History of the UCM Library

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
1st Jan, 1883	Sarah J. Williams, 1883-1894	Sarah J. Williams hired as %u201CMatron%u201D.
1st Jan, 1896	Anna M. Powers, 1896-1904	Anna Powers replaces Henry Fike as librarian. Collection totals 2,500-3000. Collection moved to second floor of Science Annex.
1st Jan, 1904	Flora B. Roberts, 1904-1910	Flora Roberts succeeds Anna Powers. Organizes a disorganized collection.
5th Jan, 1911	Grace D. Phillips, 1911-1911	Flora Powers leaves, succeeded by Grace Phillips (1-5/1911), succeeded by Alice Blair..
1st Jan, 1916	Alice Ladle Blair, 1911-1916	Flora Powers leaves, succeeded by Grace Phillips (1-5/1911), succeeded by Alice Blair.
1st Jan, 1916	Lesson Hay Cook, 1916-1921
1st Jan, 1921	Gertrude Davis, 1921-1922
1st Jan, 1922	Ward Edwards, 1922-1938
1st Jan, 1938	William O. Mishoff, 1938-1943	Willard Mishoff becomes Director of Library, succeeding Ward Edwards. Division of Library Service created.
1st Apr, 1943	Olive I. Brown, 1943-1948	Olive Brown becomes Acting Director of Library. Collection stands at 60,298. Circulation/ref questions decline with entry of US into WWII.
1st Jan, 1948	William Stanton, 1948-1965	William Stanton becomes Librarian (%u201Cdirector%u201D title dropped). Stays for 18 years
9th Aug, 1965	Clarence B. Ford, 1965-1970	Clarence Ford succeeds William Stanton. Title of Director of Library Services resurrected.
1st Jul, 1971	Edward Harris, 1971-1982	Ed Harris appointed Assistant to the VP for Academic Affairs in charge of Ward Edwards Library, lab school library, Residence Center Library, more. %u201CLibrary Services%u201D dropped, called %u201CInformation Retrieval Areas%u201D, then %u201CEducational Media Services%u201D.
1st Jan, 1987	Michael M. Lee, 1982-1987	Ed Harris leaves, succeeded by Michael Lee as Director of Library Services. Participatory management adoptedkk
1st Jan, 1987	Rosalie Schell Elwell, 1987-1988	Rosalie Schell fills in as %u201CActing Dean of Library Services%u201D (first time dean used). Made Associate Dean of Library Services. Retires 1/1990
1st Jan, 2003	Pal V. Rao,2003-2008	Paul Rao becomes first Dean of Library Services. Subject areas abandoned in favor of unified collection. Reorganization of positions.
9th Aug, 2003	Mollie M. Dinwiddie, 2003-present	Paul Rao leaves, succeeded by Dean Mollie Dinwiddie. Librarians granted faculty status.
9th Aug, 2008	Henry Clay Fike, 1894-1896	Second librarian hired (Henry Clay Fike). Dewey Decimal adopted, card catalogs purchased