Scope and Contents From the Series: Reference correspondence has been answered within the Rare Book Room and Special Collections Department and Section since the 1930's. Under Librarians Poole, Cheney, Carlton, and Utley, rare book reference inquiries were routed to the Librarian for reply, although initial research was often conducted by staff members. In the 1930's, when Gertrude Loop Woodward became head of the Rare Book Room, reference letters and requests were also handled within the Department. Since the Special...