Harold E. Holland Papers, 1948-1991

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Summary

Creators:
Holland, Harold E.
Abstract:
The collection includes Harold E. Holland's files from the time he served as Director of Libraries at Pepperdine University from 1981 to 1989.
Extent:
2.92 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
English and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Harold E. Holland Papers, Collection no. 0035, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of the collection documents Holland's time as Library Director at Pepperdine University from 1981 to 1989. Included are articles written by Holland both before and during his time at Pepperdine; notes, meeting minutes, and programs from conferences Holland attended; correspondence between Holland and other administrators both inside and outside of the University; plans for Payson Library's renovation; files documenting the librarians' efforts to achieve faculty status at Pepperdine University; memos, notes and photographs regarding a flood in Payson library which damaged a large amount of library books; and notes, photographs and other materials used to plan library exhibits.

Biographical / historical:

Harold Edward Holland served as Director of Libraries at Pepperdine University from 1981 to 1989. While at Pepperdine, Holland was involved with several major projects and improvements that included consolidating various collections, implementing the computerized Virginia Tech Library System, expanding the University Archives, participating in the USC electronic library consortium, and developing the Pepperdine Plaza and other center libraries. In addition to these activities, Holland was instrumental in the planning and renovation of Payson Library. Holland retired from the position of Library Director in 1989 but remained working at Pepperdine University in Special Collections and University Archives for several years.

Before his appointment at Pepperdine, Holland served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Library Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In 1976, Holland received his D.L.S. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and subsequently his dissertation "Religious Periodicals in Development of Nashville, Tennessee as a Regional Publishing Center, 1830-1880" was published.

Holland also taught at Pahlavic University (Shiraz, Iran), Appalachian Teachers College, the University of Oklahoma, and Ibaraki Christian College (Japan). In addition to his teaching duties, he served as a minister of the Churches of Christ in Tennessee.

Holland was very active in the library community writing articles for various publications and serving in many organizations including the ALA (American Library Association), EDUCOM, CAL/PALS (California Private Academic Libraries), and the AICCU (Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities).

Acquisition information:
The files were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives upon Holland's retirement.
Processing information:

The collection was arranged and described by Katie Richardson and Catie Golitzin in January 2012.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized alphabetically by folder title.

Physical location:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Harold E. Holland Papers, Collection no. 0035, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

Location of this collection:
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4786, US
Contact:
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu
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