Elizabeth W. Stone

Elizabeth W. Stone (June 21, 1918 – March 6, 2002)[1] was an American librarian and educator and president of the American Library Association from 1981 to 1982.[2] In 1988 she was awarded Honorary Membership in the American Library Association.[3]

Elizabeth W. Stone
President of the American Library Association
In office
1981–1982
Preceded byPeggy Sullivan
Succeeded byCarol A. Nemeyer
Personal details
Born(1918-06-21)June 21, 1918
Dayton, Ohio, US
DiedMarch 6, 2002(2002-03-06) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., US
Alma materAmerican University
OccupationLibrarian

Stone received her master's degree in library science in 1961 from the Catholic University of America. She joined the faculty of the Catholic University of America that same year. She went on to get her doctorate in public administration from the American University in 1968 and was named chair of Catholic University's Department of Library Science in 1972. The department became a School of Library and Information Science in 1981 and she retired in 1983.[4][5]

After her retirement, she was an advocate for continuing education of librarians[6] and served as the librarian and archivist of the National Presbyterian Church where her husband had been a minister for 25 years.[7]

References
  1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
  2. "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. American Library Association. Honorary Membership.
  4. "Dr. Elizabeth W. Stone Lecture Series". CUA Department of Library and Information Science. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. "In Memorium". District of Columbia Library Association. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. Stone, Elizabeth W. (Winter 1986). "The Growth of Continuing Education" (PDF). Library Trends: 489–513. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. "Former Catholic University SLIS Dean Elizabeth Stone Dies". American Libraries. March 11, 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2016.


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