James Ingersoll Wyer
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| Born | May 14, 1869 Red Wing, Minnesota, USA |
| Died | November 1, 1955 (aged 86) Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Occupation | Librarian |
James Ingersoll Wyer (May 14, 1869 – November 1, 1955)[University of Nebraska. In Nebraska, Wyer took leadership roles in professional library associations and published a guidebook to government documents. Wyer returned to Albany, New York, receiving his master's degree in 1905 and his PhD in 1919. He held several positions of progressive responsibility in the New York State Library and its library school.[1]
From 1916 to 1920, Wyer chaired the Library War Service Committee of the
Salt Lake City, Utah. In Utah, Wyer continued to be an active contributor to library journals until an illness in 1950.[4][5]
References
- ^ Schmitt, Carolyn A. (2006). "DIS 245 "Info Access" Encyclopedia". Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ Wyer J. I. (1930). Reference Work; a Textbook for Students of Library Work and Librarians. Chicago: American Library Association.
- ISBN 0872871800.
- ^ "Dr. James Wyer, A Librarian, Dies". New York Times. November 4, 1955. p. 30.
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