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'''Herman Howe Fussler''' (April 13, 1914 - March 2, 1997) was an American [[librarian]] who was a pioneer in the use of [[microphotography]].<ref>{{cite book | first1=Trudi | last1=Hahn | first2=Michael | last2=Buckland | title= Historical Studeis in Information Science | publisher=Information Today |month=October | year=1998)| page=256 | ISBN= 1573870625}}</ref> Fussler served as director of the [[University of Chicago]] libraries from 1948 to 1971 and was instrumental in the founding of the [[Regenstein Library]]. Fussler was a member of an influential group of [[Ivy League]] library directors known as "The Seven Dwarfs". He helped create the [[Association of Research Libraries]]. He was an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name=DALB>{{cite book | title=Dictionary of American Library Biography | first=Donald G. | last=Davis | date=January 30, 2003 | publisher=Libraries Unlimited | pages=98-102 | ISBN=1563088681}}</ref>
'''Herman Howe Fussler''' (April 13, 1914 - March 2, 1997) was an American [[Librarian]], Library Administrator, and [[Writer]], who was a pioneer in the use of [[microphotography]].<ref>{{cite book | first1=Trudi | last1=Hahn | first2=Michael | last2=Buckland | title= Historical Studeis in Information Science | publisher=Information Today |month=October | year=1998)| page=256 | ISBN= 1573870625}}</ref> Fussler served as director of the [[University of Chicago]] libraries from 1948 to 1971 and was instrumental in the founding of the [[Regenstein Library]]. Fussler was a member of an influential group of [[Ivy League]] library directors known as "The Seven Dwarfs". He helped create the [[Association of Research Libraries]]. He was an elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref name=DALB>{{cite book | title=Dictionary of American Library Biography | first=Donald G. | last=Davis | date=January 30, 2003 | publisher=Libraries Unlimited | pages=98-102 | ISBN=1563088681}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==

Revision as of 20:24, 28 January 2011

Herman H. Fussler
Born
Herman Howe Fussler

May 15, 1914
DiedMarch 2, 1997
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, University of Chicago
Occupation(s)Administrator, Librarian, Writer
SpouseGladys Otten (Died in 1991)
ChildrenBarbara Lynn Padgett
Parent(s)Karl Hartley and Irene (Howe) Fussler
RelativesJulia Lunsford (Sister)

Herman Howe Fussler (April 13, 1914 - March 2, 1997) was an American Librarian, Library Administrator, and Writer, who was a pioneer in the use of microphotography.[1] Fussler served as director of the University of Chicago libraries from 1948 to 1971 and was instrumental in the founding of the Regenstein Library. Fussler was a member of an influential group of Ivy League library directors known as "The Seven Dwarfs". He helped create the Association of Research Libraries. He was an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2]

Recognition

  • Melvil Dewey Award, American Library Association, 1954
  • Ralph R. Shaw Award for library literature, 1976
  • Distinquished Career Citation, Association of Career and Research Libraries, 1989
  • Martin A. Ryerson Distinquished Service Professor, University of Chicago, 1974

Further reading

  • Valauskas, Edward J. (Spring 2005). "The Pioneers: Herman H. Fussler (1915–1997) and the creation of the Center for Research Libraries". World Libraries. 15 (1).

References

  1. ^ Hahn, Trudi; Buckland, Michael (1998)). Historical Studeis in Information Science. Information Today. p. 256. ISBN 1573870625. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Davis, Donald G. (January 30, 2003). Dictionary of American Library Biography. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 98–102. ISBN 1563088681.