Preliminary Inventory of the Dean of the University Libraries Records
Scope and Content Note
This collection houses administrative files; Hayden Library expansion plans; files created by Bill Potter, Acting AUL Helen Gator, and research assistant Gisela Webb; and information regarding ASLA, ARL, and the Intermountain List of Serials documenting Donald E. Riggs' tenure as Dean of the University Libraries. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Dates
- Creation: 1958-1992
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.
Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Biographical Note
Donald E. Riggs was born on May 11, 1942. He earned his M.A. from West Virginia University in 1966, his M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Community Education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1975.
Riggs came to Arizona State University as the Director of Libraries in 1979. During his tenure, he worked to make the University Libraries part of the academy on the Tempe campus. Riggs left ASU in 1990 to become Director of Libraries at the University of Michigan (1991-1996). He accepted a position as Vice President of Information Services and University Librarian at Nova Southeastern University in 1997, where he remained until retiring due to poor health effective December 31, 2007. Donald E. Riggs died on February 19, 2008 in Florida.
Full extent
24 Box(es)
Full extent
32.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses administrative files; Hayden Library expansion plans; files created by Bill Potter, Acting AUL Helen Gator, and research assistant Gisela Webb; and information regarding ASLA, ARL, and the Intermountain List of Serials documenting Donald E. Riggs' tenure as Dean of the University Libraries. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Arrangement
This collection consists of twenty-four boxes divided into two series:
- Series I: Accession #1991-00462
- Series II: Accession #1995-01488
Provenance
The University Libraries transferred these materials to Archives and Special Collections in 1991 and 1995.
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory of the Dean of the University Libraries Records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu