Guide to the Isaac Thomas Littleton Thesis and Letter, 1968

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Littleton, Isaac Thomas, 1921-
Title: Isaac Thomas Littleton Thesis and Letter, 1968
Call Number: MC 185
Extent: 0.25 linear feet, 1 archival half box
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Gift of Isaac Thomas Littleton, 1987 July 21 (Accession no. 1987-0011).
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Isaac Thomas Littleton Thesis and Letter, MC 185, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information: Processed by Will Andersen, 2006 December

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Biographical Note

Isaac Thomas Littleton (1921- ) received an A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1943, an M.A. from the University of Tennessee in 1950, and M.S. and Ph.D. in library science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1951 and 1968. He came to the D. H. Hill Library at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1959, as head of technical services and assistant director of libraries. Appointed acting director in 1964, Littleton succeeded Harlan Craig Brown as director of libraries in 1967, and retired in 1987.

Under Littleton's leadership, the D. H. Hill Library's collections increased dramatically, along with its physical space. During his tenure, the library became part of the Online Computer Library Center, the Southeastern Library Network, the Triangle Research Libraries Network, and the Association of Research Libraries. A member of several professional and honorary societies, Littleton was chairman of the University of North Carolina system's University Library Advisory Council, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, and the Southeastern Library Network.

Scope and Content Note

The Isaac Thomas Littleton Thesis and Letter contains the 1968 doctoral dissertation of Littleton, assistant director and director of libraries at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1959 to 1987. Titled "The Bibliographic Organization and Use of the Literature of Agricultural Economics," the thesis was written towards Littleton's Ph.D. in library science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This collection also contains a 1968 letter to Littleton from Rolland E. Stevens, professor of library science at the University of Illinois, regarding the publication of a shorter version of the monograph.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is arranged by type of material.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

Littleton, Isaac Thomas, 1921-

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.

Topics

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Abstracting and indexing.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Bibliography--Methodology.
Library science--United States.

Occupations

Librarians--North Carolina.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Thesis: "The Bibliographic Organization and Use of the Literature of Agricultural Economics," (1 of 4) 1968 [MC 185 Box 1, Folder 1]
Thesis: "The Bibliographic Organization and Use of the Literature of Agricultural Economics," (2 of 4) 1968 [MC 185 Box 1, Folder 2]
Thesis: "The Bibliographic Organization and Use of the Literature of Agricultural Economics," (3 of 4) 1968 [MC 185 Box 1, Folder 3]
Thesis: "The Bibliographic Organization and Use of the Literature of Agricultural Economics," (4 of 4) 1968 [MC 185 Box 1, Folder 4]
Letter, 1968 [MC 185 Box 1, Folder 5]