Clement Walker Andrews

Clement Walker Andrews (January 13, 1858 – November 20, 1930) was an American librarian. Andrews graduated from Harvard University in 1880 and served as an instructor in chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1883-1892. He served as librarian at the Institute from 1889 to 1895.[1][2] Andrews served as the first librarian of John Crerar Library from 1895 until his retirement in 1928.[3] His contributions to the profession of Library Science include the introduction of catalog card exchanges between libraries and printed lists of current periodicals.[4][5]

Clement Walker Andrews
Andrews in 1916
President of the American Library Association
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byFrank Pierce Hill
Succeeded byArthur Elmore Bostwick
Personal details
Born(1858-01-13)January 13, 1858
Boston,Massachusetts, US
DiedNovember 20, 1930 (1930-11-21) (aged 72)
Chicago, Illinois, US
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationLibrarian

Andrews served as president of the American Library Association from 1906 to 1907[6] and as President of the American Library Institute from 1922-1924.[7]

See also

References
  1. Evans, Simeon Adams (1893). Descendants of David Evans of Charlestown, Massachusetts. p. 21 – via Google Books.
  2. Biographical Dictionary of America, Volume 1. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. "Clement Walker Andrews, first librarian of John Crerar Library (1895-1928)". University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. Wertsman, Vladimir (1993). The Librarian's Companion: A Handbook of Thousands of Facts and Figures. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 101. ISBN 0313299757.
  5. Bay, Jens Christian (1931). "Dr. Clement Walker Andrews, 1858-1930". Libraries. 36: 1–5.
  6. "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. Public Libraries. 27: 98. 1922. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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