Joseph Penn Breedlove

Joseph Penn Breedlove
Duke University Librarian
In office 1898-1939 Librarian 1939-1943 Librarian Emeritus 1943-1946 Acting Librarian 1946-1955 Librarian Emeritus  – (Retired 1939 & 1946)
Preceded by	George B. Pegram
Succeeded by	John J. Lund (1939) Benjamin E. Powell (1946)
Personal details
Born	(1874-07-14)July 14, 1874 Granville County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 24, 1955(1955-05-24) (aged 80) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Spouses	Bessie W. Basset ​ (m. 1905)​ Lucile Aiken ​ (m. 1917)​
Education	Trinity College (AB, MA)
Occupation	Librarian, author

Joseph Penn Breedlove (1874–1955) was an American librarian and author. In 48 years of service, he oversaw the growth of the Duke University Library (originally Trinity College) from a single room in 1898 to millions of books and documents in modern facilities at his retirement in 1946. He was a founding member of the North Carolina Library Association and twice its president. His history of the Duke University libraries was published in 1955.