Bernard M. Fry
Bernard M. Fry (1915-1994) was a pioneer of information science.
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 American Library Association.
AWARDS:
1983 James Bennett Child Award, 1986 Award of Merit (ASIS), 1986 Louise Maxwell Award
OFFICES:
ASIS Pres. 1967.
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
LOCATION #1: Indiana University Archives (Bloomington, IN)
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.