Guide to the Carol Bleier Research Files for "Tradition in Transition", 1901-2000 UA.90.29.12

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Carol Bleier Research Files for "Tradition in Transition"
Creator
Bleier, Carol
Collection Number
UA.90.29.12
Extent
3.75 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Date
1998-1999
Abstract
Carol Bleier wrote a history of the School of Information Sciences in 2000. The book was called Tradition in Transition and it chronicled the years of 1901-2000, from when the library school began at Carnegie Institute of Technology to its current incarnation as a graduate school within the University of Pittsburgh. This collection documents the resources that Bleier used in writing the book which are photocopies of material from the Archives Service Center, 1901-2000.
Language
English .
Author
Kara Jackman. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on April 7, 2004.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist
URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections

Biography

A freelance writer, researcher, and public relations specialist, Carol Bleier is the author of three books, which include: To Good Health and Life: L'Chaim: A History of Montefiore Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1898-1990 (co-written with Lu Donnelly and Samuel P. Granowitz); Ketchum Spirit: A History of Ketchum Communications Inc. (with Lu Donnelly); and her most recent publication, a history of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences entitled, Tradition in Transition: A History of the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh: 100th Anniversary 1901--2001. Ms. Bleier has a master's degree from the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.

Scope and Content Notes

This collection contains photocopied source materials for Tradition in Transition, a detailed history of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, covering the first 100 years of the school. Though much of the material consists of photocopies from books, journals, newspapers, and primary source materials held by the University Archives, it is grouped together for the unique purpose of the writing of this book, providing an example of the process used and the research materials required to write an institutional history.

This collection contains four series. Series I. contains resource materials and research notes. Series II. contains faculty and alumni profiles and oral histories. Series III. contains Katz Graduate School of Business booklets and brochures. Series IV. contains School of Library and Information Sciences booklets and brochures.

Access Restrictions

Restrictions on oral histories that do not have release forms.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by the School of Information Sciences in 1999.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection consists of photocopies of materials housed in many of the collections at the Archives Service Center, particularly University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Carol Bleier Research Files for "Tradition in Transition", 1901-2000, UA.90.29.12, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Previous Citation

Carol Bleier Research Files for "Tradition in Transition", 1901-2000, UA.90.29.12, University Archives, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Collection of Carol Bleier, Tradition in Transition, 1998-1999, RG 90/29, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Kara Jackman in Spring 2004.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Kara Jackman in 2004. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 4304242

Copyright

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • University of Pittsburgh. School of Information Sciences -- History

    Personal Names

    • Bleier, Carol. Tradition in Transition

    Other Subjects

    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Library schools -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
    • Library education -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History

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