Milton James Ferguson (April 11, 1879 – October 23, 1954) was an American

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. He graduated from the

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in 1906, and served as librarian of the University of Oklahoma from 1902 to 1907. He helped organize and was elected the first president of the

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(1907–08). He later became California State Librarian (1917–1930). In 1926 Ferguson was an honorary member of the California Society of Printmakers (né Etchers). He worked for the

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making library surveys in Africa, and was librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library until 1949. In 1938–39, Ferguson was president of the

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Oklahoma State University profile Photo of Milton J. Ferguson, University of Illinois Library
1879 births 1954 deaths American librarians University of Oklahoma alumni Presidents of the American Library Association People from Wayne County, West Virginia Librarians from West Virginia {{Library-bio-stub