Walter Lewis Brown | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1916–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Wright Plummer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lynch Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1861 |
| Died | October 16, 1931 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Librarian |
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]
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Walter Lewis Brown, Buffalo Librarian". Library History Buff Blog. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rosenberg, Jane Aiken (1993). The Nation's Great Library. University of Illinois Press. pp. 86–87.