The library at Kingsborough Community College has been an integral part of the school since its founding in 1964. One of the purposes of the Archives is to document the history of the Robert J. Kibbee Library and the librarians who have worked here.
Below you can find a table with information on exactly what library history materials can be found in the Archives. If you want further information on any of these items, please contact the Archives Librarian at extension 5971.
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ID |
Series |
Location |
Description |
|
KIB01 |
KBCC Librarian Publications |
L209 File drawer |
Books, papers, writings by KBCC Librarians. |
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KIB02 |
Library History |
L214 Box |
Includes Op.Cit (library newsletter) and other historical items. |
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KIB03 |
Equipment/storage devices |
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4A: Technical Materials |
L214 Box |
Cameras, flashes, slide projectors/viewers |
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4B: Digital storage Materials |
L214 Box |
Manbeck/Mirwis Floppy disks/CDs/film |
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KIB04 |
Display Materials |
L214 |
Frames, posterboard, old displays. |
A number of documents relating to the history of the Robert J. Kibbee Library are available online. See below for a listing of all available holdings; directions for how to access these materials are listed here.
| Folder | File | File Type | Description |
|
LIBLib2: History of the Robert J. Kibbee Library |
1964_world-telegram_septe...pdf | Brooklyn World Telegram: KCC Annex gets a head (Appointment of Kibbee Chief Librarian) (1964) | |
| 1967_scepter_vol3_no5_mar...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Includes letter to the editor regarding the library (1967) | ||
| 1967_scepter_voliii_no8_j...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Response to letter from the editor from Kibbee librarian Adele Schneider (1967) | ||
| 1967_scepter_voliii_no9_j...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter:Article on Middle States criticism of the library (1967) | ||
| 1967_scepter_voliv_no3_de...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Brief article on an exhibit at the library (1967) | ||
| 1967_scepter_voliv_no4_de...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: CUNY council meeting discusses CUNY library cards (1967) | ||
| 1968_scepteer_volx_no1_fe...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Brief article on an exhibit at the library (1968) | ||
| 1968_scepter_march_12.pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: On approval of KCC master plan (including library) (1968) | ||
| 1968_scepter_volv_no2_mar...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Article/picture on an exhibit at the library (1968) | ||
| 1972_new_york_post_may_30.pdf | NY Post story on approval of KCC master plan (1972) | ||
| 1977_daily_news_december_...pdf | Daily News story on KCC campus construction (1977) | ||
| 1978_daily_news_august_13.pdf | Kingsborough news supplement to Daily news (1978) | ||
| 1980_lines_from_the_libra...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Lines from the Library column by Adele Scheider (1980) | ||
| 1981_lines_from_the_libra...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Lines from the Library column by Adele Scheider (1981) | ||
| 1985_library_the_new_york...pdf | Printout of NYT article mentioning David Storch, KCC music librarian (1985) | ||
| 1988_currents_volv_no2_de...pdf | KCC newsletter "Currents" mentions librarian Adele Schneider (1989) | ||
| 1989_currents_volv_no5_ju...pdf | KCC newsletter "Currents" quotes librarian Sharad Karkhanis | ||
| 2003_daily_news_july_27.pdf | Printout of Daily News article on Holocaust Center at KCC (2003) | ||
| 2003_new_york_post_march_...pdf | Printout of NY Post article on KCC teacher sabbaticals mentions the library | ||
| history_kcc_library_1.doc | doc | Chronicle of KCC Library history (as mentioned in press clippings) compiled by former KCC Archives librarian Nanette Johnson and KCC librarian Prof. Carlos Arguelles (2010) | |
| history_summary1.doc | doc | Biography of Robert J. Kibbee and brief summary of library survey, includes timeline of library history | |
| library_pulls_strings_pup...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: article on opening the eighth floor of the library to students (undated) | ||
| library_serves_many_funct...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: article on library offerings (undated) | ||
| lines_from_the_library.pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Lines from the Library column by Adele Scheider (undated) | ||
| lines_from_the_library_re...pdf | Excerpt from Scepter: Lines from the Library column by Adele Scheider (undated) | ||
| nyt_kibbee_obit.pdf | Robert J. Kibbee obituary from NYT, very brief (1982) | ||
| robertjkibbee_cuny_articl...pdf | Robert J. Kibbee obituary from NYT, long (1982) | ||
| scan-100630-0001.pdf | duplicate | ||
| scan-100630-0002.pdf | duplicate | ||
| scan-100630-0003.pdf | duplicate | ||
| scan-100630-0004.pdf | duplicate | ||
| scan-100630-0006.pdf | duplicate | ||
| scan-100630-0007.pdf | duplicate | ||
| LIB6 | empty | ||
| LIBLibL216: Scepter, Odyssey, Op. Cit. | See Odyssey and Scepter libguide pages for further information on these publications | ||
| Op. Cit. - 1966, Fall, Vol. 1, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1967, Fall, Vol. 2, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1967, Spring, Vol. 1, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1967, Spring, Vol. 1, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1967, Summer Vol. 1, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1968, Fall, Vol. 3, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1968, Spring, Vol. 2, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1968, Spring, Vol. 2, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1969, Fall, Vol. 4, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1969, Spring, Vol. 3, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1969, Summer, Vol. 3, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1969, Winter, Vol. 3, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1970, Fall, Vol. 5, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1970, Spring, Vol. 4, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1970, Summer, Vol. 4, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1970, Winter, Vol. 4, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1971, Fall, Vol. 5, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1971, Spring, Vol. 5, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1971, Summer, Vol. 5, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1971, Winter, Vol. 5, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1972, Fall, Vol. 7, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1972, Spring, Vol. 6, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1972, Summer, Vol. 6, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1972, Winter, Vol. 6, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1973, Fall, Vol. 8, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1973, Spring, Vol. 7, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1973, Summer, Vol. 7, No. 4 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1973, Winter, Vol. 7, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1974, Spring, Vol. 8, No. 3 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1974, Winter, Vol. 8, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1983, Fall, Vol. 9, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1984, Fall, Vol. 10, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1984, Spring, Vol. 9, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1985, Spring, Vol. 10, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1986, Fall, Vol. 12, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1986, Spring, Vol. 11, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1987, Fall, Vol. 13, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1988, Fall, Vol. 14, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1989, Fall, Vol. 15, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1989, Spring, Vol. 14, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1990, Fall, Vol. 16, No. 1 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 1990, Spring, Vol. 15, No. 2 | |||
| Op. Cit. - 2000, Fall, Vol. 20, No. 1 |
