Edward G. Holley | |
|---|---|
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1974–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Jean E. Lowrie |
| Succeeded by | Allie Beth Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Gailon Holley November 26, 1927 Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
| Died | February 18, 2010 (aged 82) Durham, North Carolina, US |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Edward Gailon Holley[1] (November 26, 1927 – February 18, 2010)[1][2] was an American librarian, library historian,[3] and educator. Holley graduated from David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in English. In 1951 he graduated from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee with a master's in library science. Holley went on to receive his Ph.D. in library science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1961.[4] He wrote Charles Evans: American Bibliographer.[5]
Holley began his professional career at the University of Houston and worked there for nine years. In 1972 he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he accepted the position of dean and professor in the School of Information and Library Science. He remained dean until 1985, and was a professor from 1989 to 1995, when he retired.
Holley was president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 1974–75.[6] He was honored with the Association's Melvil Dewey Medal in 1983 and the Joseph W. Lippincott Award in 1987.[7]
He wrote Raking the Historic Coals: The A.L.A. Scrapbook of 1876.[8]
In 1994 the volume For the Good of the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley was published in recognition of his career.[9]
The Edward G. Holley Papers, 1970-2001, are at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[10]
- ^ a b "Holley, Edward G." at Library of Congress Linked Data Service.
- ^ "Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]". Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2011.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Holley, Edward G. “The Past as Prologue: The Work of the Library Historian.” The Journal of Library History 12, no. 2 (1977): 110–27.
- ^ "Distinguished library leader - Dr. Edward G. Holley - dies peacefully at age 82". UNC - SILS News Archive. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Holley Edward G. 1963. Charles Evans: American Bibliographer. Urbana Illinois: University of Illinois Press.
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ American Library Association. American Library Association Professional Recognition Awards.
- ^ Holley Edward G. (1967). Raking the Historic Coals: The A.L.A. Scrapbook of 1876. Pittsburgh: Beta Phi Mu.
- ^ Delmus Eugene Williams. 1994. For the Good of the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley. Greenwich Conn: Jai Press.
- ^ Edward G. Holley papers, 1970-2001. Summary: The collection contains the professional files of Edward G. Holley (1927-2010), dean of the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972-1985, and president of the American Library Association, 1974-1975.