Footnote #3 Translation: In 1923, André Masson obtained a position as assistant librarian at the municipal library of Rouen. In 1926, he moved to Hanoi (Indochina) as director of the Libraries and Archives of Indochina, where he organized and consolidated a network of libraries. It was he who, in this capacity, led the historical section of Indochina at the Colonial Exhibition of 1931. In 1934, he returned to France, as chief librarian of the municipal library of Bordeaux. In 1944, he was appointed inspector general of libraries, a position he held until his retirement in 1970. He was particularly concerned with the creation of the first central lending libraries and the question of the recovery of books looted during the war. In 1950, Julien Cain put him in charge of the resumption of the publication of the General Catalogue of Manuscripts of the Public Libraries of France. He is also director of the Maison de l'Indochine at the Cité universitaire in Paris. Finally, in 1963, he was appointed a member of the Provincial Museums Commission.
I spent hours and hours looking for it and nowhere on the internet...I had seen a b & w of it in one book. I went through back issues of the UNESCO Courier (they promoted 1972 Year of the Book) -- didn't find it. wrote for the book and got it from a used bookstore in Germany and took a picture of the cover with my phone. The image up top is that phone picture from the book cover of Die Bibliotheksembleme Der Benediktinerabtei St. Lambrecht in Steiermark. I so appreciate that you like it. I wish it were a poster.
Footnote #3 Translation: In 1923, André Masson obtained a position as assistant librarian at the municipal library of Rouen. In 1926, he moved to Hanoi (Indochina) as director of the Libraries and Archives of Indochina, where he organized and consolidated a network of libraries. It was he who, in this capacity, led the historical section of Indochina at the Colonial Exhibition of 1931. In 1934, he returned to France, as chief librarian of the municipal library of Bordeaux. In 1944, he was appointed inspector general of libraries, a position he held until his retirement in 1970. He was particularly concerned with the creation of the first central lending libraries and the question of the recovery of books looted during the war. In 1950, Julien Cain put him in charge of the resumption of the publication of the General Catalogue of Manuscripts of the Public Libraries of France. He is also director of the Maison de l'Indochine at the Cité universitaire in Paris. Finally, in 1963, he was appointed a member of the Provincial Museums Commission.
I love this. Do you know if it's possible to get a copy of this poster anywhere?
I spent hours and hours looking for it and nowhere on the internet...I had seen a b & w of it in one book. I went through back issues of the UNESCO Courier (they promoted 1972 Year of the Book) -- didn't find it. wrote for the book and got it from a used bookstore in Germany and took a picture of the cover with my phone. The image up top is that phone picture from the book cover of Die Bibliotheksembleme Der Benediktinerabtei St. Lambrecht in Steiermark. I so appreciate that you like it. I wish it were a poster.
Ohh it's from the book cover. I see. It looked a lot like a full size poster from the image. Thanks for your reply!
COOL!