Clement Walker Andrews

Clement Walker Andrews

Bookplate from the John Crerar Library
Born January 13, 1858
Boston,Massachusetts
Died November 20, 1930 (1930-11-21) (aged 72)
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 to the 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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References

  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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