| 词条 | Theresa Elmendorf |
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| name = Theresa West Elmendorf | image = Theresa Elmendorf (cropped).tif | image_size = 250px | caption = Elmendorf {{circa|1915}} | office = President of the American Library Association | term_start = 1911 | term_end = 1912 | predecessor = James Ingersoll Wyer | successor = Henry Eduard Legler | birth_name = Theresa Hubbel West | birth_date = {{birth date|1855|11|01}} | birth_place = Pardeeville, Wisconsin, USA | death_date = {{d-da|September 4, 1932|November 1, 1855}} | nationality = American | known_for = First female President of the ALA | occupation = Librarian | spouse = {{marriage|Henry Livingston Elmendorf|1896|1906|end=d}} }}Theresa West Elmendorf (November 1, 1855 – September 4, 1932) was a prominent American librarian of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century.[1] In 1911 she became the first female president of the American Library Association.[2] Early lifeElmendorf was born in 1855 in Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and raised in Milwaukee after the family moved there in 1861. She had two siblings, William Kirby West and Hubble West. After attending Milwaukee public schools, she went to a higher education school for girls (Miss Wheelock's Seminary), graduating in 1874.[1][3] At age 22, Theresa graduated from Vassar. CareerElmendorf began her library career in 1877 working for the Young Men's Association of Milwaukee. To develop a basic knowledge of library theory and practice, she read the 1876 report of the U.S. Bureau of Education, [https://archive.org/details/publiclibraries01cuttgoog Public Libraries in the United States of America]. About 1878 she started working at the Milwaukee Public Library, working her way up to deputy librarian in 1880 and finally head librarian in 1892.[4] In 1896, at age 41, Elmendorf resigned her position to marry Henry Livingston Elmendorf.[5] He was librarian of the public library in St. Joseph, Missouri, and vice-president of the American Library Association. Henry Elmendorf soon took a position in Buffalo, New York, as the librarian of the Buffalo Public Library, where he worked until his death nine years later.[6] During these nine years Theresa Elmendorf acted as his silent partner and was an administrative advisor. She worked on many library programs, including the Buffalo Plan, a program to help the city schools with library services, and the Descriptive Catalogue of the Gluck Collection of Manuscripts and Autographs in the Buffalo Public Library. Most notable in this collection was Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn manuscript. She was also editor in 1904 for the American Library Association's Catalogue of Books for Small Libraries and an author of Classroom Libraries for Public Schools.[1] Elmendorf became president of the New York Library Association in 1903 and 1904. When her husband died in 1906, the board of trustees of the Buffalo Public Library made Elmendorf vice-librarian, a position she held for the next 20 years. In 1911 she became the first female president of the American Library Association.[7] She was in this position from May 24, 1911, to July 2, 1912.[8] Later life and deathElmendorf retired in 1926. After this she wrote, edited and published many bibliographies and reading lists, including some specifically on poets and poetry. She worked on these until her death in 1932. In 1951 Library Journal selected Elmendorf for its Library Hall of Fame.[1] Mary E. Hazeltine of the University of Wisconsin Library System wrote of Elmendorf, "Many librarians in important positions today have carried on because she awakened their appreciation of books and opened up for them insight into new realms. She was a stimulating guide and a vitalizing teacher, as well as a great librarian."[1]Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 Thomison in Wedgeworth. 2. ^Thomison, p. 280 The death of her husband had forced Theresa Elmendorf to end her unpaid status, and for the next 20 years she held the position of vice-librarian at the Buffalo Public Library. Her new role also meant an increased participation in the American Library Association; in 1911–12 she served as its President, the first woman to hold that position. 3. ^{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West}} 4. ^Garrison, p. 243 5. ^Garrison, p. 188 6. ^Rooney, pp. 65–66 7. ^Thomison, p. 280 The death of her husband had forced Theresa Elmendorf to end her unpaid status, and for the next 20 years she held the position of vice-librarian at the Buffalo Public Library. Her new role also meant an increased participation in the American Library Association; in 1911–12 she served as its President, the first woman to hold that position. 8. ^Bulletin of the American Library Association, vol. 6, no. 4. Bibliography
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