Marsha D. Broadway papers on Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library, 1994-2011

Series — Box: 1, Folder: 11-16

Identifier: MSS 7964 Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains records relating to the Juvenile Literature Library. Included are facility planning records from 1994 to 1996, detailing the plans for the new Juvenile Literature Library. Also included are planning documents, program notes, and correspondence for the 1994 event "An Evening with the Authors and Illustrators," information about the Collier collection, a proposal for reference service to be included with the library, the invitation and news clippings on the dedication, and guidelines for the Juvenile Locked Case, 1994-2011.

Dates

1994-2011

Creator

Broadway, Marsha D. (creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Marsha D. Broadway professional papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

Marsha D. Broadway was the Juvenile Literature Librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library from 1993 to 2011.

Marsha D. Broadway received a Master of Science in Library Media at Alabama A&M University in 1978 and a Master of Library Science from Brigham Young University in 1981. In 1985, she received her PhD from Florida State University. She taught at Brigham Young University from 1985 to 1991 as an assistant professor, and as an associate professor from 1991 to 1993 in the School of Library and Information Sciences. When the school closed in 1993, Broadway became the Juvenile Literature Librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library. During her tenure as the librarian, she managed the juvenile literature collection, expanded the juvenile special collections, maintained the Families and Literacy Blog, and initiated the work on the mural that is currently housed in the Juvenile Literature Library. Broadway also served as a Chair in the Humanities and Religion Library from 2002 to 2005. She has published numerous articles in print and electronically, made numerous presentations across the nations, and served on both the Caldecott and Newberry Committee.