----------------------------Original message---------------------------- CLARA EGLI LEGEAR 1896-1994 Clara Egli LeGear, an employee of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress for 47 years; author/compiler of volumes 5-9 of A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress (1958-1992); United States Atlases (2 vol., 1950-1953); Maps: Their Care, Repair, and Preservation in Libraries (1949); and a founding member of the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association died November 8, 1994, at the age of 98. Starting in 1914, her association with the Library of Congress spanned 80 years. While with the Geography and Map Division, she was involved in every aspect of map librarianship (cataloging, reference, acquisitions, and administration), serving in a variety of positions including cataloger, reference librarian, assistant and acting chief (1931-1945), librarian in charge of cartographic acquisitions, bibliographer, head of the reference section, and honorary consultant in historical cartography. She was active in a number of professional organizations including the Special Libraries Association, Society of Women Geographers, Association of American Geographers, and the American Geographical Society. She was honored with the Association of American Geographers' Meritorious Achievement Award in 1952, the Special Libraries Association's Geography and Map Division's Honors Award in 1957, the Library of Congress' Distinguished Achievement Award in 1961, and an American Libraries Association's Map and Geography Round Table's Special Recognition Award in 1989. She was also the first recipient of the American Library Association's C.S. Hammond Company Library Award in 1961 and was designated an Honorary Fellow of the American Geographical Society in 1968. Of her various professional associations, her most significant contributions were made to the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association. She was one of the individuals involved in founding the Division, which was the first such professional organization for map librarians in the United States.