Theresa Elmendorf Explained

Theresa West Elmendorf
Office:	President of the American Library Association
Term Start:	1911
Term End:	1912
Predecessor:	James Ingersoll Wyer
Successor:	Henry Eduard Legler
Birth Name:	Theresa Hubbel West
Birth Date:	1 November 1855
Birth Place:	Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Known For:	First female President of the ALA
Occupation:	Librarian

Theresa West Elmendorf (November 1, 1855 – September 4, 1932) was an American librarian, the first woman President of the American Library Association, 1911-1912.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Bibliography

• Encyclopedia: Rooney . Paul M. . Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West . George Sylvan Bobinski . Jesse Hauk Shera . Bohdan S. Wynar . Dictionary of American Library Biography . Littleton, Colorado . Libraries Unlimited . 1978 . 0-87287-180-0 . 159–160 .
• Encyclopedia: Thomison . Dennis . Elmendorf, Theresa West . Robert Wedgeworth . World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services . 3rd . Chicago . ALA Editions . 1993 . 0-8389-0609-5 . 279–280 .

Further reading

• Book: Garrison, Dee . Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society, 1876–1920 . Madison . University of Wisconsin Press . 2003 . 0-299-18114-6.
• Encyclopedia: McDannald . Alexander Hopkins. Theresa Hubbell Elmendorf. The Encyclopedia Americana . Volume 10 . Chicago . ALA Editions . 1945 . 260 .
• Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West . X . 1 .

Notes and References

1. News: Mrs. Theresa West Elmendorf . The Daily Tribune . August 9, 1946 . Wisconsin Rapids, WI . 9 . . July 26, 2021.
2. Thomison, p. 280
3. News: New Librarian . Buffalo Courier . June 11, 1897 . Buffalo, NY . 6 . . July 27, 2021.
4. News: New Library Appointees to Be Notified Today . The Buffalo Enquirer . July 16, 1906 . Buffalo, NY . 3 . . July 27, 2021.