Clement Walker Andrews

Clement Walker Andrews

Bookplate from the John Crerar Library
Born January 13, 1858
Boston,Massachusetts
Died November 20, 1930
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Librarian
Known for President of the American Library Association

Clement Walker Andrews (January 13, 1858 - November 20, 1930)[1] is an American librarian. Andrews graduated from Harvard University in 1880 and served as an instructor in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1883-1892. He served as librarian at the Institute from 1889-1895.[2][3]Andrews served as the first librarian of John Crerar Library from 1895 until his retirement in 1928. [4] His contributions tot he profession of Library Science include the introduction of catalog card exchanges between libraries and printed lists of current periodicals. [5][6]

Andrews served as President of the American Library Association from 1906 to 1907[7] and as President of the American Library Institute from 1922-1924.[8]

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  1. ↑ "Clement Walker Andrews, 1858-1930". findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Simeon Adams (1893). Descendants of David Evans of Charleston, Massachusetts. [Google Books]. p. 21.
  3. ↑ Biographical Dictionary of America, Volume 1. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Clement Walker Andrews, first librarian of John Crerar Library (1895-1928).". University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Wertsman, Vladimir (1993). The Librarian's Companion: A Handbook of Thousands of Facts and Figures. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0313299757.
  6. ↑ Bay, Jens Christian (1931). "Dr. Clement Walker Andrews, 1858-1930". Libraries 36: 1–5.
  7. ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Public Libraries 27: 98. 1922. Missing or empty |title= (help);
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