Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1903, Dec. 11 | Born, Ayden, N. C. |
| 1925 | Graduated, Duke University, Durham, N. C. |
| 1926-1928 | Head of circulation and acting chief of reference, Duke University Library, Durham, N.C. |
| 1928 | M.A. in English, Duke University, Durham, N.C. |
| 1929 | B.S. in library service, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. |
| 1929-1945 | Held various administrative positions, New York Public Library, New York, N.Y. (on leave of absence, 1940-1942) |
| 1930 | Married Permelia Catherine Stevens (died 1961) |
| 1940-1942 | Special appointment as director, Processing Department, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| 1945 | Named assistant director, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1947-1948 | President, Ohio Library Association |
| 1950-1954 | Director, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1954-1955 | President, American Library Association |
| 1954 | Appointed Librarian of Congress |
| 1969 | Married Betsy Perrin Fox |
| 1974 | Retired from the Library of Congress |
| 1982, Aug. 15 | Died, Washington, D.C. |