Herman H. B. Meyer | |
President of the American Library Association | |
Term Start: | 1924 |
Term End: | 1925 |
Predecessor: | Judson Toll Jennings |
Successor: | Charles F. D. Belden |
Birth Date: | 17 October 1864 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, USA |
Alma Mater: | Pratt Institute |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Librarian |
Herman Henry Bernard Meyer (1864 January 16, 1937) was an American librarian. Meyer attended the Pratt Institute Library School. He worked in several positions at the Library of Congress, including the Head of the Newspaper and Periodical Division (1907), the Chief Bibliographer (1914-1920), and the Head of the Legislative Reference Service (1921-1935)[1] and initiated the Library's services for the blind.[2] [3]
He was president of the American Library Association from 1924 to 1925[4] and the Bibliographical Society of America from 1926-1929.[5]