George Burwell Utley | |
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President of the American Library Association | |
In office 1922–1923 | |
Preceded by | Azariah Smith Root |
Succeeded by | Judson Toll Jennings |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartford, Connecticut, USA | December 3, 1876
Died | October 4, 1946 | (aged 69)
Education | |
Occupation | Librarian |
George Burwell Utley (December 3, 1876 – October 4, 1946)[1] was an American librarian. Utley was a published author, first director of the Jacksonville Public Library (Florida), librarian of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois, and served terms as secretary and later as president of the American Library Association. In 1999, American Libraries named him one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century".[2]