Arntz, HelmutBagrova, I. J.Bansa, HemutBarral, SabineBettembourg, I.de Felice Olivieri Sangiacomo, LauraFrancis, Katrina F.de la Haye, Madeleine JoanHonoré, SuzanneKovács, IlonaMcCarthy, Stephen A.Mevissen, WernerMonteiro da Cunha, Maria LuisaOfori, A. G. T.Rayward, W. BoydSpicer, Erik J.Studer, EllaStummvoll, JosefVerona, Eva2026-02-092026-02-091977-10Arntz, H. et al (1977). Personal Recollections. IFLA Journal, 3(3), 273-299. https://doi.org/10.1177/034003527700300317 (Original work published 1977)https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7022Compiled in honour of IFLA's 50th Anniversary in 1977, this article includes the "personal recollections" of 19 members, volunteers, delegates, partners, and others who worked or engaged with IFLA during its first 50 years. Text in English, German, and French and authors come from the following countries: Germany, USSR, France, USA, Australia, Italy, UK, Hungary, Brazil, Ghana, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, and Yugoslavia.engUK: Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, and only as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Acts 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the Publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency (www.cla.co.uk/). US: Authorization to photocopy journal material may be obtained directly from SAGE Publications or through a licence from the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (www.copyright.com/). Inquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to SAGE.https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/terms-of-useLibrary and information historyInternational librarianshipInternational cooperationNon-governmental organizationsArticleSagehttps://doi.org/10.1177/034003527700300317