Walter Lewis Brown
American librarian
Walter Lewis Brown | |
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President of the American Library Association | |
In office 1916–1917 | |
Preceded by | Mary Wright Plummer |
Succeeded by | Thomas Lynch Montgomery |
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Born | (1861-01-04)January 4, 1861 |
Died | October 16, 1931(1931-10-16) (aged 70) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Librarian |
Walter Lewis Brown (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian. Brown served as president of the American Library Association from 1916 to 1917.[1] Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in Buffalo, New York, now the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.[2][3] Brown led the American Library Association at the beginning of the first World War. In that role, Brown initiated a partnership between the American Library Association and the Library of Congress to create the ALA War Service Committee.[4]
See also
External links
- Photograph: Walter L. Brown, President-elect of the American Library Association, 1916-17, Digital Collections, New York Public Library
References
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Walter Lewis Brown, Buffalo Librarian". Library History Buff Blog. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Rooney, Paul M. (1978). "Walter Lewis Brown," pp. 65-66. In Dictionary of American Library Biography, eds. Bobinski. George S.; Jesse Hauk Shera and Bohdan S Wynar. 1978. Littleton Colo: Libraries Unlimited.
- ^ Rosenberg, Jane Aiken (1993). The Nation's Great Library. University of Illinois Press. pp. 86–87.
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Preceded by Mary Wright Plummer | President of the American Library Association 1916–1917 | Succeeded by Thomas Lynch Montgomery |
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Presidents of the American Library Association
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- Poole
- Cutter
- Crunden
- Dewey
- Green
- Linderfelt
- Fletcher
- Dewey
- Larned
- H. M. Utley
- Dana
- Brett
- Winsor
- Putnam
- Lane
- Thwaites
- Carr
- Billings
- Hosmer
- Putnam
- Richardson
- Hill
- Andrews
- Bostwick
- Gould
- Hodges
- J. I. Wyer
- Elmendorf
- Legler
- Anderson
- Wellman
- Plummer
- W. L. Brown
- Montgomery
- Bishop
- Hadley
- Tyler
- Root
- G.B. Utley
- Jennings
- Meyer
- Belden
- Locke
- Roden
- Eastman
- Keogh
- Strohm
- Rathbone
- Lydenberg
- Countryman
- Compton
- Wilson
- M. G. Wyer
- Craver
- Ferguson
- Munn
- Culver
- C. H. Brown
- Metcalf
- Warren
- Vitz
- Ulveling
- Rothrock
- Rice
- McDiarmid
- Lord
- Graham
- Fyan
- Downs
- Ludington
- Mumford
- Richards
- Shaw
- Morsch
- Greenaway
- Powell
- Spain
- Morton
- Bryan
- Wagman
- Castagna
- Vosper
- Gaver
- Mohrhardt
- McDonough
- Dix
- Bradshaw
- Doms
- Laich
- Lowrie
- Holley
- Martin
- Jones
- Moon
- Shank
- Galvin
- Sullivan
- Stone
- Nemeyer
- Sheldon
- Josey
- Lynch
- Minudri
- Chisholm
- Summers
- Berger
- Dougherty
- Schuman
- Miller
- Franklin
- Curley
- Turock
- Somerville
- Ford
- Symons
- Long
- Kranich
- Berry
- Freedman
- Hayden
- Brey-Casiano
- Gorman
- Burger
- Roy
- Rettig
- Alire
- Stevens
- Raphael
- Sullivan
- Stripling
- Young
- Feldman
- Todaro
- Neal
- Garcia-Febo
- W. K. Brown
- Jefferson
- Wong
- Pelayo-Lozada
- Drabinski
- Hohl
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