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Claire Schultz (1924 - 2015) was an American documentalist.

Life

Claire Kelly Schultz was born November 17, 1924 in Etters, PA. Completing high school early, she obtained a BS in chemistry and biology, with a minor in mathematics at Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, in 1944 at age 19. After a year of hospital work, she was briefly in medical school.

From 1946 to 1948, Schultz worked at the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology in Philadelphia. Initially hired as a librarian, she soon became a laboratory assistant. In 1948, she found a higher-paying job as a librarian at Sharp & Dohme in Glenolden, Pennsylvania (later Merck, Sharp & Dohme). Influenced by Calvin Mooers, she developed a subject dictionary to index terminology in scientifc journals and Sharp & Dohme scientists and used Boolean "and," "or," and "not" searches using punch cards. She received an MA in library science at Drexel University in 1952.

In 1957 she worked with Eugene Garfield 1958 Schultz joined John Mauchly at Sperry Rand Univac Corporation. , vocabulary to index

she was a pioneer of automated information and information science.

Kelly worked with Machlup and Garfield. Librarian, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, 1949-57; systems analyst, Sperry Rand Univac Corp.; research scientist, Institute for the Advancement of Medical Communication, 1961-1970; professor, Drexel University, 1961-70; consultant, 1970-72; librarian, Medical College of PA, 1973-82. She died May 28, 2015.

Wistar Institute
Merck, Sharp & Dohme
Sperry Rand Univac Corp.
Institute for Advancement of Medical Communication
Drexel University

Awards

1980 Award of Merit (ASIS)

Offices

ADI/ASIS Pres. (1962)

Papers

LOCATION #1 Charles Babbage Institute (CBI)

Papers dates:
Size: 64 boxes and 15 card catalog drawers; 67 cubic feet
Finding aid: Zatacoded subject index for the first series of papers. Subject and author indexes for the second series of papers; Zatacoded subject and author indexes for the third series of papers.
Source: gopher://cutter.lib.umn.edu:70/00/subject-list/archives-spec/babbage-dewey/collection-aids/schultz

LOCATION #2: Heritage Foundation

Papers dates: Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 July 1997 for the Chemical Heritage Foundation; abstract, biographical information and contents description available at: http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/collections/oral-histories/details/schultz-claire-k.aspx
Size:
Includes:
Finding aid:
Source: CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.

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-Claire Kelly Schultz (1924 - present)
+'''Claire Schultz''' (1924 - 2015) was an American documentalist.
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 == Life ==
-Schultz worked with Machlup and Garfield.  Librarian, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, 1949-57; systems analyst, Sperry Rand Univac Corp.; research scientist, Institute for the Advancement of Medical Communication, 1961-1970; professor, Drexel University, 1961-70; consultant, 1970-72; librarian, Medical College of PA, 1973-82.
+'''Claire Kelly Schultz''' was born November 17, 1924 in Etters, PA. Completing high school early, she obtained a BS in chemistry and biology, with a minor in mathematics at Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, in 1944 at age 19. After a year of hospital work, she was briefly in medical school.
+From 1946 to 1948, Schultz worked at the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology in Philadelphia. Initially hired as a librarian, she soon became a laboratory assistant. In 1948, she found a higher-paying job as a librarian at Sharp & Dohme in Glenolden, Pennsylvania (later Merck, Sharp & Dohme). Influenced by [[Calvin Northrup Mooers|Calvin Mooers]], she developed a subject dictionary to index terminology in scientifc journals and Sharp & Dohme scientists and used Boolean "and," "or," and "not" searches using punch cards. She received an MA in library science at Drexel University in 1952.
+In 1957 she worked with [[Eugene Garfield]] 1958 Schultz joined John Mauchly at Sperry Rand Univac Corporation. , vocabulary to index
+she was a pioneer of automated information and information science.
+Kelly worked with Machlup and Garfield.  Librarian, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, 1949-57; systems analyst, Sperry Rand Univac Corp.; research scientist, Institute for the Advancement of Medical Communication, 1961-1970; professor, Drexel University, 1961-70; consultant, 1970-72; librarian, Medical College of PA, 1973-82.
+She died May 28, 2015.
-== Employment ==
 * Wistar Institute