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Henry T. Drennan- Do You Have a Photo?

  • 1.  Henry T. Drennan- Do You Have a Photo?

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    During the War on Poverty  Henry T. Drennan was the adminstrator of the Office of Libraries and Learning Resources / Bureau of Libraries and Technology in HEW), overseeing the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). He was honored in 1978 with the Joseph W. Lippincott Award.

    He wrote many articles in the Library Literature and helped many many libraries. (examples below)

    • Drennan, Henry T. "Federal Funds for Facilities." ALA Bulletin 61, no. 9 (1967): 1054–57. 
    • Drennan, Henry T. "Federal Funds for Materials and Services." ALA Bulletin 61, no. 9 (1967): 1057–62.
    • Drennan, Henry T. "Research, Planning, Coordination." ALA Bulletin 61, no. 9 (1967): 1062–65. 

    I cannot find a photograph of him anywhere.

     If anyone has a photo of Mr. Drennan would you please write to me at kmccook@usf.edu?

    Thank you.



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    Kathleen de la Peña McCook
    Distinguished University Professor
    School of Information
    University of South Florida
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