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National Library News |
The National Library Advisory Committee was approved in November 1948, and most of its members were appointed within the following weeks. The Advisory Committee held its first meeting in March 1949. Under the strong leadership of Dr. W. Kaye Lamb, the Committee met at regular itervals, issued progress reports and formulated numerous recommendations to ensure progress towards the creation of the Canadian Bibliographic Centre and a national library.
The following were the members of the Committee:
The Honourable Thane A. Campbell, Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
(representative of Prince Edward Island)
Dr. C. Lindsay Bennet, Dalhousie University
(representative of Nova Scotia)
Dean Alfred G. Bailey, University of New Brunswick
(representative of New Brunswick)
L’Abbé Arthur Maheux, Université Laval
(representative of Quebec)
Paul Houde, Montreal
(additional representative of French Canada)
The Reverend A.-M. Morisset, Ottawa
(additional representative of French Canada)
Dr. W. Stewart Wallace, University of Toronto
(representative of Ontario)
Elizabeth Dafoe, University of Manitoba
(representative of Manitoba)
Samuel R. Stephens, Moose Jaw
(representative of Saskatchewan)
Mrs. Frank J. Conroy, Edmonton
(representative of Alberta)
Edgar S. Robinson, Vancouver
(representative of British Columbia)
F.A. Hardy, Parliamentary Librarian, Secretary
Dr. W. Kaye Lamb, Dominion Archivist, Chairman
All but two of the members, Dr. C. Lindsay Bennet and Samuel R. Stephens, continued to serve when the Advisory Committee was replaced by the National Library Advisory Council. The Advisory Council was established on December 22, 1952, at the time of the proclamation of the National Library Act.