Collection Overview
Adams, Leonard
Leonard Adams Papers
1976-2008
FS 093
2 boxes
(1.0 linear ft.)
Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Leonard Adams (1946-) began his career with the UMass Amherst Libraries in May 1974 when he was hired to work as an Exit Check on the night shift. Before earning his MLS at the University of Rhode Island in 1975, Adams worked in Circulation and Serials, after which he became Serials Cataloger and Bindery Supervisor, and in 1980, Government Documents Librarian. He added Patents and Trademarks to his job duties in 2004. A founding member of the Boston Library Consortium's Government Documents Interest Group, Leonard Adams served the UMass Amherst Libraries for 33 years before his retirement in May 2008.
Adams's papers provide insight into the inner-workings of a Government Documents Repository and convey, even in their brevity, the nature of the work of a Government Documents librarian. Included among the papers are professional correspondence, a Government Documents Technical Processing Manual and articles written by Adams, Adams's annual reports and performance reviews, and other documents relating to Adams's long tenure at the University Libraries.
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Historical Note
Leonard Adams (1946-) began his career with the UMass Amherst Libraries in May 1974 when he was hired to work as an Exit Check on the night shift. Before earning his MLS at the University of Rhode Island in 1975, Adams worked in Circulation and Serials, after which he became Serials Cataloger and Bindery Supervisor, and in 1980, Government Documents Librarian. He added Patents and Trademarks to his job duties in 2004. A founding member of the Boston Library Consortium's Government Documents Interest Group, Leonard Adams served the UMass Amherst Libraries for 33 years before his retirement in May 2008.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Leonard Adams's papers provide insight into the inner-workings of a Government Documents Repository and convey, even in their brevity, the nature of the work of a Government Documents librarian. Included among the papers are professional correspondence, a Government Documents Technical Processing Manual and articles written by Adams, Adams's annual reports and performance reviews, and other documents relating to Adams's long tenure at the University Libraries. In 2005, Adams hosted a group of library interns from Kosovo at UMass Amherst; memos and photographs document their time at UMass, including a presentation given at the UMass Libraries in October of that year.
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: Leonard Adams Papers (FS 93). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives by Leonard Adams in May 2008.
Processed by Tonia N. Sutherland, 2008.
Search Terms
Adams, Leonard, 1946- .
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Library.
Government documents.
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Adams, Leonard. Book Reviews and Book Review Correspondence
1983-1986, undated
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Adams, Leonard. Book Review: Government Reference Books 82/83: A Biennial Guide to US Government Publications
1986
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Adams, Leonard. Book Review: Guide to US Government Publications
1986
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Adams, Leonard. Citizen Access to Massachusetts State Documents
1988
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Adams, Leonard. Government Documents at the University of Massachusetts: A Short History
undated
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Adams, Leonard. Government Documents Technical Processing Manual
1984
The Government Documents Technical Processing Manual is also available on microfiche.
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Adams, Leonard. Sabbatical Report: A Survey of Organizational Models of Large Federal Government Dcoument Repositories
1999 Oct 06
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Adams, Leonard. A Survey of Local Census Data Collection in Massachusetts
1986
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Annual Performance Reviews and Promotions
1976-2002
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Annual Performance Reviews and Promotions
2002-2006
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Biographical Materials
undated
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Five-Year Reappointment
2006
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Government Documents Monthly Reprots and Statistics
2000-2002
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Government Documents Proposals and Analyses
2000-2008, undated
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Government Documents Technical Processing Manual: Correspondence and Reviews
1985-1986
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Infodocs Reviews Newsletter
1982-1983
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Kosovar Librarians
2005
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Library Correspondence
1981, 2006
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Newsclippings
2004-2005
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Photographs
2005, undated
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Postcards: Kosovo
undated
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Slides: Government Publications Librarians of New England Meeting, Presentation of Award for Excellence
1987 May