Edward G. Holley
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 | November 26, 1927 Pulaski, Tennessee, US |
Died | February 18, 2010 Durham, North Carolina, US | (aged 82)
Nationality | American |
Education |
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Occupation | Librarian |
Edward G. Holley (November 26, 1927 – February 18, 2010)[1] was an American librarian 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.[2]
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.
Additionally, he was president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 1974–75.[3] He was honored with the Association's Melvil Dewey Medal in 1983 and the Lippincott Award in 1987.[4]
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- ^ "Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]". Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2011. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ American Library Association. American Library Association Professional Recognition Awards.
- 1927 births
- 2010 deaths
- American librarians
- Lipscomb University alumni
- Peabody College alumni
- People from Pulaski, Tennessee
- People from Durham, North Carolina
- University of Houston people
- University of Illinois School of Information Sciences alumni
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty
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