1media/future_billings[edit].jpg2018-06-14T20:04:23-07:00Victoria M Pena70efcd96c65b3d36be9d44b2870db64d8c7ee3f4The Tomorrow LibrarianGinny Barnes55Harold Billings' Legacy as Director of the University of Texas Libraries 1978-2003book_splash2018-10-10T21:28:31-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
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1media/Billings_aas_cataloging.jpg2018-08-27T22:07:19-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868Cataloger10Billings began his career at UT Libraries as a cataloger in 1954 while he was still completing his Master's in UT's Library Science programplain2018-10-08T17:58:12-07:0001/01/1954-12/31/1957Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
1Billings_70s2.jpg2018-09-16T19:56:18-07:00Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1Assistant University Librarian2plain2018-09-16T20:11:38-07:0001/01/1967-12/31/1972Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1
1media/Billings_aas1.jpg2018-09-16T19:42:53-07:00Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1Assistant Chief Catalog Librarian8Billings quickly transitioned to Assistant Chief Catalog Librarian. He appears here in the Austin American Statesman.plain2018-10-10T22:01:44-07:0001/01/1957-12/31/1964Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
12018-09-16T19:57:18-07:00Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1Associate Director of the General Libraries3plain2018-09-16T20:09:46-07:0001/01/1972-12/31/1977Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1
1media/Billings_PCL model.jpg2018-09-26T22:40:58-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868PCL opens as the main UT Library branch6The PCL building was completed shortly before Billings became director. Under his leadership books were moved from the UT Tower to PCL.plain2018-09-26T22:49:29-07:0001/01/1977-12/31/1977Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
1media/Billings_portrait.jpg2018-09-16T19:59:20-07:00Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1Director of the General Libraries2plain2018-09-16T20:08:57-07:0001/01/1978-12/31/2003Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1
1media/Billings_bakerstreet.jpg2018-10-08T22:31:50-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868Awarded the Morley-Montgomery Award for “The Materia Medica of Sherlock Holmes”7An avid fan of Holmes' work, Billings continued publishing in scholarly journals in his retirement.plain2018-10-08T22:36:36-07:0001/01/2006-01/02/2006Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
1media/HB_fund.jpg2018-10-10T22:18:34-07:00Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1Harold Billings Fund for Collection Enhancement Established5The fund was created after Billings' retirement by a donation from his daughter, Carol Billings Blood, to support the purchase of books and other materials for UT Libraries.plain2018-10-10T22:26:45-07:002006Rachael Zipperer733bca2661a68a774f69c1b20ebce2dbab84cbc1