Andrew Keogh (librarian)
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Andrew Keogh | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1929–1930 | |
| Preceded by | Linda A. Eastman |
| Succeeded by | Adam Strohm |
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| Born | November 14, 1869 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Died | February 13, 1953 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Andrew Keogh (November 14, 1869 – February 13, 1953) was an English-born American librarian.
Keogh started his library career as a librarian with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Public Library in England from 1892-1898. He then became librarian of the Linonia and Brothers Library at Yale University in 1899 and became a reference librarian at the Yale University Library from 1900 to 1916. He was promoted to head librarian at Yale in 1916 and served in that position until his retirement in 1938. Keogh served as president of the American Library Association from 1929 to 1930.[1]
Keogh was also a lecturer and professor of bibliography from 1902 to 1938.[2][3] He cooperated in the establishment of The Bibliographical Press at the library. [4]
Upon his retirement, Keogh was named a Librarian Emeritus at Yale until his death in 1953.
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References[edit]
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Andrew Keogh papers". Yale University Library. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Babb, James T. (October 1954). "Andrew Keogh: His Contribution to Yale". The Yale University Library Gazette. 29 (2): 47–60.
- ^ Ruffin, Katherine M. (2021) "Carl P. Rollins and the Bibliographical Press at Yale University." The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 115:3, 343-372.
External links[edit]
- Picture of Keogh on a trip to Los Angeles in 1930 from the American Library Association Archives Digital Collections
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