Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Leyh, Georg. |
| Title: | Georg Leyh Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1955 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | German University librarian and library director. Collection includes correspondence, original typed manuscripts, clippings, newspaper articles and photographs. |
| Language: | German |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Georg Leyh (1877-1968) was a German librarian and scholar in library science. He worked at the university libraries of Gottingen, Konigsberg and Berlin and then in 1915 became Chief Librarian of Breslau. After serving in the military during World War II he joined the University of Tubingen as Director of the Library in 1920, a position he held until his retirement in 1947. He also taught in the library school there. Leyh is considered an important figure in the field of library science and library history.
The Georg Leyh Collection includes correspondence, original typed manuscripts, clippings, newspaper articles and photographs.
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
The collection is unprocessed and accessible by special permission only.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Georg Leyh Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Unspecified, 1998.
Created by: MRC
Date: 13 Apr 2010
Revision history:
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