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Walter Lewis Brown

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Walter Lewis Brown
President of the American Library Association
In office
1916–1917
Preceded byMary Wright Plummer
Succeeded byThomas Lynch Montgomery
Personal details
Born(1861-01-04)January 4, 1861
DiedOctober 16, 1931(1931-10-16) (aged 70)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationLibrarian

Walter Lewis Brown (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian. Brown served as president of the American Library Association from 1916 to 1917.[1] Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in Buffalo, New York, now the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.[2][3] Brown led the American Library Association at the beginning of the first World War. In that role, Brown initiated a partnership between the American Library Association and the Library of Congress to create the ALA War Service Committee.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Walter Lewis Brown, Buffalo Librarian". Library History Buff Blog. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Rooney, Paul M. (1978). "Walter Lewis Brown," pp. 65-66. In Dictionary of American Library Biography, eds. Bobinski. George S.; Jesse Hauk Shera and Bohdan S Wynar. 1978. Littleton Colo: Libraries Unlimited.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Jane Aiken (1993). The Nation's Great Library. University of Illinois Press. pp. 86–87.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by President of the American Library Association
1916–1917
Succeeded by