Foster E. Mohrhardt

Foster E. Mohrhardt
President of the American Library Association
In office
1967–1968
Preceded byMary V. Gaver
Succeeded byRoger McDonough
Personal details
Born
Foster Edward Mohrhardt

(1907-03-07)March 7, 1907
Lansing, Michigan, United States
DiedJune 7, 1992(1992-06-07) (aged 85)
Arlington, Virginia, US
Education
OccupationLibrarian

Foster Edward Mohrhardt (March 7, 1907 – June 7, 1992) was a United States librarian. He had a long and illustrious career in library and information science as a scholar, organizer and diplomat, and was listed by American Libraries among "100 Leaders we had in the 20th Century".[1] Mohrhardt is also known for his work to have the United States Department of Agriculture Library re-designated as a national library.

  1. ^ Leonard Kniffel, Peggy Sullivan, Edith McCormick, "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century," American Libraries 30, no. 11 (December 1999): 43.