Margaret Windeyer notebooks with miscellaneous printed material collected when a student of library studies at the New York State Library School under Melvil Dewey, ca. 1894-1900

MLMSS 8512

fonds

ca. 1894-1900

977036

0.3 metres of textual material (2 boxes)

Margaret Windeyer, daughter of Mary and William Windeyer, completed a two year course at the New York State Library School in 1899. In 1901 she was apppointed to the Public Library of New South Wales as a cataloguer and by 1911 was in charge of the Reading Room, catalogue and indexes. She retired in 1926 but continued to work part time as an indexer until the 1930s. She was also active in various feminist organisations.

Source:
Magnificent obsession : the story of the Mitchell Library Sydney / Brian H. Fletcher. Sydney : Allen and Unwin in association with the State Library of NSW, 2007.

Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed 28 May, 2012)

Handwritten lecture notes as well as library pamphlets arranged by dewey number. Includes a copy of a professional reference for Margaret Windeyer provided by Melvil Dewey as well as examples of library forms from various American libraries including request slips, book cards and membership forms as well as published lists of titles from various American libraries.

Transferred from NQ020.69/2 May 2012