Lawrence Clark Powell
Lawrence Clark Powell (b. Washington, DC, September 6, 1906; d. Arizona, March 14, 2001) was a librarian, literary critic, bibliographer and author of more than 100 books.[1]
He was University Librarian at the UCLA Library and head librarian of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library from 1944 until 1961. He was the first dean of the School of Library Service at UCLA, which later merged to become the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He received a BA from Occidental College in 1928, a doctorate from University of Burgundy in Dijon (Université de Bourgogne) in 1932, and Certificate of Librarianship from UC Berkeley in 1937.[2]
In 1934, Powell moved to Laguna Beach, California with his wife Fay, to live next door to M.F.K. Fisher, with whom he maintained a great correspondence and friendship.[3]
Henry Miller wrote in his book The Air-Conditioned Nightmare that L. C. Powell, "a humble, modest librarian at U.C.L.A." was (apart from Ed Ricketts) the only person whom Miller, during his journey across USA, found "satisfied with his lot, adjusted to his environment, happy in his work, and representative of all that is best in the American tradition" [4].
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Powell, Lawrence Clark." Current Biography. 1960. Current Biography. Online. H.W. Wilson. Accessed January 10, 2008.
- ^ Lawrence Clark Powell bio from student page at University of Tennessee Knoxville. Retrieved May 16, 2007
- ^ Barr, Norah Kennedy (1993), Foreword to Stay Me, Oh Comfort Me: journals and stories, 1933–1941, M. F. K. Fisher. New York: Pantheon Books p.XI
- ^ Henry Miller, The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, New Directions, 1945, pp. 18 - 19
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