles, Katz also published a 1981 monograph entitled, Technology As a Factor in Library Development and Educational Change. She currently serves on the ALA Council and the Reference and Adult Services Division’s Board of Directors.

Charles R. Martell,JR.has-was appointed associate university librarian for public services at California State University, Sacramento, effective last May 2, He-came to CSU after‚having served as acquisitions librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1981. From 1976 to 1981 he was assistant to the university librarian and reference librarian at the University of California, Berkeley.

Martell has served as consultant to the Swedish National Board for Technical Development, the University of California at San Francisco, California State University at San Jose, and the Smithsonian. He has taught library administration courses at Berkeley and the University of Illinois-Urbana.

A graduate of Brown University, Martell holds an MLS from Syracuse University and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. He-iś the author of The Client-Centered Academic Library: An Organizational Model‚ published by Greenwood Press, and a number of articles on library management, staff development, and copyright. He is currently the series editor for a “Quality of WorkXife” column that appears in the Journal of Academic Librarianship.

DavidL. Paulus has been named head librarian at the Vassar College Library, Poughkeepsie, New York, effective February 1. He succeeds Barbara G. LaMont, who retired from that position on January 31, 1983.

Paulus previously held the position of head acquisitions librarian at Vassar, beginning in 1970. Prior to that time he served at Rutgers University as assistant order librarian from 1966 to 1970. His MLS is from Rutgers, as is his master’s in French literature. A member of the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council Board of Trustees from 1979 to 1981, Paulus also served as its treasurer.

Patricia A. Pitkinhas been named director of Wallace Memorial Library at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York. Pitkin has been acting director of the library since November 1981.

She has been associated with the Wallace Library since 1974, when she became its first database manager, and has served as head of library systems development and head of automated and technical services.

Pitkin holds an MLS (1974) with a computer applications specialty from the School of Library and Information Science, Geneseo, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the same institution.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Katherine Cveljo,associate professor at the North Texas State University School of Library and Information Sciences, Denton, has been appointed to the IFLA Division of Special Libraries’ Standing Committee of Science and Technology Libraries.

Robert B. Downs,dean emeritus of library administration at the University of Illinois, Urbana, has been honored by the Japanese government for his help in establishing a modern library system in Japan 35 years ago and for his contributions to librarianship everywhere. The Japanese consul general in Chicago presented Downs with a Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure decoration and scroll. In 1948 Downs was a consultant to the U.S. military government in Japan and wrote a report on organizing the Diet Library, Japan’s national library.

APPOINTMENTS

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Elaine McClay Albrighthas been named director of libraries at the University of Maine at Orono.

Sharon Grieggs Almquisthas been appointed assistant catalog librarian (monographs) at North Texas State University, Denton.

Celine Alveyhas been appointed manager of information systems at the J. Paul Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities in Santa Monica, California.

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Connie J. Batsonis now chairperson of Reference Services at Texas Tech University Library, Lubbock.

Beth Ann Behrenshas been appointed cataloger at the Memphis State University Libraries, Tennessee.

Jacqueline L. Bellowshas been appointed technical services librarian at the Francis Bacon Foundation Library, Claremont, California.

James Bensonhas joined the faculty of the Division of Library and Information Science, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York, as associate professor.

Juliet A Bidianuhas been appointed head of resources at the Columbia University Law Library, New York City.

Alexander T. Birrellhas been appointed head of the Catalog Department at Wichita State University, Kansas.

Sarah G. Bishophas been named deputy director of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS), Washington, D.C.

JulieM. Blattner has been appointed chief documents librarian in the Harvard College Library.

JanetL. Blumberg is now chief of the Technical Services Division at the Washington State Library, Olympia.

Paulette Bochnigis the new assistant government publications librarian at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Bert R. Boycehas joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, as associate professor.

Boris Bruderhas assumed the position of head of the Materials Acquisition Department at the University of Waterloo Library, Ontario.

Kevin Careyis now assistant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Robin M. Carlawis the new curatorial assistant in the Harvard University Archives, Cambridge.

Patricia Miles Carlehas been appointed head librarian of the Buhl Library of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

April Carluccihas been appointed map project librarian in the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Kathy M. Carrhas been appointed assistant librarian of the Fisheries-Oceanography Library and Friday Harbor Library, University of Washington, Seattle.

James B. Caseyhas been appointed head librarian in the Archives/Library Division of the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.

Elfreda A. Chatmanhas joined the faculty of the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, as assistant professor.

Yong-Ja Chohas been appointed head of the Science Library at the University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg. She also holds the position of Public Services Coordinator for the Science, Engineering and Agricultural Libraries.

Patsy Clickis now assistant catalog librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Geraldine Collinshas been appointed interlibrary loan librarian for the University of Florida, Gainesville.

William Coonshas been appointed reference librarian at the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Edwin M. Cortezhas joined the faculty of the Pratt Institute Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Brooklyn, New York.

James R. Coxhas been named university librarian of Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Valerie Darsthas been appointed librarian at Moberly Junior College, Missouri.

Kathy Davidsonis the new catalog librarian at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

James Davishas been appointed librarian of the Special Collections Department at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jean DeLauchehas been appointed director of the Alverno College Library Media Center, Milwaukee.

Marva DeLoachhas been named head of the Cataloging and Records Maintenance Division at Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal.

Barbara Dukeis the new head of the Education and Psychology Library at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Eleanore R. Fickehas been appointed special projects officer in the Shields Library, University of California, Davis.

BruceE. Fleury has been appointed head of the Science-Engineering Department at Tulane University, New Orleans.

DanielA. Foley has been appointed Latin American cataloger at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans.

Judith Fortson-Joneshas assumed the responsibility of conservation officer for the Hoover Institution Library and Archives at Stanford University, California.

DonaldA. Fox has joined the faculty of the School of Librarianship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Suzanne O. Frankiehas been named dean of the library at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan.

Stephan B. Fullerhas been appointed head of Cataloging Services in the Hilles and Lamont Libraries, Harvard University.

Stephen Gassis now assistant engineering librarian in the Barker Engineering Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Sylvia Geigeris now head of the Cataloging Department at the University of Notre Dame Libraries, Indiana.

Peter Gerdinehas been appointed acquisitions librarian at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.

Emily Gillulahas been appointed management reference librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Lori Goetschhas been appointed assistant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Margaret Adams Groesbeckis now instruction and online bibliographic retrieval librarian at Amherst College Library, Massachusetts.

Laura Harrishas been appointed to the position of head of the Real Estate Institute Library, New York University.

Mary Hawkinshas been appointed assistant dean for public services at the University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence.

Kathleen M. Heimhas been named dean and associate professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.

WilliamHEPFER has been appointed head of the Serials Department, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Richard L. Hopkinshas joined the faculty of the School of Librarianship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Norman Horrocksis the new dean of the Faculty of Administrative Studies at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He will continue his duties as director of the School of Library Service.

Joan Hullaris now interlibrary services librarian at Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Nancy Carol Hutchinshas been appointed head of Swain Hall Library, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Barbara Hutchinsonhas been appointed public services librarian at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Frank Immleris now principal bibliographer at the University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Timothy Johnsonis a new assistant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Mary Kayhas been appointed science reference and collection development librarian at Columbia University, New York.

Geraldine C. Kayehas been named librarian of the Farlow Reference Library at Harvard University.

Sandra Sandor Kerbelwas appointed head librarian of the Engineering and Mathematics Libraries at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

CosetteN. Kies has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Library Science at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Tom Kingis the new head of the Oral History Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Gunnar Knutsonhas been appointed assistant catalog librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Allan S. Kovanhas assumed duties as university archivist at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Robert Allen Kruppis now librarian at Western Conservative Raptist Seminary, Portland, Oregon.

Joan A. Kunselmanhas been appointed chair of the Processing Services Department at California State University, Fullerton.

Maureen Beck Lambertis now reference librarian in the Rusiness Library at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Janice Langehas been appointed serials librarian at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Carol A. Lawrencehas been appointed associate librarian of the Moffitt Undergraduate Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Craig Liknesshas been appointed head bibliographer and humanities librarian at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

Michael Wescott Loderis now senior assistant librarian at Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Campus.

CharlesR. Lord has been appointed assistant WESTFORNET librarian at the University of Washington, Seattle.

James R. Lowreyis now systems librarian at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Maija M. Lutzhas been appointed cataloger in the Tozzer Library at Harvard.

Eleanor MacDonaldhas been appointed assistant librarian in the University Elementary School Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Sylvia A. McDowellhas been appointed administrative librarian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Rolland H. McGiverinhas been appointed head of teaching materials and special services at Indiana State University, Terre Haute.

Gary J. Marchioninihas joined the faculty of the College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park, as assistant professor.

Izzora Maynardhas been appointed reference librarian in the Littauer Library at Harvard University, Cambridge.

Constance Milleris a new assistant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

JeromeK. Miller, assistant professor of library and information science at the University of Illinois, Urbana, left the university in August to establish a consulting firm, Copyright Information Services.

Margo Millerhas been appointed assistant science librarian for processing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Vicki Millshas been named assistant head of the Catalog Department, University of Arizona, Tucson.

Janis Morariuhas joined the faculty of the College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park, as assistant professor.

Jill Morieartyhas been appointed night librarian at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.

Patrice Moskowhas been appointed reference librarian in the Gutman Library at Harvard University.

Mickey Moskowitzhas been named librarian of Emerson College, Roston.

JamesMouw has been appointed acquisitions librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Wayne Mullinhas accepted a position as installation consultant with CLSI in its Western office.

Toby Fishbein Murrayhas been appointed archivist/preservation officer at the University of Tulsa Libraries, Oklahoma.

Susan Myersonis a new cataloger in the Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge.

Wade Newhousehas been appointed director of the Law Library at the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Marie-Teresa O’Connellhas been appointed reference librarian at the Christian Broadcast Network University Library, Virginia Beach.

John M. O’Gormanhas been appointed reference librarian at the University of Delaware, Newark.

Brenda Petersonhas been appointed catalog librarian in the English language unit of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Opritsa Popahas accepted the position of assistant librarian in the Government Documents Department of the Shields Library, University of California, Davis.

Begona Pradohas begun a one-year internship with the University of Nevada, Reno, as Basque Collection cataloger.

Margaret Priceis the new reference librarian in Woodward Library, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Michael Probsthas been appointed director of fiscal affairs for the Libraries, NYU Press and Archives at New York University.

Howard Raskinis now circulation/reserve librarian at the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Raymond Reeceis now reference librarian in the Art Library at the University of California, Los Angeles.

James Rettigis a new reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Lisa R. Ridenourhas been appointed audiovisual assistant librarian at the Roberts Memorial Library at the Middle Georgia College, Cochran.

J. Thomas Rimerhas been named chief of the Asian Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Barbara Robinsonhas been appointed head of acquisitions at the University of California, Riverside.

Marianne Roughhas joined the staff of the Learning Resources Center at Prince George’s Community College, Largo, Maryland.

Judith M. Saltmanhas joined the faculty of the School of Librarianship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Myra Saundersis now associate law librarian for public services at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jordan Scepanskihas been named acting director of Vanderbilt University Library, Nashville.

Harold B. Schleiferhas been appointed acting director of the University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

JanetE. Sheets has been named head of Reference Services at Moody Memorial Library, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

John A. Shuler is the new documents librarian at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Gail S. Shurgothas been appointed head of the Automated Cataloging Section and science cataloger, Monograph Cataloging Division, University of Washington, Seattle.

Robert J. SI vignyhas been appointed head of the Cataloging Department at the Christian Broadcast Network University, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Jean R. Soderlundhas been appointed curator of the Peace Collection, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.

Karen C. Stableris now head of the Reference Department at Tulane University, New Orleans.

Richard Stanleyis now academic policy and resource analyst in the Provost’s Office, New York University, New York.

Milton G. Ternberghas been appointed associate librarian in the Social Science Library of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Jonathan Thomashas been appointed circulation librarian in the Harvard Law School Library.

Philip Tompkinshas been named library director of Brooklyn College, New York.

Megan Tyndallhas joined the staff of the Learning Resources Center of Prince George’s Community College, Largo, Maryland.

Susan M. Vaccahas been appointed career resources librarian in the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning of Harvard University, Cambridge.

Enid Watermanhas been appointed collections research librarian at the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

Marlene Wonghas been named librarian at the Werner Josten Library of the Performing Arts, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.

Patrick D. Wrighthas been appointed head of the St. John’s College Library at the University of Manitoba Libraries, Winnipeg.

Charlotte Xandershas joined the Catalog Department of the University of Stanford, California, as associate librarian ERNthe Early American Imprints Department.

Mei-hwa Yanghas been appointed visiting assistant librarian, East Asian Area Studies specialist, at Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington.

RETIREMENTS

Mary Blakeley,head map librarian at the University of Arizona Library, Tucson, is retiring following 30 years of service.

Elizabeth Boardmanretired from the Shields Library at the University of California, Davis, at the end of May.

Martin M. Cummings,has announced his retirement as director of the National Library of Medicine effective October 1. His career in the federal government spans 40 years, the last 20 of which have been as head of the library.

Sheila Egoffretired from the faculty of the School of Librarianship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, at the end of June.

R. Dean Gallowayretired on August 15 as library director at California State College, Stanislaus, after more than 36 years of library service.

Mary Ellen Glassretired at the end of June as head of the Oral History Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.

William K. Graingerretired June 24 after 24 years as College Librarian at Pasadena City College, California, and 36 years in the profession. He has also served as assistant librarian at Compton and Bakersfield Colleges.

Anna Danuta Kaczynskaretired as librarian for French, Italian and Polish collections in the Main Library of the University of California, Berkeley, on June 14. She had come to UCB in 1963 after working as a cataloger at the University of Vienna Library, Austria, and Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles.

Dorothy P. Laddretired as associate director on June 30 after 34 years of service at Boston University Library.

Lorraine Mathies,head of the Education and Psychology Library, retired in January after 31 years at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was recently awarded the librarian emeritus title.

James Mink,head of the Special Collections Department and university archivist, retired in June after 31 years at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Roberta Nixon,head of the Library Task Force, retired in January after 36 years at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Sylvia Oliverhas retired as library director of Moberly Junior College, Missouri.

George Piternickretired from the faculty of the School of Librarianship at the University ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver, on June 30.

Elaine Reamanretired from the position of head of the Arts Circulation Department at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, on April 30.

David Thomas,entomology librarian at Mann Library of Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, retired on July 8 after 24 years of service.

RebeccaE. Tildesley, director of the library at Roger Williams College, Bristol, Rhode Island, retired on May 30. She had held that position since 1975 and had been with the library since 1969.

Silvi Treierretired from the position of senior assistant cataloger in the Materials Acquisition Department of the University of Calgary, Alberta, on June 30th.

Gerhard Vascois retiring September 21 as coordinator of collection development and interim assistant director for technical services at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Robert Vosperretired this summer from his position as professor in the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. He retains the title of university librarian and professor emeritus.

Vosper came to UCLA in 1944 to serve as head of the Acquisitions Department after serving briefly on the library staff of the University of California,

Berkeley, and Stanford University. He was director of libraries at the University of Kansas in 1952-1961, but returned to UCLA as university librarian from 1962 to 1973, and as professor until this year. He also served as director of UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library from 1966 to 1981.

Vosper was awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classics from the University of Oregon in 1937 and 1939. He then went to Berkeley for his certificate in librarianship in 1940. In 1967 Hofstra University awarded him the honorary LL.D.

An active member of ALA, Vosper was ACRL’s 18th president in 1955-1956 and president of ALA in 1965-1966. He also served as chairman of the Association of Research Libraries in 1963 and as vice president of the International Federation of Library Associations in 1971-1977. In 1974 the Library Association of Great Britain named him an honorary vice president, and in 1977 IFLA appointed him an Honorary Fellow and he was awarded the medal of an officer in the Order of the Crown of Belgium.

The international scope of his career is marked also by service as a member of the U.S. National Commission to UNESCO in 1968-1973 and of the

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U.S. State Department’s Government Advisory Committee on International Book and Library Programs in 1970-1976. Earlier he had investigated the growth of modern British university libraries as a Guggenheim Fellow in 1959-1960, and in the spring of 1960 he served the United States Information Service as a Fulbright Senior Lecturer, speaking on modern library developments at universities throughout Italy. In 1973-1974 he returned to England as Honorary Research Fellow in the Library School of University College, London, and during the same year again served USIS as lecturer in library schools in Scandinavia.

In this country Vosper has served as consultant or advisor to the American Chemical Society ('Chemical Abstracts) ‚ the American Council of Learned Societies, the Bibliographical Society of America, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Library of Medicine, and the National Science Foundation. Since 1968 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Library Resources. Over the years Vosper has written or edited over 140 professional books and articles.

Paul W. Winkler,senior descriptive cataloging specialist in the Office for Descriptive Cataloging Policy, retired on June 24 after 20 years of service with the Library of Congress.

DEATHS

C. F‚W. (Fred) Coker,head of the Reference and Reader Service Section of the Library of Congress Manuscript Division since 1978, died of cancer on June 20. He was assistant state archivist (1963-1970) and state archivist (1970-1973) in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, before joining the staff of the National Archives and Records Service, where from 1974 to 1978 he was in charge of the Printed Documents Division. While at the Archives he served as director of the Modern Archives Institute, associate editor and then editor of the American Archivist, and as editor for the Society of American Archivists basic manual series.

Coker received a Meritorious Service Award in 1981 for his plan to relocate the manuscript collections from LC’s John Adams Building, and the following year he served as chair of SAA’s Philip M. Hamer Award Committee, established to recognize the efforts of new and relatively inexperienced editors.

JosephineM. Cowles, associate professor emeritus and head of the Catalog Department at Wichita State University, Kansas, died on July 26. After her retirement in 1976, Cowles returned to the library to help with the cataloging of rare books. She received her bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University and her MLS from the University of Illinois.

DavidG. Esplin, book selection and acquisitions librarian at the University of Toronto Library, died after a long illness on July 10.

Andrew H. Horn,dean of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Library and Information Science from 1959-1978, died on May 25. He also served as collection librarian at Occidental College (1957-1959), university librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1954-1957), and assistant associate university librarian (1951-1954), archivist (1950-1957), and assistant head of the Department of Special Collections (1948-1951) at UCLA. Horn held a Ph.D. in history from UCLA and a degree in librarianship from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jane R. Morhardt,assistant librarian at Harvard’s Lamont Library, died on May 29. She had served at Lamont Library for 15 years.

Adah May Obenhaus,chief cataloging librarian at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, died on April 19, after eighteen years of service at that library.

Jay Rasiel,of the Science and Engineering Library, State University of New York, Buffalo, died on June 23.

HermanF. Robinton, curator emeritus and former business librarian of the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, died on March 7.

George H. Vrooman,humanities bibliographer at the Yale University Library since 1966, died on June 12.

Constance M. Winchell,author of the 7th (1951) and 8th (1967) editions of Guide to Reference Works, died on May 23 at the age of 86. Winchell joined the staff of the Columbia University Libraries in 1925 as a reference assistant and became chief reference librarian at Columbia in 1941. She held this position until her retirement in 1962. She had previously worked at the University of Michigan Libraries and the American Library in Paris. Long active in the American Library Association, Winchell was awarded the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation for distinguished service in 1960. ■■