Francis Goodrich, Oral History Interview, 1956

Description:

Francis Goodrich was a graduate of Michigan State Normal College, class of 1897. Following gradutation, Goodrich remained in the College library, assisting reference librarian Genevieve Walton until his departure in 1906. In this oral history interview, Goodrich gives an account of the activities of himself and Librarian Genevieve Walton at the turn of the century. Book binding, classification, and book buying is discussed here, as well as the adaptation of the Dewey Decimal System to the MSNC Library.

Date Issued:

1956-11-08T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Eastern Michigan University Archives

Subject Topic:

Genevieve Walton, Michigan State Normal College, Librarianship, Dewey Decimal System, classification, and cataloging

Rights:

Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

URL:

https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/25