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For an excellent account of this First Conference, see George B. Utley , The Librarians' Conference of 1853. Chicago: American Library Association, 1951 passim.

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The School of Library Economy was transferred to Albany, New York, in 1889. In 1926, this School and that of The New York Public Library were transferred to Columbia University as the School of Library Service.

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Snyder, Henry L. quoted in "The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints" In: LC Information Bulletin 40: 66 (February20, 1981).