Redcardlibrarian writes “”Now, four decades after his passing, a lot of folks out in Des Moines are searching for information about Forrest B. Spaulding. They’re especially interested in locating any of his descendants, because they’ve got something really neat to tell them: Their grandfather, great-grandfather, great-uncle, whatever, is going to be honored in a big way when the new Des Moines Central Library holds its grand opening in April 2006.”
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“To us of the Fourth Estate, for instance, one particular accomplishment stands out: Spaulding’s fervent battle against censorship in libraries, which led to the formation of the American Library Association’s Committee on Intellectual Freedom.tual Freedom.”
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The papers, memoranda and correspondence of Forrest B. Spalding relating to PLA are at the ALA archives.
http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/ala/ccard/ALACont