{"id":3291,"date":"2020-10-03T06:28:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T06:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/?page_id=3291"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:26:42","slug":"librariestimeline-1950s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/archives\/librariestimeline-1950s\/","title":{"rendered":"1950s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1950<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– First Rubber Division Librarian hired (Betty Clinebell)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1952<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Charles Bulger Collection of American and European Literature donated<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1954<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Library<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Library personnel tops 10 employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1955<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Reference<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Reference inquiries exceeds 1,500<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Herman<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– First installment of Herman Muehlstein Rare Book Collection donated<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Library<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Student assistant hours tops 15,000 per year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1956<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Reserve Room discontinued<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1957<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Bierce Library renamed University of Akron Library <\/p>\n\n\n

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\"A<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– Remainder of Muehlstein Rare Book Collection received after Mr. Muehlstein’s passing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1958<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Students<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

– First Saturday hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1959<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

– Acquisitions budget surpasses $33,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Law Library established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1870s<\/a> | 1880s<\/a> | 1890s<\/a> | 1900s <\/a>| 1910s<\/a> | 1920s<\/a> | 1930s<\/a> | 1940s<\/a> | 1950s<\/a> | 1960s<\/a> | 1970s<\/a> | 1980s<\/a> | 1990s<\/a> | 2000s<\/a> | 2010s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1950 – First Rubber Division Librarian hired (Betty Clinebell) 1952 – Charles Bulger Collection of American and European Literature donated 1954 – Library personnel tops 10 employees 1955 – Reference inquiries exceeds 1,500 – First installment of Herman Muehlstein Rare Book Collection donated – Student assistant hours tops 15,000 per year 1956 – Reserve Room … <\/p>\n

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