Lucile M. Morsch
| Lucile M. Morsch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1906[1] Sioux City, Iowa |
| Died |
July 3, 1972 (aged 66) Washington, DC |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | President of the American Library Association |
Lucile M. Morsch (January 21, 1906 – July 3, 1972) was an American librarian. Morsch served as President of the American Library Association from 1957 to 1958.[2][3] Morsch also worked as the deputy assistant chief librarian of Congress.[4][5]
Morsch began her career as a cataloger in the library of the University of Iowa as a student. She went on to receive degrees in Library Science from Columbia University. She returned to work at the University of Iowa for five years before taking a position at the Enoch Pratt Free Library and then joining the Library of Congress in 1940. Morsch married Werner Ellinger in 1944.[6]
Morsch received the Margaret Mann Award from the American Library Association in 1951 for her leadership in creating the "Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress."[7] Morsch was found dead in her apartment in Washington, DC on July 3, 1972 after losing her husband just a few weeks earlier.[8]
Bibliography
- Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress, (Library of Congress, 1949)
- Promoting Library Interests throughout the World, Bulletin of the American Library Association, Vol. 51, No. 8 (September 1957), pp. 579–584
See also
References
- ↑ "Today's Birthdays". The News. Frederick, Maryland: (Newspapers.com). January 21, 1964. p. 6.
- ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Worldcat Identities - Morsch, Lucile M. 1906-". Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Robbins, Louise S. (1996). Censorship and the American Library ((Google Books) ed.). Greenwood Press. p. 110. ISBN 0313296448.
- ↑ "DCLA History: Past Presidents". District of Columbia Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Eads, Jane (June 30, 1953). "In Washington". Independent Record. Helena, Montana: (Newspapers.com). p. 4.
- ↑ Davis, Annettee (August 20, 1957). "U.S. Library of Congress Masterminds Gigantic Project". Tuscaloosa News. (Google News). p. 8.
- ↑ "Library receives word of deaths of two distinguished librarians". LC Information Bulletin. University of Florida Digital Collections. 31 (28): 314–315. July 14, 1972. Retrieved 15 February 2016.