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]