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Belver Griffith papers

1969-1986

MC 6, 1 cubic foot

Belver Griffith was a professor at Drexel's College of Information Studies from 1962 until his death in 1999.  He was widely known in the field of information studies for his work on scholarly communication in the sciences, bibliometrics, and citation analysis.  The Belver Griffith papers consist primarily of his correspondence with scholars studying scientific communication and information science, chiefly during the 1970s and 1980s.  Other materials include early drafts and edited manuscripts of Dr. Griffith's articles, several lectures, a memoir dating from 1972, reports to the dean of the College of Information Studies offering summaries of Griffith's activities during the 1970s and 1980s, and copies of some of Dr. Griffith's publications.

This collection is unprocessed.  A preliminary inventory is available in the archives; contact the archivist at archives@drexel.edu for more information.