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Margaret A. Edwards - (1902 –1988) - Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 17, 2026 05:59 AM
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Margaret A. Edwards was born in the small farming community of Childress, Texas. As a teenager, she attended Trinity University, in Waxahachie, Texas and become a Latin teacher after graduating in 1922. She moved to New York City and attended Columbia University where she earned a master's degree in ...

Charles W. Robinson, (1928-2016)- Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026, Digital Memorial

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 16, 2026 09:42 AM
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"Mr. Robinson's theory of "Give 'em what they want" revolutionized the library world by focusing on popular titles that customers desired to read. His leadership at Baltimore County Public Library from 1963 to 1996 was instrumental in moving the library service to the forefront of public service in the ...

Fr. Simeon Daly, OSB - (1922-2012) -Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 13, 2026 02:08 PM
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" He was a seminal figure in the history of ecumenism in theological librarianship." Fr. Simeon Daly, OSB, monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, was named head librarian, a position he held for 49 years. The abbey is named for the monk St. Meinrad of Einsiedeln, who died in 861. ...

Donald Clay Johnson -(1940-2024)-Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 12, 2026 12:15 PM
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Donald Clay Johnson was a scholar of Indian textiles and former curator of the Ames Library of South Asia at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Dr. Johnson made his first trip to India in 1966 where he fell in love with its textiles and traditions and began collecting cloth. Over the years, ...

George Needham (1955-2023)- Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026.

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 11, 2026 06:10 AM
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George Needham (1955-2023) as the Director of the Delaware County District Library (OH) from 2015 to 2022, bringing a wealth of knowledge, dedication, and innovation to that community. He was a graduate of the University at Buffalo (New York), earning both his BA and MLS degrees. He began his professional ...

Linda Most ( 1956-2024)-Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 10, 2026 07:43 AM
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( 1956-2024) Dr. Linda R. Most was professor at Valdosta State University. Department of Library and Information Studies in Valdosta, Georgia. She was deeply involved in numerous cultural and educational organizations. She was a proud member of the American Library Association, where she contributed ...

Russell Shank (1925 – 2012)-Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 01, 2026 06:15 PM
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Dr. Russell Shank (September 2, 1925 – June 26, 2012) was a leading American librarian and transformative figure in the profession, whose work bridged public, special, academic, and association leadership. Shank served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. ...

Jacqueline G. Morris (1928–2016)-Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Mar 01, 2026 05:19 AM
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Jacqueline Jay "Jacie" Gelzer Morris, was a dedicated school librarian, visionary library administrator, and national leader in the school library profession. She served as a school librarian in Forest Park, Georgia; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Fort Wayne, Indiana. She later worked as a Library ...

Howard W. Winger (1914–1995)--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 28, 2026 02:34 AM
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Of his editing The Library Quarterly Abraham Bookstein, Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago noted: "Howard remained a humanist in a graduate school that came to have an increasingly quantitative orientation. "An example of this is the fact that for the many years he edited The Library ...

Alphonse F. Trezza- (1920–2009) - Librarians We Have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 20, 2026 01:01 PM
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Alphonse F. Trezza (1920–2009) was a prominent American librarian, educator, and advocate for library systems and information science. He played a pivotal role in advancing library cooperation and resource sharing in the United States, particularly through his leadership in state and national library ...

"Libraries: An American Value" - Arthur Curley, ALA President, 1994-1995

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 19, 2026 06:48 AM
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Arthur Curley's 1994 article, "Libraries: an American Value," appeared in American Libraries in 1994. He was President of the American Library Association in 1994-1995 "My goal as ALA president is to affirm libraries as a basic American value with even greater relevance and need for support in ...

Eli M. Oboler (1915 – 1983)- "Librarians We Have Lost." Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 17, 2026 06:56 AM
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Eli M. Oboler worked as the longtime librarian at the Idaho State University library, later renamed the Eli M. Oboler Library, from 1949 to 1980. He was a prominent advocate for intellectual freedom. The American Library Association remembers his work with the Eli M. The Oboler Memorial Award recognizing ...

Eli M. Oboler (1915 – 1983)- "Librarians We Have Lost." Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 17, 2026 06:56 AM
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An ALA President's Lasting Legacy

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 16, 2026 08:50 AM
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Dr. Elizabeth W. Stone was ALA President in 1981-82. During her Presidency the National Library Symbol was established. A Tribute to Dr. Elizabeth Stone has been posted at the American Library Association, Library History Round Table 150th ALA Anniversary Project, "Librarians We Have Lost." ===== ...

Marilyn Lea Miller (1930-2014) -Librarians We Have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 14, 2026 07:55 PM
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Marilyn Lea Miller was president of the American Library Association from 1992 to 1993. She was also President of the Association for Library Service to Children (1979-80), and the American Association of School Librarians (1986-87). Dr. Miller earned her bachelor's in education from the University ...

Marilyn Lea Miller (1930-2014) -Librarians We Have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 14, 2026 07:55 PM
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"Library Journal people" tributes at "Librarians We Have Lost"

Posted By Kathleen McCook Feb 14, 2026 07:52 AM
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"Library Journal people" with Tributes posted at the ALA Institutional Repository "Librarians We Have Lost" site. Lillian Gerhardt -https://alair.ala.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/3221a16d-b224-4741-b923-4b3d8f748a0a/content John N. Berry- https://alair.ala.org/items/5a948e58-51c4-4a01-81aa ...

Sari Feldman Tributes to 3 "Librarians We Have Lost"-Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026, Digital Memorial

Posted By Kathleen McCook Jan 26, 2026 07:16 AM
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Sari Feldman (ALA President 2015-2015) has contributed three tributes to the Library History Round Table Memorial, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026, Digital Memorial and to the "Librarians We Have Lost" site at the ALA Institutional Repository. Andrew J. Venable (1944-2016) Clyde Scoles (1949-2019) ...

Sister Lauretta McCusker, O.P., DLS -Librarians We have Lost- Sesquicentennial Memories - 1976-2026

Posted By Kathleen McCook Jan 14, 2026 07:17 AM
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Sister Lauretta McCusker, O.P, DLS, Dean of Rosary College Graduate School of Library and Information Science (now the School of Information Studies at Dominican University) in River Forest, Illinois, from 1970 to 1982, died February 23. 1997. She was President-elect of the Catholic Library Association. ...

ALA 150-Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services -A Timeline

Posted By Kathleen McCook Jan 06, 2026 10:45 AM
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25 Years of Outreach: A Bibliographic Timeline of the American Library Association, Office for Literacy and Outreach Services This document presents a "bibliographic timeline" spanning 25 years of the American Library Association (ALA), Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS). For each year ...