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The portrayal of Mary as a librarian in It's a Wonderful Life is fascinating because of its extreme negativity towards the library profession. The book contains a complete screenplay, notes on casting and production, interviews with Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart, and numerous photographs.
Robbins, Louise S. The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown: Civil Rights, Censorship, and
the American Library. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 2000.
This book is particularly interesting because Ruth Brown both fit the popular stereotype and went against it. She was a spinster with upswept hair and an efficient manner, but she was also the adoptive mother of two girls and civil rights activist.
Tevis, Ray and Brenda. The Image of Librarians in Cinema, 1917-1999.
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2005.
This book gives a nice overview of the portrayals of librarians in film, or "reel librarians." It details the stereotypes present in the various eras and in specific films. It has a nice selection of illustrations as well.
Basinger, Jeanine, In Collaboration with the Trustees of the Frank Capra Archives. The It's a Wonderful Life Book. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986.
Church, Eleanor Bradford. Librarian: A Carefully Compiled Civil Service Course Book, Designed to Provide the Applicant with the Materials Essential for Adequate Preparation for this Exam. New York: The National Institute for Home Study, 1948.
Culver, James H. Libraries and Library Services on Film: A Select List. Washington: Library of Congress, Reference Department, 1957.
Gardner, Frank M. Letters to a Younger Librarian. London: James Clarke & Co., 1951.
Malone, Cheryl Knott. "Imagining Information Retrieval in the Library: Desk Set in Historical Context," in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 24:3 (2002).
Paradis, Adrian A. Librarians Wanted: Careers in Library Service. New York: David McKay Company, 1959.
Robbins, Louise S. The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown: Civil Rights, Censorship, and the American Library. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press, 2000.
Savage, Ernest A. A Librarian's Memories: Portraits and Reflections. London: Grafton & Co., 1952.
Sharp, Henry A. Libraries and Librarianship in America: A British Commentary and Comparison. London: Grafton & Co., 1936.
Tevis, Ray and Brenda. The Image of Librarians in Cinema, 1917-1999. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2005.
Wolf, Edwin. Libraries and Librarians: An Address by Edwin Wolf, 2nd Librarian, The Library Company of Philadelphia. [United States]: Dextel Library School Series, 1959.
Websites:
David O. McKay Library at Brigham Young University Film List: http://emp.byui.edu/RAISHM/films/introduction.html
The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown: http://www.bartlesville.org/html/ruthbrown.html
Gloria Grahame: http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/gloriagrahame.html
Internet Movie Database: http://www.imdb.com
San José State University's School of Library and Information Science: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/50th/50s.htm
Uni High Library Photo Gallery: http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/library/gallery/backwhen/1940s.htm
University of Wisconson-Eau Claire, McIntyre University Photo Album, Library: http://www.uwec.edu/Library/archives/photographs/library.htm