Althea Warren | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1943–1944 | |
| Preceded by | Keyes D. Metcalf |
| Succeeded by | Carl Vitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1886 Waukegan, Illinois, US |
| Died | December 19, 1958 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Althea Hester Warren (December 18, 1886 – December 19, 1958) was the director of the Los Angeles (California) Public Library from 1933 to 1947 and president of the American Library Association in 1943-1944.[1] She was inducted into the California Library Association's Library Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]
- ^ Martha Boaz, Fervent and Full of Gifts: The Life of Althea Warren (New York: Scarecrow Press, 1961); Dorothy Drake and Virginia Milbank Fromme, Althea Warren, Librarian, N.P.: California Library Association, 1962, and "Happy 125th Birthday, Althea Warren," Library History Buff, as cited at California History Hall of Fame: Althea Warren
- ^ "California Library Hall of Fame: Althea Warren (1886-1958)". California Library Association. Retrieved August 12, 2022.