Antonette (Babe) Russo, 1919 – 1994

AALL Spectrum July/August Issue

Hall of Fame Induction: 2010

Significant AALL Service

  • AALL Administrative Secretary, 1969–89

Professional Honors and Awards

  • Chicago Association of Law Libraries Agnes & Harvey T. Reid Award for Outstanding Contribution to Law Librarianship, 1984
  • Elected Honorary Member, 1990
  • Babe Russo Educational Fund established, 1994 (later served as basis of AALL Memorial Fund, now the Centennial Fund)
  • AALL Hall of Fame, Inaugural Class Inductee, 2010

Selected Publications about the Inductee

  • William D. Murphy and Robert C. Berring, “Tribute to Babe Russo,” AALL Newsletter 25 (1994): 366

Professional Positions

  • Administrative Secretary, American Association of Law Libraries, 1969–89