Harrison Warwick Craver Explained

Harrison Warwick Craver
Office:President of the American Library Association
Term Start:1937
Term End:1938
Predecessor:Malcolm Glenn Wyer
Successor:Milton James Ferguson
Birth Date:10 August 1875
Birth Place:Owaneco, Illinois, USA
Nationality:American
Education:Rose Polytechnic Institute
Occupation:Librarian

Harrison Warwick Craver (August 10, 1875 – July 26, 1951) was an American librarian and educator. [1] Craver was a chemist and metallurgist. He graduated from the Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1895 with a specialization in industrial chemistry. He joined the staff of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 1900 to organize the Technology Department.[2] In 1908, Craver was elected the librarian of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh where he served until 1917 when he was appointed director of the United Engineering Societies of New York[3] [4] and the combined libraries of the American Society of Civil Engineers.[5]

Craver served as president of the American Library Association from 1937 to 1938.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Shaw, R. R. 1946. “Harrison Warwick Craver.” College & Research Libraries 7 (April): 347–48.
  2. Web site: The Second Decade, 1905 - 1915. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 24 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303090456/http://www.carnegielibrary.org/research/pittsburgh/Carnegie/mrac2d.html. 3 March 2016.
  3. News: John H. Leete, Dean at Tech, Named Carnegie Library Director. Pittsburgh Daily Post. Newspapers.com. March 6, 1917. 4.
  4. Web site: In the Beginning, 1881-1894. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. 24 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060510/http://www.clpgh.org/research/pittsburgh/carnegie/mrac2b.html. 5 March 2016.
  5. Library Notes: Our New Librarian. Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. April 1917. 39. Google Books. 364–365.
  6. Web site: ALA's Past Presidents. American Library Association. 15 February 2016.