Mary F. Shipper Library & Media Center

History

Library is organized in 1901.

LRC becomes part of Library on 15 October 1975.

History of the Mary F. Shipper Library Staff

Librarian:                       Ida Menefee                                          1901-1936

                                    Emily G. Hoffman                                  1936-1937

                                    Emily Gray Shreve                                 1937-1938

Head Librarian:              Mary Fravel Shipper                            1938-1973

                           (retired and library named for her in 1976)

Staff:                            Thelma O'Connor                                    1946-1985

                                    Louise Ward                                          1962-1963

                                    Betty Howard                                         1963-1974

Head Librarian:              Boyd Plumley                                       1973-1974

Staff:                             Thelma O'Connor                      

                                    Betty Howard

Head Librarian:              Betty Howard                                        1974-1989

Staff:                            Thelma O'Connor

                                    Pamela Williams                                    1974-1985

                                    Linda Tetrick                                          1982-1986

                                    Patricia McGuire                                    1984-

                                    Kathleen Weber                                     1984-

                                    Judith Partington                                 1984-1985

Jill Gardner                                            1986-

                                    Jean Piper-Burton                                1986-1989

Head Librarian:              Jean Piper-Burton                                1989-1992

Staff:                             Patricia McGuire

                                    Kathleen Weber

                                    Jill Gardner

                                    Linda Bane                                          1990-

                                    Elrose Smith                                          1/90-5/91

                                    Robin Conner                                         8/90-11/7/90

Head Librarian:              Jill Gardner                                          4/92-6/93   (Interim)

                                                                                                 6/1993-

Staff:                            Linda Bane                                         

                                   Kathleen Weber

   (received MLS 1995)

                                   Patricia McGuire

           Elrose Smith                                          8/92-4/1993            

                                                                                                8/93-12/95

                                   Dawn Downey                                        10/93-11/96

                                                                                                11/96-

                                   Judith Davis                                            8/91-5/92
                                   Lisa Hartman                                          8/92-9/20/93

                                   Joyce Fike                                             8/92-10/30/92

                                   Bonnie Kelchner                                     8/93-8/94