Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Office of the University Librarian: William Walker records
Date(s)
- 1931-2011 (Creation)
Extent
25 Boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Walker was a professor in the University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library from 2003–2013, where he served as both Dean and University Librarian. Prior to joining UM, Walker was the Senior Vice President and Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Library, where he oversaw the Research Libraries’ programs. He also served as a consultant to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the British Library, Japan’s National Diet Library, the National Library of Brazil, the Union Theological Seminary, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection contains the administrative files created and compiled by the Office of the University Librarian during William Walker's tenure as the University of Miami University Librarian and Dean of Libraries.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is open for research except for Box 25, which is confidential.
Physical access
This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
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Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Archivist's note
Finding aid created by Yvette Yurubi, Processing Archivist, 03-21-23.