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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:48 PM
Subject: H-ASIA: Henry Cedric Scholberg 1921-2012
> H-ASIA
> August 9, 2012
>
> Henry Cedric Scholberg (May 29, 1921 - August 4, 2012)
> **********************************************************************
> Ed note: Henry Scholberg and I were students under Burton Stein in
> 1960-61 and during the transition of Charles Leslie Ames' collection
> to the University of Minnesota Library, I often worked with him as a
> volunteer--while also spending hours 'shelf-reading' the extensive
> array of titles that Mr. Ames had accumulated. (Ames had become
> interested in India when he first read an account of the 1857 Mutinies and
> rebellion. His initial collection focused on the British in India, but in
> the 1950s, on the advice of the late Professor Morris David Morris, he
> invested heavily in rounding out the collection for an overall coverage of
> all aspects of the subcontinent. It was at Stein's suggestion that Henry
> Scholberg was given the responsibility for the Ames Library after its
> donation and transfer. During Henry's tenure, the Ames collection was
> supplemented by further purchases and by publications from the old PL-480
> program. When the new Wilson Library was constructed on the West Bank
> campus, the Ames was shifted to a new large section of that new building.
> Henry was a good friend
> and offered encouragement to many scholars over the years. FFC
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: David Faust <faust011@umn.edu>
>
> I have just received the following obituary of Henry Scholberg, former
> curator and librarian of the Ames Library of South Asia at the University
> of Minnesota.
>
>
> Henry Cedric Scholberg
>
> Scholberg, Henry Cedric Age 91, of New Brighton, MN, U of MN Professor
> Emeritus, Curator and Librarian of the Ames Library of South Asia, passed
> away on August 4, 2012. He was preceded in death by one brother and three
> sisters. He is survived by sister Dr. Helen Ammons, San Francisco, CA;
> Phyllis, his devoted wife of 61 years; sons Andrew (Susan), Daniel
> (Candice); daughter Naomi (Bert) Jones; foster daughter Hena Dutta,
> Calcutta, India; ten grandchildren; many nephews, nieces, cousins. He was
> born on May 29, 1921 in Darjeeling, India, the son of American Methodist
> missionaries. He graduated from Woodstock High School, Mussoorie, India in
> 1939. He earned a B.A. in history from the U of IL in 1943, a B.S. in
> education from the U of MN in 1954, an M.S. in library science from the U
> of MN in 1962. During World War II
> <http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/ww2/?personid=159030066&affiliateID=940>
> he volunteered in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector. In
> 1944-45 he was a "guinea pig" in the semi-starvation experiment which was
> conducted at the U of MN by Dr. Ancel Keys. In 1946 he made two trips to
> Poland for the United Nations as a "sea-going cowboy" transporting cattle
> and horses to replenish livestock. After the war he became editor of the
> Onamia (Minnesota) Journal and then city and sports editor of the Brainerd
> Daily Dispatch. From 1954 to 1961 he was librarian and athletic coach at
> Columbia Heights High School. He served as president of Local #710 of the
> Federation of Teachers. In 1961 he became the first director of the Ames
> Library of South Asia when the collection was donated to the U of MN, and
> he served in
> that capacity for 25 years until his retirement in 1986. Professional
> writing includes 24 publications in the Library of Congress, 44 articles,
> reviews, and papers presented at international conferences, and 8
> photographic exhibits on the Forts of Portuguese India. Personal interests
> included drama; he acted in 44 stage plays, directed 32 stage plays, wrote
> 46 stage plays, and he wrote and produced 12 stage plays for WTCN-TV and
> Group W Cable. In his worldwide travels he collected 12 chess sets from
> foreign countries and 24 foreign language Bibles. He was advisor to 13
> SPAN students in 1964, supervising their research in India, and he was a
> Global Volunteer to Tonga, Spain, and Jamaica where he catalogued a
> library. He enjoyed bicycling, Bridge, chess, creative writing,
> photography, tennis, and golf, where he was proud of his hole-in-one at
> Cedarholm. In 2003 he was a recipient of the Immortal Chaplains Award,
> representing the Non-Combatant Service Volunteers of WWII. In 2009, as a
> representative of The Greatest Generation, his name was on the Wall of
> Fame at the Minnesota
> History Center. Memorial service Saturday, August 11, 11 a.m., Community
> United Methodist Church, 950 Gould Ave NE, Columbia Heights. Visitation
> one hour prior to service. The family respectfully requests that Henry's
> wishes be honored: NO FLOWERS; NO DONATIONS.
>
>
> --
> David R. Faust, PhD
> Librarian for South Asia and Middle East Studies
> Collections Coordinator for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences &
> Professional Programs
>
> Ames Library of South Asia Phone:
> 612-624-5801
> S-10 Wilson Library Fax:
> 612-626-9353
> University of Minnesota
> faust011@umn.edu
> Minneapolis MN 55455
> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/faust011/ameslib/
>
>
>
> --
> David R. Faust, PhD
> Librarian for South Asia and Middle East Studies
> Collections Coordinator for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences &
> Professional Programs
>
> Ames Library of South Asia Phone: 612-624-5801
> S-10 Wilson Library Fax: 612-626-9353
> University of Minnesota faust011@umn.edu
> Minneapolis MN 55455
> http://blog.lib.umn.edu/faust011/ameslib/
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