Background
Veit, Fritz was born on September 17, 1907 in Emmendingen, Baden, Germany. Son of Samuel W. and Helene (Geismar) Veit. came to the United States, 1935, naturalized, 1940.
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Veit, a veteran university librarian and authority in information science, presents a brief descriptive account of the historical development and current state of presidential libraries and collections in the US. Not intended as a piece of original research, the work relies heavily on information distilled from government publications and questionnaires sent by the author to the nine presidential libraries and to repositories, such as the Library of Congress, that possess presidential archives. The largest section of the publication describes the scope, policies, programs, and services provided by the individual libraries. A brief bibliography is current as is a discussion of the legal and financial implications of the 1986 Presidential Records Acts. . . . Veit's monograph will serve as a useful reference tool of undergraduate college students. ChoiceR In recent decades, the value of presidential papers for an understanding of the nation's history and the operation of our government has come to be more fully appreciated. While efforts have been made to preserve these materials, little has been done to describe their availability. This authoritative new volume is designed to provide the researcher or librarian with complete data regarding the contents, organization, and facilities of each library and collection, as well as an informed perspective on how these institutions have been created and maintained.
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Veit, Fritz was born on September 17, 1907 in Emmendingen, Baden, Germany. Son of Samuel W. and Helene (Geismar) Veit. came to the United States, 1935, naturalized, 1940.
Student, University Berlin, 1927. Student, Heidelberg University, 1928. Juris Utriusque Doctor, University Freiburg, 1932.
Bachelor of Science in Library Science, Peabody Library School, Nashville, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago Graduate Library School, 1941.
Research assistant, Institute History Law, U. Freiburg, Germany, 1932-1933;
librarian, University of Chicago Graduate Library School, 1937-1942;
librarian, Social Science Reading Room, 1942;
acting librarian, Law School, 1943;
librarian, Chicago City Junior College (Englewood evening branch), 1941-1948;
law librarian, United States R.R. Retirement Board, Chicago, 1943-1949;
supervisor library, John Marshall Law School, 1949-1957. Visiting professor library science Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois, 1950-1978, Western Michigan U., summer 1959, Arizona State University, summer 1964, 65, 67, 68,Emporia State University, summer 1977, Graduate Library School University of Chicago, summer 1975, 78, fall 1977. Director libraries Chicago State University, 1949-1973, also Kennedy-King College, 1949-1972.
Chairman advising committee library technical program Chicago City Colls., 1968-1974. Member of advisory council librarians University of Illinois Graduate Sch.Library Science, 1971-1974.
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Member American Library Association (secretary, chairman teacher education libraries section Association of College and Research Libraries 1959-1961, associate editor monographs 1952-1960, local chairman Association of College and Research Libraries 1963 Conf), Illinois Library Association, Chicago Library Club (president 1964-1965), Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Lucille Stearns, June 11, 1939. Children: Joanne Grace, Mary Catherine (deceased).