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Illinois Sent Pioneer Librarians Out West
The incredible history of Illinois' Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Under the leadership of the schools first Dean, Katharine Sharp, GSLIS sent the first librarians to the frontier.
As pioneers immigrated to the western towns of Wyoming, New Mexico and Oregon, graduates of Illinois set up libraries to educate the growing population. Often the only women for miles, these librarians created literacy programs with very little resources.
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