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Library Gifts and Exchange Department Records, 1951-2004View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1970-1995
The Library Gifts and Exchange Department Records document the donation of gift books and journals to the Oregon State University Libraries and the exchange of materials with other libraries and repositories.  E. Doris Tilles was the Gifts and Exchange Librarian until 1976, when Karen Starr assumed the position.
ID: RG 261
Extent: 6.0 cubic feet
Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Arrangement
Preferred Citation: Library Gifts and Exchange Department Records (RG 261), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: These records were transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center by Oregon State University Libraries and Press administration in 2015.
Languages of Materials
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Container List

Series 1: Chronological Correspondence, 1970-1991 Add to Shelf
Series 1 comprises about half of the collection.  It consists of correspondence arranged chronologically that documents donations of books and journals to the OSU Libraries.  These records also include accession records for materials received and correspondence with other libraries that were exchange partners with Oregon State.
Box-Folder 1.01: 1970-1971 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.02: 1970-1971 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.03: 1971-1972 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.04: 1972-1973 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.05: 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.06: 1974-1975 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.07: 1975-1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.08: 1975-1976 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.09: 1976-1977 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.10: 1976-1977 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.11: 1977-1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.12: 1978-1979 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.13: 1979-1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.14: 1980-1981 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.15: 1980-1981 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.16: 1982-1983 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.17: 1982-1983 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.01: 1983-1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.02: 1983-1984 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.03: 1983-1984 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.04: 1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.05: 1983-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.06: 1983-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.07: 1984-1985 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.08: 1984-1985 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.09: January-June 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.10: July-September 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.11: October-December 1986 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.12: October-December 1986 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.13: January-March 1987 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.14: January-March 1987 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.15: April-June 1987 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.16: April-June 1987 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.17: July-September 1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.18: January-March 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.19: April-June 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.20: July-September 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 2.21: October-December 1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.01: January-March 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.02: April-June 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.03: July-September 1989 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.04: October-December 1989 (1/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.05: October-December 1989 (2/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.06: October-December 1989 (3/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.07: 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.08: January-March 1990 (1/4) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.09: January-March 1990 (2/4) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.10: January-March 1990 (3/4) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.11: January-March 1990 (4/4) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.12: April-June 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.13: July-September 1990 (1/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.14: July-September 1990 (2/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.15: July-September 1990 (3/3) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.16: October-December 1990 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.17: October-December 1990 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 3.18: January-March 1991 Add to Shelf
Series 2: Alphabetical Correspondence, 1951-2004 Add to Shelf
Series 2 consists of several sets of alphabetically arranged correspondence.  The first set begins with "S" and covers the period 1951 to 1965.  Other sets are for 1981-1982; 1984-1986; 1991-2001; and annually for 2002-2004.  This correspondence documents the gifts of books and journals to the OSU Libraries.
Box-Folder 4.01: S- Sh, 1951-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.02: Si- Sq, 1951-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.03: Sr- Sz, 1955-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.04: T- Ta, 1954-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.05: Te- Ts, 1951-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.06: Tu- Tz, 1951-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.07: U, 1954-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.08: V, 1952-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.09: Wa, 1951-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.10: We- Wz, 1951-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.11: Y- Z, 1953-1965 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.12: A- I, 1981-1982 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.13: A- I, 1981-1982 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.14: J- Z, 1981-1982 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.15: J- Z, 1981-1982 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.16: M- Z, 1984-1985 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.17: M-Z, 1984-1985 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.18: A- L, July-December 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.19: M- Z, 1985-1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.20: A, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.21: B, 1991-2001 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.22: B, 1991-2001 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.23: C, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.24: D, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.25: E, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 4.26: F, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.01: G, 1991-2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.02: H, 1990-2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.03: I, 1991-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.04: J, 1990-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.05: K, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.06: L, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.07: M, 1991-2002 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.08: M, 1991-2002 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.09: N, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.10: O, 1990-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.11: P, 1991-2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.12: R, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.13: S, 1990-2001 (1/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.14: S, 1990-2001 (2/2) Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.15: T, 1991-2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.16: U, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.17: V, 1991-2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.18: W, 1991-2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.19: X, Y, Z, 1991-1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.20: A- L, 2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.21: M- Z, 2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.22: A- L, 2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.23: M- Z, 2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.24: A- L, 2004 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 5.25: M- Z, 2004 Add to Shelf
Series 3: Subject Files, 1951-2003 Add to Shelf
Series 3 consists of subject files documenting the receipt of gifts by the Oregon State University Libraries as well as distribution of books to organizations within Oregon, such as the Children's Services Division, and internationally to Africa, China, and Nepal.
Box-Folder 6.01: Anonymous, 1987 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.02: Anonymous, 1990-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.03: Anonymous Books, 1993-1998 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.04: Anonymous, 2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.1: Books to Africa, 1990-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.05: Books to China, 1990-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.06: Book Sale Receipts, 1977-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.07: Booksale, 1981-1982 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.08: Cayman Islands, 1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.09: Children's Services Division (CSD), 1993-1994 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.10: Current Correspondence, 1977-1978 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.11: Dead Correspondence, 1987-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.12: The Foundation for Books to China, Circa 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.13: Friends of the Library Gifts, 1967-1970 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.14: Friends of the Library Accession, 1977-1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.15: Friends of the Library, 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.16: Fujian China Project, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.17: Gift Books- Thank Yous, 2000-2003 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.18: Gift Funds, 1954-1973 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.19: Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC), 1991 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.20: Index Sales, 1999 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.21: International Education Committee, 1974-1977 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.22: Journals for Sale, 1980 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.23: List of Serials for Exchange Purposes through Sea Grant, 1979 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.24: LOLITA Documentation to Pull Donors, 1983 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.25: Miscellaneous Old Paperwork, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.26: Money Taken In, 1981-1983 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.27: Nepal Foundation, 1994-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.28: Newspaper Committee, 1970-1973 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.29: Foundation "Thank Yous", 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.30: OSU  Foundation Correspondence (Letters of Gratitude), 1986 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.31: OSU Press Material in Print (1/2), 1970-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.32: OSU Press Material in Print (2/2), 1970-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.33: OSU Press, 2002 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.34: Paperwork Fall, 2001 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.35: Scott Memos, 1982-1984 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.36: Scott Memo of Agreement/Evaluation Plus Supporting Books Lists thru 8/11/82, 1982 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.37: Scott, Thomas, 1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.38: Sullivan- Dead, 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.39: James Sullivan- Live, 1992-1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.40: Tax Act of 1984, 1977-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.41: UNESCO - General Letters, 1951-1952 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.42: United States Book Exchange, 1956-1971 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.43: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1951-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.44: U.S. Geological Survey, 1955-1964 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.45: U.S. Library of Congress, 1954-1962 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.46: U.S. Treasury Department Foreign Assets Control, 1964-1971 Add to Shelf
Series 4: Administrative Records, 1972-1995 Add to Shelf
Series 4 consists of operational procedures and policies for the Gifts and Exchange Department, reports, and memoranda to and from the Director of Libraries, Rodney Waldron.  The bulk of the reports (1976-1986) were prepared by Karen J. Starr, Gifts and Exchange Librarian, while the earliest reports (1976) were prepared by E. Doris Tilles, her predecessor as Gifts and Exchange Librarian.  Of special note are materials documenting a 1972 salary review for women librarians mandated by the Office of Civil Rights and conducted by E. Doris Tilles.  The series also includes materials pertaining to Tilles' participation in the 1974 Student-Faculty Conference at Oregon State.
Box-Folder 6.47: Gifts and Exchange Bimonthly Reports, 1976-1986 Add to Shelf
Also includes quarterly and annual reports.
Box-Folder 6.48: Gift and Exchange Procedures Manual- Archive, 1986-1995 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.49: Library Memos- Director of Gifts and Exchange, 1979-1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.50: Librarian Charts, circa 1985 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.51: Line and Category Numbers, 1985-1988 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.2: Office of Civil Rights - Salaries for Women, 1972 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.52: Tilles- 1974 Student-Faculty Conference, 1973-1974 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 6.53: Withdrawal and Disposal Procedures for Library Books, 1978-1979 Add to Shelf
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