Cornelia Marvin and Mary Frances Isom: leaders of Oregon's library movement. From: Library Trends | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Gunselman, Cheryl | COPYRIGHT 2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Free public libraries, and "modern" library methods, arrived late in the Pacific Northwest. Two individuals were particularly influential in the introduction, growth, and professionalization of library service in the state of Oregon: Cornelia Marvin (later Pierce), of the Oregon Library Commission and the Oregon State Library (1905-28), and Mary Frances Isom of the Library Association of Portland (1901-20). This article will explore their relationship as leaders...

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