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Katherine Laich
Katherine Laich (January 24, 1910 – November 16, 1992) was a prominent librarian and leader in the profession. She served as president of the American Library Association from 1972 to 1973. Education Laich earned her undergraduate degree from Wilson College in 1930 and her Library Science degree from the University of Southern California in 1942. Career She spent much of her career as a librarian at the University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C .... References 1910 births 1992 deaths Presidents of the American Library Association University of Southern California alumni American librarians American women librarians 20th-century American women 20th-century American people {{library-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of The American Library Association
The American Library Association, founded in 1876 and chartered in 1879, is the largest professional organization for librarians in the United States. The headquarters of the American Library Association is in Chicago, Illinois. Table of ALA presidents References External linksAla.org Handbook {{ALA Presidents Lists of librarians, Presidents of the American Library Association Presidents of the American Library Association, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Doms
Reihhard Keith Doms (April 24, 1920 – September 26, 2009) was an American librarian. Doms served as president of the American Library Association from 1970 to 1971 and was director of the Free Library of Philadelphia from 1969 to 1987. Born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, Doms attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he received degrees in French and library science. During World War II, he served in the Army Signal Corps' Intelligence Service. The Army also sent him to Harvard University to study Mandarin. Prior to moving to Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ... in 1969, Doms was assistant director and then director of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Doms served as Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia from 1969 to 1987. He was known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
