{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Flat, Cool &amp; Acid-free: The Infamous Elsie Hand","description":"Elsie Denton Hand had served as head librarian at OAMC for 12 years when she was sacked by the Board of Regents over the purchase of a collection of rare books. Elsie continued working for another two month after her termination, insisting it was all a misunderstanding that had since been smoothed over. We will likely never know the true reason behind Elsie's firing, but in this episode we tell the story leading up to the controversial termination and explore some theory behind it. Centennial History Series:  https:\/\/dc.library.okstate.edu\/digital\/collection\/centbooks\/id\/5664\/rec\/10 Bennett's letter of recommendation:  https:\/\/library.okstate.edu\/files\/news\/podcast\/flat-cool-acid-free\/bennett-recommendation.pdf \u201cWhose Our Librarian? Public Is Puzzled as Tongues Buzz\u201d Campus newspaper June 16, 1933  https:\/\/library.okstate.edu\/files\/news\/podcast\/flat-cool-acid-free\/who-is-our-librarian.pdf ","author_name":"Flat, Cool &amp; Acid-Free","author_url":"http:\/\/flatcoolacidfree.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20195567\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/109605323"}