Hanna Elsa Krueger Papers, 1949-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Krueger, Hanna Elsa
Title
Hanna Elsa Krueger Papers
Dates
1949-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 containers., (4 linear feet of shelf space.), (2930 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 429
Summary
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, drafts, reports, and other materials relating to her professional activities and administrative duties as Chief, Technical Services, 1950-1953, and Chief, Humanities, 1953-1970. Included are some papers of her successor, Ann Wierum.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Hanna Elsa Krueger was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota on April 20, 1905. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in English Education in 1928. She received a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy the next year and a Bachelor of Science degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois in 1938. Her work experience included: secretary for publishing companies, assistant in the University of Illinois Library School, Assistant Librarian and Instructor in Library Science at Carroll College Library from 1938 to 1940 and Acting Librarian from 1940 to 1943. In that year she received a Master's degree from the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago for several successive summers' work. The next two years she was Assistant Librarian and Instructor in Library Science at Western Illinois State Teachers' College. From 1945 to 1948 she was Head of the Cataloging Department at Wayne County Library, Detroit, Michigan. The following year, Miss Krueger served as Head of the Catalog and Order department.

In 1949 Miss Krueger came to Washington State University as Head of the Cataloging Department. The following year she was promoted to Chief of the Technical Services Division. From 1953 to 1970 she was Chief of the Humanities Library. She retired from Washington State University on June 30, 1970.

Her areas of professional interest were administration, reference, catalog, and teaching library science. Professional organizations in which she belonged included the American Library Association, the Pacific Northwest Library Association, and the Washington Library Association. She also was a member of the American Association of University Professors, the American Association of University Women, and the League of Women Voters.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, drafts, conference materials, copies of printed material, forms, booklets, and newsletters. The papers date from 1933 to 1975 with the bulk of the material dating from 1950 to 1970. Ann Wierum, Chief of the Humanities Library after Miss Krueger retired, added to the original collection.

Major subjects in the collection are Circulation, Faculty Library Advisory Committee, Humanities Library, Inter-Library Loan, Washington State University Library Administrative Notices, Library Administrative Council, Job Descriptions, and Technical Service Division. The papers concern the development of library practices and were originally arranged as a reference file.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 429, Hanna Elsa Krueger Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Hanna Elsa Krueger Papers consist of a single series arranged alphabetically by subject.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Hanna Elsa Krueger were deposited with the Washington State University Libraries in 1978 (UA 78-44).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Abel Approval Program, 1964-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 1

56 items.

Abstracts, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 2

1 item.

Accession Numbers, 1955, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 3

2 items.

AcquisitionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 4
General
9 items.
 1949-1969
1 5
Policies
21 items.
 1947-1961
1 6
Procedures
16 items.
 1947-1970
1 7
Reprint Expediting Service
1 item.
 1957

Administration, Principles, 1952-1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 8

2 items.

American Association of University Professors, 1953-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 9

26 items.

American Studies Program, 1961, 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 10

3 items.

Anthropology, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 11

1 item.

Archival Administration, Symposium, 1969-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 12

7 items.

Archives, 1955-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 13

3 items.

Audio-VisualReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 14
Aids in Education Course
4 items.
 1953
1 15
Catalog Cards
9 items.
 1953-1955

Automation, 1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 16

1 item.

BibliographyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 17
General
1 item.
 1969
1 18
National
2 items.
 1963-1964

Binding, 1951-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 19

15 items.

Black Studies, 1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 20

1 item.

Book Loss, 1960Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 21

1 item.

Book Numbers (see also Library of Congress--Classification), 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 22

1 item.

Book SelectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 23
Principles
1 item.
 1950
1 24
Procedures
2 items.
 1954
1 25
Weeding
1 item.
 1957

Budget, 1949-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 26

22 items.

Call-Number Distribution, 1950-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 27

11 items.

Catalog Duplication, 1952-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 28

10 items.

CatalogingReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 29
General
15 items.
 1933-1965
1 30
Procedures
42 items.
 1949-1954
1 31
Recataloging
8 items.
 1951-1970

Center for Research Libraries, 1967-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 32

6 items.

Central Information Desk, 1952Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 33

1 item.

Chaney, Sue--Sabbatical, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 34

1 item.

Chicano Studies, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 35

1 item.

Circulation, 1948-1974Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 36

124 items.

Citizens' Conference on Libraries, 1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 37

22 items.

Classification, 1954-1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 38

11 items.

Classification Authority File, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 39

1 item.

Coins, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 40

1 item.

College Art Association, 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 41

4 items.

College Catalogs, 1951Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 42

1 item.

College LibraryReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 43
General
3 items.
 1952-1958
1 44
Program
5 items.
 1952-1965
1 45
References
34 items.
 1952

Compact Storage, 1957-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 46

11 items.

Computing Center News, 1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 47

2 items.

Conference Planning, 1953-1957Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 48

4 items.

Copyright, 1962-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 49

3 items.

Current Acquistions List, 1953-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 50

11 items.

Dedications, 1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 51

1 item.

Departmental Working Libraries, 1949-1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 52

23 items.

Dictionaries, 1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 53

1 item.

Documentation, 1953Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 54

1 item.

Dormitory Libraries, 1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 55

1 item.

EducationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 56
General
1 item.
 1955
1 57
Higher
4 items.
 1956-1973

Ethics, Professional, 1952-1958Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 58

5 items.

Exchange, 1947-1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 59

1 item.

Exhibits, 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 60

2 items.

Extension, 1951-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 61

20 items.

Faculty Committees, 1957-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 62

9 items.

Faculty Committees on Improvement of Instruction, 1957-1958Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 63

5 items.

Faculty Library Advisory Committee, 1945-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 64-66

176 items.

Filing, 1953-1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 67

3 items.

Foundation for Integrated Education, 1951-1953Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 68

12 items.

Friends of the LibraryReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 69
General
8 items.
 1962-1966
1 70
Washington State University
20 items.
 1939-1962

Governor's Conference on Libraries, 1967-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 71

54 items.

Holland Library, 1950Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1, Folder 72

12 items.

Honors, 1960-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 73

9 items.

HumanitiesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 74
Division
1 item.
 undated
2 75-77
Division Newsletter, v. 1-14
74 items.
 1950-1964
2 78
General
15 items.
 1954-1955
Library
Box Folder
2 79
Budget Requests
10 items.
 1954-1956
2 80
Equipment
27 items.
 1958-1969
2 81
General
21 items.
 1957-1975
2 82
Inventory
2 items.
 1955
2 83
Microfilms
1 item.
 1966-1967
2 84
Plans for a Humanities Divisional Reading Room
1 item.
 1947
2 85
Reports
11 items.
 1952-1965
2 86
Staff
55 items.
 1959-1975
2 87
Staff, Labor Slip
18 items.
 1954-1967
2 88
Statistics
43 items.
 1955-1968

Indexing, 1945-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 89

2 items.

Information Science, 1964-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 90

2 items.

Institute of Library Research, 1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 91

1 item.

Institute of World Affairs, 1959-1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 92

5 items.

Instruction--Students, 1952-1961Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 93

14 items.

Instructions, 1950-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 94

2 items.

Integrated CoursesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 95
Biological Sciences
5 items.
 1955
2 96
General
8 items.
 1955-1957
2 97
Humanities
8 items.
 1953-1961
2 98
Social Science
4 items.
 1950-1951

Intellectual Freedom, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 99

1 item.

Inter-Library LoanReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 100-102
General
145 items.
 1949-1972
2 103
Manual
6 items.
 1952-1967

International Affairs Committee, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 104

1 item.

International Education Committee, 1957-1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 105

15 items.

International Federation for Documentation, 1960-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 106

3 items.

International Federation of Library Associations, 1959-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 107

41 items.

KWSU, 1957Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 108

1 item.

Land Grant Colleges and Universities, 1940-1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 109

4 items.

Language Laboratory, 1958Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 110

3 items.

Latin American Cooperative Acquisitions Project, 1961-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 111

36 items.

Lettering, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 112

2 items.

Librarian Trainee Program (WLA), 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 2, Folder 113

6 items.

Librarianship, 1956-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 114

8 items.

LibrariesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 115
Administration
4 items.
 1939-1946
3 116
Public
2 items.
 1956
3 117
State and Regional
9 items.
 1934-1957

Library Cooperation, 1956-1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 118

23 items.

Library of CongressReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 119
Classification
4 items.
 1951-1964
3 120
General
33 items.
 1947-1968
3 121
MARC
1 item.
 undated

Library Surveys, 1954-1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 122

6 items.

Library Technicians, 1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 123

1 item.

Library, 21, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 124

1 item.

Library, Washington State UniversityReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Administration
Box Folder
3 125
Library Literature Collection
1 item.
 1963
3 126
Notices
164 items.
 1953-1969
Box Folder
3 127-130
Administrative Council
350 items.
 1950-1973
3 131
Advisory Board
18 items.
 1954-1956
Advisory Council
Box Folder
3 132
Committees
29 items.
 1951-1969
3 133
Definition
1 item.
 1953
Box Folder
3 134
Building and Reorganization Plans
40 items.
 1954-1973
3 135
Campus Delivery System
2 items.
 1971-1972
3 136
Committees
2 items.
 1954; 1970
3 137
Handbooks
1 item.
 1952-1962
3 138
History
15 items.
 1947-1957
3 139
Library News
18 items.
 1965-1971
Library Staff Association
Box Folder
3 140
General
15 items.
 1950-1967
3 141
News Notes
14 items.
 1949-1951
Box Folder
3 142
Long-Range Automation Projects
13 items.
 1970-1972
3 143
Manuscripts, Archives
12 items.
 1949-1958
3 144
Resources Guides
2 items.
 1956; 1966

Linguistics, 1973-1975Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 145

2 items.

Literary Studies, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 146

1 item.

Mail, 1951, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 147

17 items.

Manuscripts, 1963-1967Return to Top

Container(s): Box 3, Folder 148

2 items.

Maps, 1966-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 149

4 items.

Microforms, 1951-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 150

18 items.

Moral Rearmament Movement, 1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 151

2 items.

National Advisory Committee on Libraries, 1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 152

4 items.

National Library Week, 1962-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 153

6 items.

Newspapers, 1956-1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 154

3 items.

Northwest Association for Secondary and Higher Schools Accreditation Survey, 1956-1960Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 155

16 items.

Orton Collection, 1946-1956Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 156

8 items.

Orton Room--Reservations, 1953Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 157

Pacific Northwest Bibliographic Center, 1962-1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 158

2 items.

Pacific Northwest Library AssociationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 159
General
11 items.
 1958-1970
4 160
Library Development Project
6 items.
 1956-1957

Personnel AdministrationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 161
Annual Review
26 items.
 1957-1969
4 162
Compensation
3 items.
 1951-1955
4 163
Employee Evaluation
6 items.
 1954-1964
4 164
Job Descriptions
140 items.
 1949-1966
4 165
Non-Faculty
11 items.
 1949-1961
4 166
Personnel Practices in State Libraries and State Library Extension Agencies
1 item.
 1960

Personnel PoliciesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 167
Library--Faculty
34 items.
 1946-1969
4 168
Library--Washington State Universtiy
33 items.
 1949-1970

Photoduplication, 1954-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 169

9 items.

Public Relations, 1952Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 170

5 items.

Pulisher Files--Humanities Library, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 171

2 items.

Purchase Requests, 1958-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 172

9 items.

Quarter System, 1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 173

1 item.

Reference, 1959Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 174

1 item.

Rental Collection, 1947-1951Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 175

2 items.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 176
Hannah Krueger
5 items.
 1949-1957
4 177
Library
8 items.
 1947-1966
4 178
Techniques
3 items.
 1947-1952

Research Studies of Washington State University, 1951-1953Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 179

1 item.

Reserve Books, 1959-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 180

2 items.

Scheduling, 1958-1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 181

2 items.

Science Library, 1952-1961Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 182

5 items.

Searching--Procedures, 1955Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 183

4 items.

Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, 1960-1966Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 184

6 items.
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 185
General
5 items.
 1956-1970
4 186
Procedures
9 items.
 1949-1964

Shelving, 1966-1968Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 187

3 items.

Short Title Catalog, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 188

3 items.

Smoking Policy in Library, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 189

1 item.

Society for Theatre Research, 1956-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 190

14 items.

Special Libraries Association, 1950-1962Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 191

8 items.

Statistics--Library, 1954-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 192

17 items.

Superscriptions, 1953-1954Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 193

2 items.

Technical Service Division, 1946-1969Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 194

91 items.

Textbooks, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 195

1 item.

Theses, Washington State University, 1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 196

3 items.

Translating, 1963-1964Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 197

2 items.

Union Catalog, 1936-1947Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 198

25 items.

United States Book Exchange, 1950-1965Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 199

5 items.

Vocational Library, 1947Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 200

1 item.

Washington Library Association, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 201

3 items.

Washington (State). Washington State Advisory Council on Libraries, 1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 202

1 item.

Washington State UniversityReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 203
Administrative Notices
11 items.
 1952-1970
4 204
Computing Center
4 items.
 undated
4 205
General
23 items.
 1954-1975
4 206
Planning Council
1 item.
 1968

Washington State University Press, 1972Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 207

1 item.

Washington State University Women's Club, 1970Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 208

2 items.

Whitman County Library, 1963Return to Top

Container(s): Box 4, Folder 209

1 item.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Krueger, Hanna Elsa, 1905- --Archives (creator)
  • Wierum, Ann

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Library

Occupations

  • Librarians--Washington (State)--Pullman--Correspondence

Finding aid prepared by Linda Scott Lilles
2012

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