中国图书馆事业的缄默守护者——韦棣华女士遗嘱解析  

The Silent Guardian of Chinese Librarianship: Analysis on Miss Mary Elizabeth Wood's Will

作　　者：彭敏惠[1] PENG Minhui

机构地区：[1]武汉大学信息管理学院,副教授硕士生导师湖北武汉430072

出　　处：《中国图书馆学报》2018年第6期120-131,共12页Journal of Library Science in China

基　　金：国家社会科学基金青年项目"民国时期图书馆学教育与业界的互动研究"(编号:14CTQ001)的研究成果之一~~

摘　　要：韦棣华是文华公书林和文华图专的缔造者,其遗嘱作为中国图书馆学史上的重要史料,尚有待充分揭示和探讨。本文在对韦棣华遗嘱内容揭示和文本考证的基础上,结合多方面的史料,对韦棣华遗嘱中的主要诉求进行了深入剖析。韦棣华遗嘱的核心思想在于两方面:拒绝让华中大学掌控文华公书林;坚持文华图专的独立发展。前者是由于文华公书林身负公共图书馆使命,但华中大学欲将文华公书林作为其专属的图书馆,同时这也危及文华图专的独立办学;后者是由于文华图专地位特殊,华中大学既欲对其实现全面管辖,又对文华图专的发展加以限制。韦棣华遗嘱的执行不但捍卫了公共图书馆精神,扫除了文华图专发展的部分障碍,也使韦棣华成为图书馆员职业价值观的引领者。Miss Mary Elizabeth Wood was the founder of Boone Library and Boone Library School. Her will is one of the most important documents in the history of Library Science in China, which is yet to be uncovered and discussed adequately. This article provides the translation of the full text of the will which has not been revealed to the public yet, including four terms with respect to the Boone Library and Boone Library School, the Mary Elizabeth Wood Foundation, the Woodfern Cottage and certain other funds. According to the textual research of the source of the will, the people involved and the historical background, this document has been proved to be credible. Based on the relevant historical materials collected from multiple sources, this paper makes a thorough analysis of the main demands of the will. The core concerns of Miss Wood＇s will focused on two points： 1） Boone Library would not be controlled by Central China College, and 2） the Boone Library School would develop independently. In her will, Miss Wood emphasized repeatedly the nature of Boone Library of serving the public and stipulated that Boone Library would remain an independent public library instead of reverting to a college library. The reason for this was that Central China College claimed that Boone Libraryshould become under exclusive use of Central China College, and Central China College further exerted the force of public opinion on Boone Library, attempting to fulfill its purpose. Such action not only threatened the fundamental nature of Boone Library as a public library but also caused negative effects on the Boone Library School＇s independency on account of the close connection between the Library and the School, which aroused Miss Wood＇s strong opposition. The reason for the second point was the special status of the Boone Library School, and Central China College intended to not only fully control it but also restrict its development. The Boone Library School was originally a branch of the Central China College, while it con

关 键 词：韦棣华遗嘱 文华公书林 文华图专 公共图书馆精神 图书馆员职业价值 

分 类 号：G259.2[文化科学—图书馆学]