ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 494 / C &R L News America. A document called T h e R ep o rt o f th e In ­ v estig a tin g C o m m issio n , issued by the imperial military authorities and dealing with the investiga­ tion following the Decembrist revolt of 1825, is considered extremely rare even in the Soviet Un­ ion. Censorship of printed materials began at the end of the 18th century with the appearance of private printing presses under Catherine II. Earlier, offi­ cial supervision was considered unnecessary be­ cause the government had assumed the role of pub­ lisher and owned all the presses. E arly banned books included the 1789 Russian translation of Thomas More’s U topia, which was destroyed; Radishchev’s Jou rn eij fr o m St. P eters­ bu rg to M oscow , which was burned in 1790; and Voltaire’s books, which were confiscated. In the 19th and early 20th century, “cases of confiscation and destruction of books became so common that simply to list the thousands of titles that were vic­ tims of censorship would require a special publica­ tion ,” Durman said. After the 1917 October Revo­ lution, a period of total regulation began that has not ceased. Among the exhibit’s censored books is a copy of Mikhail Shcherbatov’s On th e C orru ption o f M or­ als in Russia, published in 1876. Prince Shcherba- tov was one of the first Russians to criticize Peter the Great for introducing corrupt Western mores into traditional Russian family values. “His pam­ phlet gives a lurid account of the misconduct of 18th-century Russian empresses and their favor­ ites,” Durman said. Choldin said that microfilm copies would be made of any rare book of which the substance is not otherwise available. W ith some 500,000 volumes, the Illinois Slavic collection ranks third in the United States, behind those at the Library of Con­ gress and Harvard. W hile more than half are w rit­ ten in the languages of the Soviet Union, the library holds strong Czech, Yugoslavian, Bulgarian, Pol­ ish, Romanian and Hungarian collections. ■ ■ ACRL chapters Meet AC R L’s local representatives. A C R L chapters serve as channels between aca­ demic and research librarian s and the A C R L H ead qu arters. T h irty -fiv e regional and state ACRL chapters now cover thirty-nine states and one Canadian province, and provide opportunities for local particip ation for nearly 8 ,0 0 0 A C R L members who live within those areas. To find out how you can participate, contact the chair of the chapter nearest to you. I f you would like to start a chapter in your re­ gion, contact Judith Kharbas, Chair of the Chap­ ters Council New A CRL State Chapters Com mit­ te e , Rhees L ib r a ry , U niversity of R o ch ester, Rochester, NY 14627. A rizona C h a p ter (est. 1982) Rosanna Miller, Map Collection, Arizona State University Library, Tempe, AZ 85287. C a liforn ia C h a p ter (est. 1979) Elizabeth M. Salzer, Librarian, Michel Orradre Library, University of Santa Clara, CA 95053. C o lo ra d o C h a p ter (est. 1983) Christina Woo, 1933 E . 23d Ave., Denver, CO 80303. D e la w a r e Valley C h a p te r (est. 1969) Judith M. Feller, Documents Librarian, Kemp L ib r a r y , E a s t Strou d sb u rg U n iversity , E a st Stroudsburg, PA 18301. F lo rid a C h a p ter (est. 1978) Althea Jenkins, Director, Sarasota Campus L i­ brary, University of South Florida, 5700 N. Ta- Foreign Service. 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The Faxon C om pany 15 Southwest Park W estw ood, M A 0 20 9 0 FAXON EUROPE A m sterdam FAXON PACIFIC Tokyo FAXON C A N A D A Toronto 496 / C &R L News miami T rail, Sarasota, F L 33580. G eorg ia C h a p te r (est. 1980) Janice C. Fennell, 180 Admiralty W ay, NW, Milledgeville, GA 31061. Illin ois C h a p te r (est. 1973) Donna Goehner, 600 Meadow D r ., M acomb, I L 61455. In d ia n a C h a p te r (est. 1980) Bernice Hollenhorst, D irector, Alumnae Cen­ tennial Library, St. Mary’s College, State High­ way, Notre Dam e, IN 46556. I o w a C h a p te r (est. 1976) E lizabeth Kaschins, L uther College L ibrary, Decorah, IA 52101. K an sas C h a p te r (est. 1975) D iane Slater, Coordinator, L ibrary Instruc­ tional Services, Farrell Library, Kansas State Uni­ versity, M anhattan, KS 66506. L o u isia n a C h a p te r (est. 1982) Phoebe Tim berlake, Serials Librarian, Long L i­ brary, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148. M arylan d C h a p te r (est. 1977) Simmona Simmons, Associate Reference L ibrar­ ian, Kuhn L ibrary, University of Maryland, B alti­ more County, 5401 W illans Ave., Baltim ore, MD 21228. M ich ig an C h a p te r (est. 1974) Louise Bugg, W ayne State University Library, D etroit, MI 48202. M in nesota C h a p te r (est. 1975) Carol A. Johnson, 3429 32d Ave., S ., Minneapo­ lis, MN 55406. M ississippi C h a p te r (est. 1981) Frances N. Coleman, Associate Director, M itch­ ell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University, P .O . Drawer 5408, Mississippi State, MS 39762. M issouri C h a p te r (est. 1952) Nancy Hanks, Director of Libraries, Wells L i­ brary, Northwest Missouri State, Marysville, MO 64468. M on tan a C h a p te r (est. 1985) B arbara D eFelice, Reference L ibrarian , Reene Librarv, Montana State University, Bozeman, M T 59717.' N eb r a s k a C h a p te r (est. 1980) Tom Cashore, University of Nebraska Library, Lincoln, NE 68588. N ev a d a C h a p te r (est. 1985) Sue Kendall, Special Projects L ibrarian, Univer­ sity of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154. Midwest Library Service You won’t find more personal attention . . . anywhere C o lle g e a n d u n iv e rs ity lib ra ria n s : W e have w h a t y o u ’ re lo o k in g fo r. W h ile M id w e s t u tiliz e s s ta te -o f-th e -a rt c o m p u te r s y s te m s , w e re a liz e m a c h in e s c a n ’t do it all. S o w h e n you w a n t to p la c e an o rd e r, a sk a q u e s tio n , o r d is c u s s a p ro b le m , you can c a ll d ire c t on M id w e s t’ s to ll-fre e W A T S lin e a nd c o n d u c t b u s in e s s o n a n am e- to -n a m e b a s is w ith y o u r p e rs o n a l c u s to m e r s e rv ic e re p re s e n ta tiv e . It’ s th e k in d o f a tte n tio n th a t M id w e s t h a s p ro v id e d to c o lle g e a n d u n iv e rs ity lib ra rie s fo r 24 y e a rs . Midwest Library Service 11443 St. Ch arles Rock Road Bridgeton, MO 63044 C a ll to ll-fre e (8 00 ) 3 2 5 -8 8 33 M is s o u ri lib ra ria n s c a ll to ll-fre e (8 00 ) 3 9 2 -5 0 2 4 C a n a d ia n lib ra ria n s c a ll c o lle c t (314) 7 3 9 -3 1 0 0 O ctob er 1985 / 497 N ew E n g la n d C h a p t e r (est. 1972) Artemis Kirk, D irector of L ibraries, Simmons C ollege, 300 T h e Fen w ay, Boston, MA 02115. N ew Je r s e y C h a p t e r (est. 1979) N orm a Y u eh , D ire c to r, R am ap o C olleg e L i ­ b ra ry , 5 0 5 R am ap o V a lley R d ., M ah w ah , NJ 07430. N ew Y o rk C h a p te r , E a s tern (est. 1975) C h ristin e R oot, Associate Professor, Hudson Valley C om m unity C ollege, Troy, NY 12180. N e w Y o rk C h a p t e r , G r e a t e r M e t r o p o lit a n A r e a (est. 1980) A nn N. M e ro n e t, H ea d , P er io d ic a ls D e p t ., H unter College L ib rary , 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021. N ew Y ork (W este rn )/O n ta r io C h a p t e r (est. 1975) D eborah B . Sm ith, D irector of Public Services, K eatin g L ib rary , Roberts W esleyan C ollege, 2301 W est Side D rive, Rochester, NY 14624. N o r th C a r o lin a C h a p t e r (est. 1978) R obert N. B lan d, T ech n ical Services L ib ra ria n , Ram sey L ib rary , University of North C arolin a, Asheville, NC 28804. N o rth D a k o t a C h a p t e r (est. 1984) Jo n A. Boone, Coordinator of C ollection D evel­ opm ent, F ritz L ib ra ry , University of North D a ­ kota, G rand Forks, ND 58202. 150 years of Texas independence R are books, m anuscripts, letters, maps, and prints from th e Special Collections D epartm ent of the University of Houston Libraries w ill be highlighted in a year-long Texas Sesquicenten- nial project developed jointly by the staff o f the University’s O ffice of Media Relations and the L ib ra ry ’s Special Collections. T o celebrate T exas’ independence from Mex­ ico in 1836, a special 52-w eek colum n, “Jo u r­ ney Through T exas,” is being offered to select newspapers across the state. E a ch article, w rit­ ten as if the author w ere a p art of the scene de­ scribed, will feature an item from the L ib ra ry ’s Special C ollection s. As of mid-August, 35 news­ papers statew ide have subscribed to the series, w hich is offered free of charge. C o n cu rre n t w ith each w eek’s new spaper coverage, K T R H Radio in Houston has agreed to run several 60-second weekend spots using the articles w ritten by the University o f Hous­ ton’s O ffice of M edia Relations Staff. These will be read by R ay M iller, a pioneer broad cast journalist whose television program , “T h e Eyes of T exas,” is the oldest and best known travel and historical series to be aired on Texas televi­ sion. O h io C h a p t e r (est. 1981) Paula N . W arn ken, D irector, M cD onald M em o­ rial L ib ra ry , X avier University, 380 0 V ictory P ark­ way, C in cin n ati, OH 45207. O k la h o m a C h a p t e r (est. 1981) R obert H. Patterson, D irecto r of Libraries, Mc- F arlin L ib rary , University of Tulsa, 600 S. College A ve., Tulsa, O K 74104. O reg o n C h a p t e r (est. 1975) R e b e c c a T h o m p so n , A ctin g D ir e c to r , L R C , C en tral Oregon Com m unitv College, N W College W ay , B end, O R 97701. S o u th D a k o ta C h a p t e r (est. 1981) Leon Raney, D ean of L ibraries, South D akota State University, Box 2 115, Brookings, SD 57007. T en n es see C h a p t e r (e st. 1976) M argaret Anderson, Head of Acquisitions, Todd L ib rary , M iddle Tennessee State University, Box 13, M urfreesboro, TN 37130. T ex as C h a p t e r (est. 1977) M axine Johnston, D irector, G ray L ib rary , L a ­ m ar University, Box 10021, L a m a r Station, B eau­ m ont, T X 77710. V irgin ia C h a p t e r (est. 1977) C ath erin e V . B lan d, D irecto r of L ib ra ry Ser­ vices, Johnson M em orial L ib ra ry , Box J J , V irginia State University, Petersburg, VA 23803. W a s h in g to n S ta te C h a p t e r (est. 1980) John P. Backes, Reference Services, Howard L i­ brary/Media C en ter, Shoreline C om m unity C ol­ lege, 16101 Greenw’ood A ve., N ., S ea ttle, W A 98133. W iscon sin C h a p t e r (est. 1975) K athy M. Schneider, D irecto r, W isconsin Inter- library L o an Service, 728 State S t., Madison, W I 53706. ■ ■ Food fight ends Western Civilization This b it of Stanfordiana was recently discov­ ered in a vertical file in the Reference D ep art­ ment at Stanford University L ibrary: “D u rin g the fall quarter of 1946, a student orange-throw ing session so unnerved the lib ra r­ ian in charge of the W estern Civilization L i­ brary th a t the D epartm ent of History requested th at the M ain L ib rary take it over. 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