International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) records
Collection
0352-MDHC
The International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) was founded in Brussels in 1895 by Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine. Its original goal was to promote universal access to recorded knowledge through the creation of an international system of classification. In subsequent years, FID expanded its purpose to include international research in and development of information science and documentation. FID was dissolved in 2002. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, committee files, publications, program and project files, reports, working files, organizing materials, president's files, and financial records.
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49.50 Linear Feet
The records of the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) cover the period from 1957-1982; the bulk of the materials date from 1960-1975. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, committee files, publications, program and project files, reports, working files, organizaing materials, president's files, and financial records pertaining to FID's activities.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Paul Wasserman in 1993. Additional materials were transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2007.
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives