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Robert B. Downs
Robert Bingham Downs
American writer and librarian (1903-1991).
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Statements about
Robert B. Downs
Instance Of
Human
Place of Birth
Lenoir
Place of Death
Urbana
Occupation
Librarian
Date of Death
2/24/1991
Date of Birth
5/25/1903
Sex or Gender
Male
Country of Citizenship
United States
Educated At
Ohio State University
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Columbia University School of Library Service
Southern Illinois University
Colby College
Given Name
Robert
Position Held
President of the American Library Association
(1952 - 1953)
Start Time
:
1952
End Time
:
1953
Member Of
American Library Association
Award Received
Library Hall of Fame
ALA Medal of Excellence
(1974)
Point in Time
:
1974
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1971)
Field of Work
:
Bibliography
Point in Time
:
1971
Joseph W. Lippincott Award
(1964)
Point in Time
:
1964
American Library Association Honorary Membership
(1976)
Point in Time
:
1976
Employer
Colby College
Described by Source
Dictionary of American Library Biography Second Supplement
100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century
A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Downs
Spouse
Jane Bliss Downs
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