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Caption: UI Library School Alumni Newsletter - 36
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8 University of Illinois Library School oi 7400 volumes, and in publicizing the resources of the library " • .• .. .• -r m such exceptionally pat ion opportunities ui /viniy personnel/' Miss Sanford became librarian of Stewart Men • December 1942 when the collection consisted of a few books donV-2 during the Victory Book campaign. Under her supervision five other y braries wore set up at Stewart Field—the Aeronautical Library, the Medic * 1 Library, the Nurses' Reference Library, the Engineering Library, and the Officers' Library. The Interlaken Mills "Library Outline No. 63," in Library Journal, March 1, 1945, includes photographs of Miss Sanford and the attractive interior of her library. A^ ALUMNAE IN WAR SERVICE Stella Kauffman Binkele (Mrs. Otto Binkele), B.S/36, is librarian of Bftri George Field, Illinois. Librarian at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, before her marriage, Mrs. Binkele returned to the Army library service when her W** husband was sent overseas. She visited the University of Illinois in Febru- fc#* trtr Fore* ary en route to a conference of Army librarians of the Sixth Service Comlibrary mand at Chanute Field. In February Margaret Bird. B.S/40, returned to the Gardiner General BTTCatth Hospital, Chicago, as librarian. She had formerly served there as assistant librarian, leaving to become librarian of George Field, Illinois. She attended the February conference of Army librarians at Chanute Field, G.Bakc stopping at the University of Illinois for a visit on the way. a Division Harriet MacFadden, B.S/30, is now in the Woman's Army Corps and ?. J. Bert at the last report, was stationed at Aberdeen Proving'Ground. Maryland. P.O. New According to news received last winter, Geraldine Mahar Smith (Mrs. k letters F. T. Smith), S.S/38, lieutenant, U.S.N.R., has been stationed in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Smith was formerly librarian of Oklahoma City University. **tois in Pearl Tuttle, B.S/40, formerly loan librarian at the University of Mississippi, is now a member of the Woman's Army Corps. •*?h a g **tttur ALUMNAE IN WAR W O R K *gmfic Grace E. Beecher, B.S/41, is being sent to the Marianas to set up • library, according to a letter of April 10 from Lawrence J. Kipp, B.S/41. "A challenging assignment," comments Mr. Kipp, in which we concur. He adds that he had been informed she was at that time on the island of Oahu where he was stationed, but that he had not seen her. Miss Beecher had been post librarian, Mitchell United States Army Convalescent Hospital. Campo, California. Her mailing address is 356 East Fifth Street, Peru, Indiana. At Camp Chaffee, near Fort Smith, Arkansas, is Elaine Boylan. B.S/28. Besides serving as librarian, Miss Boylan is editor of the Camp newspaper* Gracie Fern Latimer, B.S/36, formerly librarian of the 85 Jth AAF Spec. Depot, Normoyle, San Antonio, Texas, reported in December to a new position as librarian of the Station Library, Naval Air Station, Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York. j
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