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Ella Virginia Aldrich Schwing (October 24, 1902 –) was an American librarian.

Early career and education

Ella V. Aldrich was born on October 24, 1902 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Lawson Burfoot Aldrich, a lawyer, and Ella Leonard (née Lanier) Aldrich. She attended Baton Rouge High School. She graduated with a B.A. in English and chemistry from Louisiana State University in 1923.[1][2] Aldrich worked as an English teacher for one year in Brusly High School in West Baton Rouge Parish. She continued to work in Baton Rouge public schools for several years. In 1930, Aldrich received a B.S. in library science from Columbia University. In 1931, she received an M.A. in comparative literature from Louisiana State University. During her graduate studies, she worked part-time in the circulation department of Hill Memorial Library. In 1931, she worked briefly as a catalog librarian at Sara Lawrence College in New York before returning to Louisiana State University as part of the library staff in September of that year.[2]

In 1935, she was one of ten recipients (and the only woman) of the American Library Association's traveling library fellowships to visit and study county regional libraries in the United States and Canada. As part of the fellowship, she spent a summer at Columbia University studying under Essae Martha Culver and Lyman Bryson.[2][3]

Career at Louisiana State University

In 1936, after the fellowship tour, Aldrich began teaching a one-credit course, required for all freshman, in the use of libraries. To accompany the course, she authored the textbook Using Books and Libraries, modified in later editions for use in any academic library.[4] The textbook received positive reviews and saw wide adoption in first-year library instruction throughout the US.[5][6][7]

Aldrich served as head of the department of Books and Libraries at the College of Arts and Sciences from 1936 to 1947. She also was an assistant professor in the Library School.[2]

Professional service and recognition

Aldirch was active in the American Library Association Junior Members Round Table, including serving on the Committee on Library Information Leaflets.[8] In 1936, she was appointed Southwest District Secretary for the Junior section.[9] In the main organization, she was Chairman of the ALA Membership Committee during the early 1940s.[10] Aldrich was President of the Louisiana Library Association from 1940 to 1941. She served on the American Library Association Council from 1946 to 1947 as well as the Library Committee of the World Trade Association. She also served as the regional director of the Association of Governing Boards of State Universities and Allied Institutions. In 1959, she was State Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Heart Association and established a memorial heart research fund in honor of her late husband, Calvin K Schwing, who died of a heart attack on October 24, 1955. She was selected as an associate member of Theta Sigma Phi and named one of five patronesses in the Baton Rouge area at the 1960 Theta Sigma Phi Matrix banquet.[2]

In 1952, Aldrich was appointed to the Board of Supervision of Louisiana State University.

In 1926, Ella V. Aldrich was hired as the first paid local director"[11]

Legacy

In 1981, the LSU Library Lecture series was renamed the Schwing Library Lecture Series. Aldrich had sponsored the series since 1966.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ella V. Aldrich Schwing papers,". lsu.ent.sirsi.net. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e Davis, Edwin Adams (1960). The Story of Louisiana. Vol. 2. New Orleans: J. F. Hyer. pp. 92–94. OCLC 4789298.
  3. ^ "State Library News: Ella V. Aldrich". Pacific Bindery Talk. 8 (2): 67. October 1935.
  4. ^ Patterson, Charles D. (1990). "Library User Instruction in the Curriculum: Background and Status Update". In Katz, Bill (ed.). Continuing Education of Reference Librarians. The Reference Librarian. Vol. 30. New York: The Haworth Press. pp. 83–96. ISBN 1560240202. ISSN 0276-3877.
  5. ^ Seeger, Ruth (1952). "Review of Using Books and Libraries". Educational Research Bulletin. 31 (2): 52–52. ISSN 1555-4023.
  6. ^ Ehrsam, Theodore G. (1948). "Review of Using Books and Libraries". The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 18 (1): 73–74. ISSN 0024-2519.
  7. ^ Reed, Lulu Ruth (1941). "Review of Using Books and Libraries". The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy. 11 (2): 219–220. ISSN 0024-2519.
  8. ^ Kunitz, Stanley J., ed. (February 1936). "Junior Librarians Section". Wilson Bulletin for Librarians. 10 (6): 390–391.
  9. ^ Kunitz, Stanley J., ed. (December 1936). "District Secretaries Announced". Wilson Bulletin for Librarians. 11 (4): 260–261.
  10. ^ Aldrich, Ella V.; Beatty, Cora M.; Deaderick, Lucile; Bond, Elizabeth; Peterson, Olga M.; Merrill, Julia Wright; Greene, Harriette L.; Warren, Althea H.; Shirley, Wayne (1943). "A.L.A. Organization and Services". ALA Bulletin. 37 (10): 379–392. ISSN 0364-4006.
  11. ^ Blitzer, Carol Anne (March 11, 2012). "A Century of Scouts: Girl Scouts mark 100 years of courage, confidence and character". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. pp. 01D. ISSN 1061-3978.