Southeast Missouri State University Library Records
1905-2013 [1935-1955, 1999-2007]
Extent: 4.3 Linear Feet
Accession Number: 2006.167
Abstract: Record books, correspondence, reports, catalogs, pamphlets and scrapbooks pertaining to
the daily functions, programs, events, and history of the Southeast Missouri State University library.
Processed by: A.J. Medlock, October 2013
Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University
Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: semoarchives@semo.edu
Provenance: Kent Library, 2006
Citation: Southeast Missouri State University Library Records, Special Collections and Archives,
Southeast Missouri State University
Restrictions: None
Other Relevant Collections:
The President’s Office Records, 1873-1983;
University Directories, 1975-1995;
University Buildings and Grounds, 1906-2013;
University Photographs, 1873-2005;
Accrual Information: Records will be added as they are delivered to the archives.
Organizational Sketch: On April 8, 1902, the first Academic Hall building burned, destroying the
University’s library, initially housed in the principal’s office. During construction of the new Academic
Hall, the University re-established the library in 1905, in the Education-Social Science building under
the supervision of Robert S. Douglass. After completion of the present Academic Hall in 1906, the
library relocated to Academic Hall’s east wing. By 1938, the library’s growing collections prompted the
University to construct a new building for the library across from Academic Hall, officially renaming it
Kent Library, in honor of Sadie T. Kent, the University’s head librarian from 1910 to 1943. Felix E.
Snider became the head librarian in 1943 and supervised the library’s renovation and expansion in
1968. Additional renovations occurred under the leadership of Dr. Sarah Cron in 2006, providing
space to encompass new library services, including Instructional Materials, the Information
Commons, the Special Collections and Archives department, and the Heather McDougall Greene
Multimedia Center.
Scope and Content Note: Record books, correspondence, reports, catalogs, pamphlets and
scrapbooks pertaining to the daily functions, programs, events, and history of the Southeast Missouri
State University library. Records are organized into series by record type or subject. Series include
Administrative Records, Correspondence, Children’s Library, Presentations, Exhibits, and Awards,
Photographs of the Library, and Scrapbooks and Clippings.
Rules or Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS
Archivists Note: Special equipment is required to view CDs, DVDs, Kodachrome Slides and
cassette tapes housed within Series V and Series I. Please contact Special Collections and Archives
in advance to make sure equipment is available.
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Series Descriptions:
Series I: Administrative Records:
Records pertaining to the administrative functions of the Library, including annual library reports,
library collections, personnel, and handbooks and guides to the library; dates from 1905 to 2013. The
series is divided into subseries by subject.
Subseries 1: Reports:
Annual reports, circulation records, statistical and strategic planning reports. Subseries is
arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Sub-subseries a: Planning
Reports pertaining to library development and strategic planning. Sub-subseries is
arranged chronologically.
Sub-subseries b: Statistical Reports for Outside Agencies
Includes Statistical reports and correspondence. Sub-subseries is arranged by subject
and then chronologically.
Subseries 2: Library Collections
Materials include accession records, catalogs, and 16mm film guides pertaining to the library’s
collections. Arranged chronologically.
Subseries 3: Personnel
Documents pertaining to personnel and student assistants. Arranged chronologically.
Subseries 4: Handbooks and Guides
Materials pertain to library guides, instructional DVDs and slides, as well as histories of the
library. Arranged chronologically.
Series II: Correspondence
Incoming correspondence from outside agencies and departments within the library and the
University. Records date from 1918 to 1959. Series is divided into subseries by record type.
Subseries 1: Administrative Correspondence
Incoming correspondence from departments within the University, and libraries
throughout the nation. Arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically
Subseries 2: Correspondence with outside agencies
Incoming correspondence with outside agencies. Arranged alphabetically by subject and then
chronologically.
Series III: Presentations, Exhibits and Awards
Materials include personnel and library dedication programs, instructions for the Oliver Prize, and
documents pertaining to the William Hinchey exhibit; dates from 1928 to 2013. Series is arranged
alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Series IV: Children’s Library
Includes a register of borrowers; dates from 1925 to 1947. Series is arranged alphabetically subject
and then by date.
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Series V: Photographs of the Library
Contains photographs of the library dating from 1937 to 2008. Includes photographs of Galahad Day,
celebrating Kent Library’s entrance into Missouri’s Common Core Platform, the MOBIUS consortium,
and the third floor lounge and Little Theater/Instruction Lab area. Series is arranged chronologically.
Series VI: Scrapbooks, Press Clippings, and Oversized Materials
Materials include scrapbooks of library activities and exhibits from 1919 to 1951, and press clippings
documenting the library’s renovation from 2006-2007. Series is arranged chronologically.
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Table of Contents
Series I .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Subseries 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Sub-Subseries A ............................................................................................................................ 6
Sub-Subseries B ............................................................................................................................ 6
Subseries 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Subseries 3 ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Subseries 4 ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Series II ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Subseries 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Subseries 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Series III ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Series IV ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Series V ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Series VI ............................................................................................................................................... 8
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Series I
Box 3579
Container List
Administrative Records
Subseries 1: General Reports
Annual Reports
Date
1905-1949
Box 3580
Annual Reports
Attendance Records
Circulation Records
1950-2000
1934 Jun-1954 Sep
1912 Sep-1931 May
Circulation Records
1931 Aprl-1958 Apr
Circulation Records
1958 May-1976 Dec
Sub-Subseries A: Planning
Academic Development Program Volumes 1 and 2
Library Facility Plans
Kent Library Space Utilization Study
1983 Feb
1995 Jun
1999 Feb
Strategic Planning
1999 Apr-Oct
Sub-Subseries B: Statistical Reports for Outside
Agencies
Statistical Reports—American Library Association
1913 Jun-1948 Aug
Box 3581
Box 3582
Box 3583
Statistical Reports—American Library Association
Statistical Reports—Association of College and
Reference Libraries
Statistical Reports—Missouri State Library
Box 3583
Box 3584
Subseries 2: Library collections
Kent Library Catalog
Accession Records
1951-1965
1943 Feb-1951 Oct
1941 Apr-1960 Sep
Charles L. Harrison Rare Book Collection
16mm Educational Film Catalogs
1905
1925 Jun, 1936 Aug-1939
Jun
1946 Jul, 1968
1947-1981
Subseries 3: Personnel
University Librarians list
Kent Library Staff Association
Student Assistant Manual
1913 Sep-1946 Jun
1972 Sep-1976 Nov
2000
Subseries 4: Handbooks and Guides
Guides to the Library
Institutional Biographies
Kent Library: An Overview—Slideshow
Kent Library: An Overview—Audiotape
1924-1930, Undated
Circa 1940-1968
1988 Jul
1988
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Series II
Faculty and Student Handbooks
Adjustments to Periodical Subscriptions
Instructional DVDs
Instructional Handouts
Normal School Library Regulations
Library Science Syllabus
1992-1995
1995 Sep
2007-2008
2013
Undated
Undated
Correspondence
Subseries 1: Administrative Correspondence
Correspondence—Administrative
1918-1937
Correspondence—Administrative
Correspondence—Audio/Visual Department
Correspondence—J.B. Hudson
Correspondence—Snider, Felix
1938-1967, Undated
1953 Nov-1961 Mar
1957 Feb-1958 Oct
1937-1943
Box 3585
Subseries 2: Correspondence with Outside
Agencies
Correspondence—American Association of
Teacher’s Colleges
Correspondence—Association of College and
Reference Libraries
Correspondence—The Carnegie Corporation
Correspondence—Missouri State Library Association
Correspondence—Missouri State Teachers
Association
Correspondence—National Youth Administration
Series III
Box 3586
1929 Jan-1957
1925 Nov-1947 Feb
1930 Mar-1959 Jan
1921 Sep-1934 Dec
1936
Presentations, Exhibits, and Awards
Athenaeum Series
Bingham’s Missouri Exhibit
H.O. Grauel Classroom, Dedication
Hinchey Exhibit, William—Catalog
Hinchey Exhibit, William—Kodachrome Slides
Hinchey Exhibit, William—Scrapbook
Library Dedication Programs
The Moore Institute
The Oliver Prize
Personnel Dedication Programs
Printer’s Marks Brochure
Robinson Manuscript, Troy
Series IV
Box 4294
1930 Nov-1953 Dec
2011-2013
1975
2009
1974
Circa 1974
1976 Mar-Nov
1939, 1968
1947 Oct-1949 Apr
1928 Apr-1942 Jan
1971 May-1976 Feb
Undated
Circa 1976
Children’s Library
Children’s Library Plans
Registered of Borrowers, Volumes I-II
Registered of Borrowers, Volumes III-IV
1925 Mar-1926 Oct
1928 Oct-1938 May
1938 Sep-1947 Oct
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Series V
Box 4294
Photographs of the Library
Library Opening
Galahad Day
Lounge and Little Theater
Harrington and Cortelyou, Inc. Mississippi River
Bridge Papers
Library Remodel
Library Remodel Cds
Series VI
1939
2002
2002
2003 Sep
2005-2007
2006-2007
Scrapbooks, Press Clippings, and Oversized
Materials
Box 2595
University Library Exhibits Scrapbook
Teacher’s Exhibit Scrapbook
Library Committee of State Teachers College
Proceedings
Library Scrapbook: Cape Girardeau Public Library
Notes Scrapbook
WSAB Radio Programs Scrapbook
Children’s Library Scrapbook
University Library Scrapbook
College Library Building History Scrapbook
1919-1939
1919-1946
1921-1922
University Library Scrapbook
Kent Scrapbook, Sadie T.
1937 Jan-1939 Aug
1937-1951
Kent Library Building Dedication Visitor’s Register
University Library Scrapbook
1939 Nov 7
1939-1945
Harrison Scrapbook, Charles L.: Clippings About
Charles Harrison
University Library Scrapbook
Kent Library Scrapbook: Rededication Ceremonies
Press Clippings
1944-1968
1921-1934
1923-1924
1926-1938
1935-1937
1936-1943
Box 2596
Box 2611
Box 4295
1945-1951
1968 Nov 17
1968-2007
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