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Home Honorary Members
American Library Association's Honorary Member Listing
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NAMES
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TITLE
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YEAR
ELECTED
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Aiken, The Hon. George*
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U.S. Congressman
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1982
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Allain, Alex P.*
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Intellectual Freedom Advocate
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1975
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Asheim, Lester E.*
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Library Educator
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1984
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Austin, Edwin C.
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Chicago Lawyer, ALA Trustee
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1963
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Avram, Henriette*
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MARC format Developer
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1997
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Baker, Augusta*
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Children’s Librarian
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1975
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Barnard, Henry*
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U.S. Commissioner of Education
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1893
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Becker, Joseph*
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Information Scientist
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1992
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| Berman, Sanford |
Cataloging Theorist
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2004
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Bishop, William Warner*†
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University Librarian
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1951
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Bowker, Richard Rogers*
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Publisher
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1933
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Brademas, The Hon. John
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U.S. Congressman
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1981
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Brown, Charles Harvey*†
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University Librarian
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1954
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Bush, Barbara
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U.S. First Lady
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1990
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Carnegie, Andrew*
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Benefactor
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1899
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Carson, Johnny*
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Television Personality
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1983
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Carter, Jimmy
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U.S. President
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1994
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Chancellor, John Miller*
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Librarian, U.S. Bureau of Prisons
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1962
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Chapman, Theodore S.*
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ALA Attorney
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1942
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Cheney, Frances Neel*
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Library Educator
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1978
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Clapp, Verner Warren*
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Council on Library Resources President
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1967
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Clements, William L.*
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Benefactor
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1933
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Clift, David H.*
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ALA Executive Director
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1972
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| Cohen, David |
Intellectual Freedom/Multicultural
Librarianship Advocate
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2007
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Cole, Fred C.*
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Council on Library Resources President
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1978
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Collins, The Hon. Ross A.*
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U.S. Congressman
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1938
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Cooke, Eileen*
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ALA Washington Office Director
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1996
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Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague*
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Benefactor
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1930
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Dalton, Jack*
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Library Educator
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1983
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Dix, William S.*†
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University Librarian
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1978
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Douglas, The Hon. William O.*
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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1975
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Downs, Robert B.*†
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University Librarian
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1976
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Eames, Wiberforce*
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Scholar and Librarian
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1933
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Eastman, Linda A.*†
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Public Librarian
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1954
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Eliot, Charles William*
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University President
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1879
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Elliott, The Hon. Carl A.*
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U.S. Congressman
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1982
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Ellsworth, Ralph E.*
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University Librarian
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1988
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Evans, Charles*
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Bibliographer
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1933
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Evans, Luther H.*
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Librarian of Congress
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1972
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Finley, John H.*
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Educator
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1939
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Fiske, Willard*
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1895**
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Fogarty, The Hon. John E.*
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U.S. Congressman
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1966
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Ford, The Hon. Wendell
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U.S. Congressman
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1998
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Ford, The Hon. William
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U.S. Congressman
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1984
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Francis, Sir Frank*
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British Museum Director
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1971
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Frase, Robert W.*
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Publishing Executive
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1991
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Gates, Bill
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Microsoft Founder
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1998
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Gates, Melinda
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Microsoft Founder
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1998
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Gaver, Mary V.*†
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Library Educator
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1976
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Gilman, Daniel Coit*
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University President
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1895**
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| Gittings, Barbara * |
Gay Rights Activist |
2007**
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Grant, Edwin H.*
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1895**
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| Grant, S. Hastings* |
University Librarian |
1895**
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Gregorian, Vartan
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University Librarian and Fund Raiser
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2000
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Guild, Reuben Aldridge*
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University Librarian
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1895**
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| Hagemeyer, Alice L. |
Deaf Community Advocate |
2007
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Haines, Helen E.*†
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Library Educator
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1951
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Hale, Edward Everett*
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1895**
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Harris, Ezekiel A.*
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1895**
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Hatfield, The Hon. Mark
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U.S. Congressman
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1996
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Haviland, Virginia*
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Children’s Librarian
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1982
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Hill, Frank Pierce*
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Public Librarian
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1940
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Hill, The Hon. Lister*
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U.S. Congressman
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1956
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Hoover, Herbert Clark*
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U.S. President
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1929
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Hornback, Miriam L.*
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ALA Board & Council Secretariat
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1991
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Horrocks, Norman
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Library Educator and Publisher
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2004
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Javits, The Hon. Jacob*
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U.S. Congressman
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1981
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Jencks, Charles W.*
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1895**
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Joeckel, Carleton B.*
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Library Educator
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1954
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Jones, Clara Stanton †
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Public Librarian
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1983
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Jones, Virginia Lacy*
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Library Educator
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1976
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Josey, E.J.†
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Library Educator
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2002
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Kassebaum, The Hon. Nancy
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U.S. Congresswoman
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1996
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Keppel, Frederick P.*
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Carnegie Foundation President
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1942
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Kilgour, Frederick G.*
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OCLC Director
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1982
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Krettek, Germaine*
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ALA Washington Office Director
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1973
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Lester, Robert MacDonald*
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Carnegie Foundation official
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1951
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Liebaers, Herman
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Royal Librarian, Belgium
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1976
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Low, Edmon*
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University Librarian
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1976
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Lubetzky, Seymour*
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Cataloging Theorist
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2002
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Lydenberg, Harry Miller*†
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Public Librarian
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1952
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Martin, Allie Beth*†
(Special Centennial Honorary Membership)
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Public Librarian
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1976
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Martin, Lowell A.*
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Library Educator
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1979
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Mathews, Virginia H.
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Underserved Populations Advocate
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1994
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Melcher, Daniel*
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Publisher
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1976
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Melcher, Frederick G.*
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Publisher
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1945
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Metcalf, Keyes DeWitt*†
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University Librarian
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1963
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Milam, Carl Hastings*
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ALA Executive Secretary
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1954
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Moon, Eric †
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Library Editor
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1987
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Moore, Bessie B.*
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Library Advocate
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1980
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| Mora, Pat |
Author |
2008
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| Morris, Effie Lee |
Retired Coordinator of Children's Services to the San Francisco Public Library |
2008
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Morrison, Samuel F.
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Public Librarian
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2003
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Morton, Elizabeth Homer*
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Canadian Library Assn. Executive Director
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1970
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Nelson, Charles Alexander*
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Academic Librarian
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1927
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Owens, The Hon. Major
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U.S. Congressman
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1987
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Patterson, Lotsee F.
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Indigenous Libraries Advocate
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2005
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Pell, The Hon. Claiborne
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U.S. Congressman
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1983
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Perkins, The Hon. Carl*
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U.S. Congressman
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1975
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Powell, Lawrence Clark*
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University Librarian
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1981
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Prince, Frederick O*
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Library Trustee
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1879
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Putnam, Herbert*
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Librarian of Congress
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1940
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Rollins, Charlemae*
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Public Librarian
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1972
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Rothrock, Mary U.*†
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Public Librarian
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1976
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Ruffner, Frederick Gale, Jr.
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Publisher
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1987
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| Schiller, Anita R. |
Gender Equality Advocate |
2007
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Shaw, Ralph R.*†
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Library Educator
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1971
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Shaw, Spencer G.
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Children’s Librarian
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1988
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Shera, Jesse H*
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Library Educator
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1976
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Simon, Jeanne Hurley*
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Library Advocate; NCLIS Chair
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2000
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Simon, The Hon. Paul*
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U.S. Congressman
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1996
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Smith, K. Wayne
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OCLC Executive
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1998
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Stevens, David H.*
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Advisor to Chicago Mayor’s Commission
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1949
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Stone, Elizabeth W. *†
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Library Educator
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1988
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| Stueart, Robert D. |
Library Educator, International Consultant |
2006 |
| Sullivan, Peggy |
Former Exec Dir of ALA and retired university Dean, Professor, Consultant
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2008
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Taylor, Nettie B.
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State Librarian, Library Advocate
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2005
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Thomas, Lucille Cole
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School Librarian and Trustee
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2003
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Trejo, Arnulfo D.*
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Library Educator, REFORMA Founder
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2001
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| Trezza, Alphonse F. |
Professor; ALA, NCLIS, IL State
Library Director
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2007
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Updike, Daniel Berkeley*
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Printer
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1933
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Upson, Anson Judd*
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1895**
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Vanderlip, Frank A.*
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Library War Council Chairman
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1919
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Vincent, Bishop John H.*
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Founder, Chautauqua Institution
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1898
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Vosper, Robert Gordon*†
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University Librarian
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1993
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Wheeler, Joseph Lewis*
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Public Librarian |
1964
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| Williams, The Hon. Pat |
U.S. Congressman |
1996
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| Wilson, Halsey William* |
Publisher |
1945
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| Wilson, Louis Round* |
University Librarian |
1951
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Winfrey, Oprah
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Television Personality |
1997
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Yates, The Hon. Sidney R.*
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U.S. Congressman
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1998
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Young, Virginia G.*
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Library Trustee
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1985
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* Deceased
** At the 1895 conference in Denver "all survivors of the Librarians Convention
of 1853" were elected to honorary membership.
† ALA President
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