The founder and longtime director, Norman D. Stevens, has published a great many humorous articles about Library science under his title from the organization, and the institute has been mentioned in major publications in this field of study.
The Molesworth Institute was founded by Norman D. Stevens and Francis A.T. Johns who were friends and fellow students attending Rutgers University's library science program.
[3] Some of the employees' names were inspired by other sources: Cecily Cardew is a young lady in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest.
[4] The June 1989 and April 1991 publications of the Wilson Library Bulletin published lists of the organization's employees and fellows.
[4] Other fellows included in the list were the artist Jackie Urbanovic and the librarians Michael Gorman, Sanford Berman, and Charles Curran.
[4] In response Hjelmqvist wrote a poem titled "The Molesworth Institute Fellow's War Cry" in which he counseled that "our enemies are those who have no sense at all for jokes and rackets.
[6] Stevens aggressively called attention to his humor by writing around 60 articles where he gave his title as director of the fictitious organization.