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| NAME: | Vernon Dale Tate |
| DATES: | 1909-1989 |
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| WORKED AT: | National Archives; MIT |
| OTHER INFORMATION: | Tate was the first editor of American Documentation.
He worked
on microfilm technology 1950's-1960's (see titles of books) and helped
microfilm the great documents of Western Civilization at LC. He was
head
of the division of photographic reproduction at National Archives. "One
of the world's leading experts on and advocates for microfilm" (Burke).
He wanted to modernize the library. He worked on the Scientific Aids to
Learning Project which reported on the technical problems of microfilm
and its uses in libraries and schools. He also was head of the
libraries
at MIT. At MIT, Tate worked on a new 3 year Aids to Learning project
studying
the futures of printing, microfilm, moving pictures, sound records, and
automated bibliographies. He edited the Journal of Documentary
Reproduction
1938-43. See biographical infomation in Dictionary of American Library
Biography. |
| AWARDS: | |
| OFFICES: |
| PAPERS AT:
LOCATION #1 |
Department of Rare Book and Special Collections, University of Michigan; search under: Harmon, George H. Paers 1959-1985. |
| PAPERS DATES: | 1959-1985 |
| SIZE: | 12.4 feet |
| INCLUDES: | Arranged in six series: I. National Microfilm association file arranged alphabetically, 1964-1984; II. General subject files arranged alphabetically, 1959-1982; III. General correspondence arranged chronologically, 1966-1984; IV. Companies and organizations files arranged alphabetically by subject, 1959-1985; VI. Publications file arranged alphabetically by title, 1964-1984. |
| FINDING AID: | |
| SOURCE: | RLIN |
| PAPERS AT:
LOCATION #2 |
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University Library, University of Michigan; the library houses ASIS Records, 1939-1990 (Bulk, 1965-1982), 93 feet; search under: Tate, Vernon. |
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| INCLUDES: | Should consult this collection for ASIS's early history. |
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| SOURCE: | ASIS |
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