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EUROPEAN ADDRESSES AND CORRESPONDENCE, MISCELLANEOUS. Letters to and from various correspondents, mostly librarians, 1949-55. 25 items.

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EXCERPTA MEDICA (I). Correspondence between Mrs. Cunningham and the editorial board, 1947-50. 88 items.

Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Personal papers of medical librarian Eileen Roach Cunningham, who was best known for developing the Cunningham Classification for Medical Literature in 1929. Ms. Cunningham was librarian at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1929-1956 and was elected president of the Medical Library Association in 1947. The collection is arranged by subject, including various professional organizations, particularly the MLA. Other organizations include: American Library Association, Council of...

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FINLAND. Letter from Hilkha Kauppi (April 15, 1958), a Finnish medical librarian who visited Mrs. Cunningham at Vanderbilt. Also a picture of Mrs. Kauppi and her two children (1960).

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FRANKENBERGER, CHARLES. Librarian, Medical Society of the County of Kings, Brooklyn, New York; an MLA president. Correspondence, 1933-38. 7 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (I). Reports to MLA, lists, and resolutions, 1933-34. 20 items, including duplicates.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (II). Correspondence with Dr. Ferdinand Springer, 1933-37. Some of Dr. Springer's letters are not translated. Also included is a letter from Dr. Springer to the Medical Library Association (1926). 30 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (III). Official statement regarding cost of German periodicals made at MLA meeting, June, 1 33. Also preliminary correspondence, price lists, and an article dealing with the subject. 24 items, including duplicates.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (IV). Correspondence (1933-39), mostly with Dr. H. Degener, Director of the Verlag Chemie; and Donald B. Gilchrist, Librarian, University of Rochester. 34 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (V). Correspondence with American, German, British, and French librarians and publishers, 1933-39. 39 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (VI). Correspondence with Alfred L. Robert, medical librarian, Columbia University, regarding Springer negotiations, 1932-34. 35 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (VII). General correspondence, reports, and news clippings, 1933-36. Contains a letter from Janet Doe (1933). 32 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (VIII). Correspondence with J.C. Harding, chairman, MLA Bulletin, 1931(?)-35. Two letters are undated. Also small photographs of Mr. Harding(?). 35 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (IX). Miscellaneous correspondence, including letters of thanks, support, etc., for the work of Mrs. Cunningham's committee, 1931-37. +122 items.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (XI). ALA Committee on German Periodicals. Meeting of October 16, 1933, Chicago. Dr. Springer's proposals; Mrs. Cunningham's response; minutes of meeting; price lists. 4 items, with many copies of each.

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GERMAN PERIODICALS (X). Miscellaneous correspondence, including 15 letters exchanged with Dr. H.A. Kress (1933-39), and 15 exchanged with Dr. Gisela von Busse (1951-55). 32 items.