Harrison Warwick Craver

Harrison Warwick Craver
Born (1875-08-10)August 10, 1875
Owaneco, Illinois
Died July 26, 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 75)
Occupation Librarian
Known for President of the American Library Association

Harrison Warwick Craver (August 10, 1875 – July 26, 1951) was an American librarian and educator. Craver was a chemist and metallurgist. He graduated from the Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1895 with a specialization in industrial chemistry. He joined the staff of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 1900 to organize the Technology Department.[1] In 1908, Craver was elected the librarian of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh where he served until 1917 when he was appointed director of the United Engineering Societies of New York[2][3] and the combined libraries of the American Society of Civil Engineers.[4]

Craver served as President of the American Library Association from 1937 to 1938.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Second Decade, 1905 - 1915". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "John H. Leete, Dean at Tech, Named Carnegie Library Director". Pittsburgh Daily Post (Newspapers.com). March 6, 1917. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "In the Beginning, 1881-1894". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Library Notes: Our New Librarian". Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 39 (Google Books): 364–365. April 1917.
  5. ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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