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I T IS very fitting that a number of College and Research Libraries which is published in honor ,of Charles Harvey Brown should have some discussion of the value of the Association of Research Libraries, as he was one of the founders and has guided its progress during its fifteen years of life. At New Haven ·in 1931 the American Library Association meetings were so well attended that even the section meetings were too large for easy discussion. The librarians of some of the great research libraries felt they had problems which were not shared bJ the staffs of smaller institutions. If they could get together in a small group and discuss their mutual problems, they were sure that the meetings would be profitable. Charles H. Brown, James T. Gerould, . and Phineas L. Windsor constituted themselves as a committee to establish ' such an organization. They called a meeting at the Drake Hotel in Chicago on Dec. 29, 1932, during the midwinter session of the American Library Association. They invited the heads of libraries represented in the Association of American Universities, as well as the librarians of a few other libraries which were recognized as great r~search institutions. Forty-three libraries were represented at this first meeting. The organization of the association was and still is extremely simple. The principal officer is the executive secretary, elected for a five-year term. Donald B. Gilchrist was the first executive secretary. He was followed by Keyes D. Metcalf and then by

Has the Association of Research Libraries Proved Worth While?