He established a Children 's Literature Research Collection in 1949 based on a donation by Irvine Kerlan .
At the University of Minnesota , McDiarmid served as Dean of the College of Science , Literature and the Arts and on the faculty of the Library School and Graduate School .
McDiarmid established a Children 's Literature Research Collection in 1949 based on a donation by Irvine Kerlan .
At the University of Minnesota , McDiarmid served as Dean of the College of Science , Literature and the Arts and on the faculty of the Library School and Graduate School .