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	Fry's first professional job was working as a librarian and instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.		Fry's first professional job was working as a librarian and instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.
			He died March 4, 1994.

	Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), ~~director of AEC~~'~~s Technical~~ Information ~~Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific~~ and ~~Technical Information~~, ~~editor of Government Publications Review and~~ Information ~~Processing~~ and ~~Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.~~		== Contributions ==
	~~He died March 4, 1994~~.		*Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84).
			*Founding editor, ''Government publications review'', 1973-1984.
			*Editor, ''Information storage and retrieval'', later named ''Information processing and management'' (1968-1984).

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
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	*''Government publications, their role in the national program for library and information services''. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.		*''Government publications, their role in the national program for library and information services''. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.
	*''Impact of economic pressures on American libraries and their decisions concerning scholarly and research journal acquisition and retention ; final report''. With Herbert S. White. [Washington, DC]: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Information, 1978.		*''Impact of economic pressures on American libraries and their decisions concerning scholarly and research journal acquisition and retention ; final report''. With Herbert S. White. [Washington, DC]: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Information, 1978.

	Fry was the founding editor of ''Government publications review'' (1973-1984) and also editor of ''Information storage and retrieval'', later named ''Information processing and management'' (1968-1984).

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*[[ASIST\|American ~~Society for Information Science~~]], President, 1967.		*[[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]], President, 1967.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Bernard Fry earned bachelor's degree in history in 1937 and a master's degree in political science in 1939 from Indiana University, Bloomington. He later received a master's degree in library science from Catholic University in 1952 and doctoral work at American University from 1958 to 1963.		'''Bernard Mitchell Fry''' earned bachelor's degree in history in 1937 and a master's degree in political science in 1939 from Indiana University, Bloomington. He later received a master's degree in library science from Catholic University in 1952 and doctoral work at American University from 1958 to 1963.

	Fry's first professional job was working as a librarian and instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.		Fry's first professional job was working as a librarian and instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Bernard Fry earned ~~Bachelor (~~1937) and ~~Master degrees (~~1939) from Indiana University ~~and~~ a ~~second Master~~'s degree in ~~1952~~ from Catholic University~~. He completed his~~ doctoral work at American University from 1958-1963.		Bernard Fry earned bachelor's degree in history in 1937 and a master's degree in political science in 1939 from Indiana University, Bloomington. He later received a master's degree in library science from Catholic University in 1952 and doctoral work at American University from 1958 to 1963.

	Fry's first professional job was working as a ~~Librarian~~ and ~~Instructor~~ at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.		Fry's first professional job was working as a librarian and instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.

	Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.		Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.
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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			Hernon (1986, pp 16-19) lists 40 publications.

			*''Publishers and libraries : a study of scholarly and research journals''. With Herbert S. White and Marjorie Shepley. Lexington, MA : Lexington Books, 1976.
	*''Government publications, their role in the national program for library and information services''. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.		*''Government publications, their role in the national program for library and information services''. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.
	*''Impact of economic pressures on American libraries and their decisions concerning scholarly and research journal acquisition and retention ; final report''. With Herbert S. White. [Washington, DC]: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Information, 1978.		*''Impact of economic pressures on American libraries and their decisions concerning scholarly and research journal acquisition and retention ; final report''. With Herbert S. White. [Washington, DC]: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Information, 1978.

			Fry was the founding editor of ''Government publications review'' (1973-1984) and also editor of ''Information storage and retrieval'', later named ''Information processing and management'' (1968-1984).

			== Offices ==
			*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], President, 1967.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	*American Library Association. 1983 James Bennett Child Award for documents librarianship, 1983,		*American Library Association. 1983 James Bennett Child Award for documents librarianship, 1983,
	*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], Award of Merit, 1986.		*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], Award of Merit, 1986; Book of the year, 1976.
	*Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Library & Information Science. Louise Maxwell outstanding alumnus Award, 1986.		*Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Library & Information Science. Louise Maxwell outstanding alumnus Award, 1986.

	~~== Offices ==~~
	*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], President, 1967.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*White, Herbert S. "Fry, Bernard Mitchell (1915-1994)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by ~~Bohdan S~~. ~~Wynar~~. ~~Littleton~~, CO: Libraries Unlimited, ~~1978~~, pp 96-98.		*Hernon, Peter. "Bernard Mitchell Fry: A distinguished librarian and educator." ''Government publications review'' 13, no 1 (1986): 3-19.
			*White, Herbert S. "Fry, Bernard Mitchell (1915-1994)." ''Dictionary of American library biography: Second supplement'', ed. by Donald G. Davis. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003, pp 96-98.
	*[Finding aid]. Indiana University Archives [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244]		*[Finding aid]. Indiana University Archives [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*Indiana University Archives, Bloomington, IN. Bernard M. Fry papers. 1930-1993, bulk 1958-1984. 22.2 cubic feet (23 boxes). [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244]		*Indiana University Archives, Bloomington, IN. Bernard M. Fry papers. 1930-1993, bulk 1958-1984. 22.2 cubic feet (23 boxes). [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244] Also video interview, 1984. Auxiliary Library FacilityZ720.F79 A5 1984. Also an interview (3 cassettes, 270 minutes) in: ''Oral history interviews of Careers in Librarianship Oral History Project, 1993''. University Archives University Archives. Project No. 32. [https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/5514945]
	Also video interview, 1984. Auxiliary Library FacilityZ720.F79 A5 1984.
	Also interview (3 cassettes, 270 minutes) in: ''Oral history interviews of Careers in Librarianship Oral History Project, 1993''. University Archives University Archives. Project No. 32. [https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/5514945]

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			'''Bernard M. Fry''' (1915-1994) was a US documents specialist and information science educator.
	[[File:Fry.jpg\|thumb\|Bernard M. Fry (far left)]]		[[File:Fry.jpg\|thumb\|Bernard M. Fry (far left)]]
	~~Bernard M. Fry (1915-1994) was a pioneer of information science.~~

	== Life ==		== Life ==
			Bernard Fry earned Bachelor (1937) and Master degrees (1939) from Indiana University and a second Master's degree in 1952 from Catholic University. He completed his doctoral work at American University from 1958-1963.

	~~== Contributions ==~~		Fry's first professional job was working as a Librarian and Instructor at Mary Washington College from 1939-1940. From 1941-1942 he served as Chief Bibliographer of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress. This was followed by work for the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Manhattan Project from 1942-1946. Fry worked for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947-1955 as Chief Librarian for the Technical Information Service, and from 1956-1958 served as its Director. From 1959-1963, Fry served as the Deputy Head at the Office of Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation. Fry was the Director of the Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, Department of Commerce from 1963-1967. In 1967, Fry was appointed Dean of the Graduate Library School at Indiana University, and he served in this post until 1980. Upon his retirement in 1984 Fry became Professor Emeritus of Library Science.
	~~'''OTHER INFORMATION:''~~'

	Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.		Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.
			He died March 4, 1994.

	''~~'AWARDS:'~~''		== Publications ==
			*''Government publications, their role in the national program for library and information services''. Washington, DC: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978.
	~~1983 James Bennett Child Award~~, ~~1986 Award of Merit (ASIS)~~, ~~1986 Louise Maxwell Award~~		*''Impact of economic pressures on American libraries and their decisions concerning scholarly and research journal acquisition and retention ; final report''. With Herbert S. White. [Washington, DC]: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Information, 1978.

	'''~~OFFICES~~:~~'''~~

	~~'''~~[[American Society for Information Science~~\|ASIS~~]]~~''' Pres~~. ~~1967~~.		== Awards ==
			*American Library Association. 1983 James Bennett Child Award for documents librarianship, 1983,
			*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], Award of Merit, 1986.
			*Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Library & Information Science. Louise Maxwell outstanding alumnus Award, 1986.

	== ~~Publications~~ ==		== Offices ==
			*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]], President, 1967.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*White, Herbert S. "Fry, Bernard Mitchell (1915-1994)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 96-98.		*White, Herbert S. "Fry, Bernard Mitchell (1915-1994)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 96-98.
			*[Finding aid]. Indiana University Archives [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''LOCATION #1:'''~~ Indiana University Archives (Bloomington, IN)		*Indiana University Archives, Bloomington, IN. Bernard M. Fry papers. 1930-1993, bulk 1958-1984. 22.2 cubic feet (23 boxes). [https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244]
			Also video interview, 1984. Auxiliary Library FacilityZ720.F79 A5 1984.
	~~'''PAPERS DATES:'''~~ 1930-1993, bulk 1958-1984		Also interview (3 cassettes, 270 minutes) in: ''Oral history interviews of Careers in Librarianship Oral History Project, 1993''. University Archives University Archives. Project No. 32. [https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/5514945]

	~~'''SIZE:'''~~ 22.2 cubic feet (23 boxes)

	~~'''INCLUDES:''' Bernard M~~. ~~Fry papers: correspondence, publications, research records, and teaching material spanning his professional career~~

	~~'''FINDING AID:'''~~ https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244

	~~'''SOURCE:''' https://archives~~.iu.~~edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244~~


	~~'''LOCATION #2:''' Indiana University Archives~~ (~~Bloomington, IN)~~

	~~'''PAPERS DATES:''' 1992~~

	~~'''SIZE:'''~~ 3 cassettes, 270 minutes

	~~'''INCLUDES~~:''' Oral history ~~interview; index; photocopy~~ of ~~newspaper obituary.~~

	~~'''SOURCE:'~~'' https://~~webapp1~~.~~dlib.indiana~~.edu/~~findingaids~~/~~view?brand=general&docId=ohrc032.xml&chunk.id=d1e294&text1=herbert%20s%20white&op1=and&op2=and&field1=text&field2=text&field3=text&startDoc=1#1~~

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	'''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]''' Pres. 1967.		'''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]''' Pres. 1967.

	== ~~Selected~~ Publications ==		== Publications ==

			== Further reading ==
			*White, Herbert S. "Fry, Bernard Mitchell (1915-1994)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 96-98.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''		'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''

	Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the ~~ALA~~.		Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the American Library Association.

	'''AWARDS:'''		'''AWARDS:'''
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	'''OFFICES:'''		'''OFFICES:'''

	ASIS Pres. 1967.		'''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]''' Pres. 1967.

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	'''LOCATION #1:'''		'''LOCATION #1:''' Indiana University Archives (Bloomington, IN)

	~~Oral history conducted as part of a student project at~~ Indiana University, 1992; 270 ~~mins.; audio cassettes not transcribed~~; ~~open for research~~; ~~includes list~~ of ~~keywords and individuals discussed in the interview~~. ~~Details available at~~: ~~<nowiki>http~~://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?brand=general&docId=ohrc032.xml&chunk.id=~~d1e286~~&text1=herbert%20s%20white&op1=and&op2=and&field1=text&field2=text&field3=text&startDoc=1#1~~</nowiki>~~		'''PAPERS DATES:''' 1930-1993, bulk 1958-1984

			'''SIZE:''' 22.2 cubic feet (23 boxes)

			'''INCLUDES:''' Bernard M. Fry papers: correspondence, publications, research records, and teaching material spanning his professional career

			'''FINDING AID:''' https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244

			'''SOURCE:''' https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Ar-VAD1244


			'''LOCATION #2:''' Indiana University Archives (Bloomington, IN)

			'''PAPERS DATES:''' 1992

			'''SIZE:''' 3 cassettes, 270 minutes

			'''INCLUDES:''' Oral history interview; index; photocopy of newspaper obituary.

			'''SOURCE:''' https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?brand=general&docId=ohrc032.xml&chunk.id=d1e294&text1=herbert%20s%20white&op1=and&op2=and&field1=text&field2=text&field3=text&startDoc=1#1

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			Bernard M. Fry (1915-1994).

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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Bernard M. Fry (1915-1994)

== Life ==

== Contributions ==
'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''

Dean of School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (1967-84), director of AEC's Technical Information Service, director of the Department of Commerce Federal Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information, editor of Government Publications Review and Information Processing and Management, president of the American Documentation Institute. He also served on the governing council of the ALA.

'''AWARDS:'''

1983 James Bennett Child Award, 1986 Award of Merit (ASIS), 1986 Louise Maxwell Award

'''OFFICES:'''

ASIS Pres. 1967.

== Selected Publications ==

== Papers ==
'''LOCATION #1:'''

Oral history conducted as part of a student project at Indiana University, 1992; 270 mins.; audio cassettes not transcribed; open for research; includes list of keywords and individuals discussed in the interview. Details available at: <nowiki>http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?brand=general&docId=ohrc032.xml&chunk.id=d1e286&text1=herbert%20s%20white&op1=and&op2=and&field1=text&field2=text&field3=text&startDoc=1#1</nowiki>