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== Papers ==
== Papers ==
'''LOCATION #1:''' University of Maryland Library Archives, College Park, MD.
'''PAPERS DATES:''' 1936-1992
'''SIZE:''' 137 cu. ft.
'''INCLUDES:''' Papers not processed
'''SOURCE:''' Univ. of Maryland Library Special Collections online catalog

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Laurence Bedford Heilprin (1906-1993) explored fundamental aspects of information science throughout his career and "stimulated others to do research and attempt to discover the theoretical underpinnings of information science." (Farkas-Conn)

Life

Contribution

OTHER INFORMATION:

Major contribution according to Farkas-Conn was to set the stage for interest groups within ASIS; Worked under Clapp at the Council on Library Resources; Worked for Documentation Inc. (Taube's company); Prof., Univ. of Maryland; Along with Luhn, instrumental in bringing about ARIST; Atherton/Cochrane, Bourne, and Cuadra were the driving force for ARIST.

AWARDS:

ASIS Award of Merit

OFFICES:

ADI/ASIS Pres. 1964-65

Selected Publications

Papers

LOCATION #1: University of Maryland Library Archives, College Park, MD.

PAPERS DATES: 1936-1992

SIZE: 137 cu. ft.

INCLUDES: Papers not processed

SOURCE: Univ. of Maryland Library Special Collections online catalog