Martha Boaz

Martha Boaz (27 October 1911– 24 July 1995) was an American librarian.^[1] She earned a B.S. in Library Science in 1937 from George Peabody College.^[1] She was the assistant librarian at Carrier Library, then known as Madison Memorial Library, from 1940 to 1949.^[2][3] The library was at James Madison University, then known as Madison College.^[2][3] She received her master's degree in library science in 1950 and her PhD in library science in 1955, both from the University of Michigan.^[1] She was the first woman and the third person to earn a PhD in library science from the University of Michigan.^[1] She was the dean of the University of Southern California School of Library Science from 1955-1978, its longest-serving dean as of 2005, and some of her records are held at the University Archives of the University of Southern California.^[4][5] She also served as president of the California Library Association from 1962-1963, chair of its Research Committee from 1958-1960, chair of its Intellectual Freedom Committee from 1964-1966, president of its Library Education Division from 1968-1969, on its board of directors in 1972, and as its chair of the Council of Deans from 1977-1978.^[5][2]

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Boaz received the Beta Phi Mu Award in 1974.^[6] The reference room of James Madison University's Carrier Library is named in her honor.^[2]

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