Pacific Northwest Library Association, 40th Anniversary, held in Vancouver, B.C., August 25th, 1949

• Main Author: Hawksley, M.L.
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1949
• Subjects: Pacific Northwest Library Association; Libraries > Northwest; Pacific > Congresses; Librarians > British Columbia > Vancouver; Yukon; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/panoram/id/32

Caption on image: Pacific Northwest Library Assn. 40th Anniversary. Vancouver, B.C., Aug. 25th, 1949. A1 Commercial Photo Service, Vancouver, B.C. Stamped on verso: Photo by M.L. Hawksley, F.I.B.P, A.R.P.S. A1 Commercial Photo Service, 1167 Georgia St. West, Vancouver, Canada. PH Coll 219.4 The Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909 provided the setting for the inception of this first, and to this day unique, international regional library association. Born in June, 1909 at a three day conference held at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, the new organization adopted a constitution and by-laws, and by 1919 had more than 233 members and 9 active committees representing different areas of focus and function. Now in its 100th year, PNLA is one of the oldest regional library associations in North America and the only one that spans international borders. (Source: www.plna.org).