Edward G. Holley

Edward G. Holley
President of the American Library Association
In office
1974–1975
Preceded byJean E. Lowrie
Succeeded byAllie Beth Martin
Personal details
Born
Edward Gailon Holley

November 26, 1927
Pulaski, Tennessee, US
DiedFebruary 18, 2010 (2010-02-19) (aged 82)
Durham, North Carolina, US
Education
OccupationLibrarian

Edward Gailon Holley[1] (November 26, 1927 – February 18, 2010)[1][2] was an American librarian, library historian,[3] and educator.

Education and Career

Holley graduated from David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in English. In 1951 he graduated from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee with a master's in library science.

After serving in the U.S.Navy during the Korean War,[4] Holley went on to receive his Ph.D. in library science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1961.[5] He wrote Charles Evans: American Bibliographer.[6]

Holley began his professional career at the University of Houston and worked there for nine years. In 1972 he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he accepted the position of dean and professor in the School of Information and Library Science. He held the William Rand Kenan Jr. Professorship. He remained dean until 1985, and was a professor from 1989 to 1995, when he retired.

American Library Association

Holley was president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 1974-1975.[7] He played a significant role in the celebration of the American Library Association’s (ALA) 100th anniversary in 1976. He wrote the essay, "ALA at 100," which was published in the ALA Yearbook (centennial edition, 1976) and later reprinted as a standalone 32-page booklet by the ALA. [8]

He was honored with the Association's Melvil Dewey Medal in 1983 and the Joseph W. Lippincott Award in 1987. He was named the Academic Research Librarian of the Year in 1988 by the Association of College and Research Libraries and honored with the Beta Phi Mu Award in 1992.[9]

He wrote Raking the Historic Coals: The A.L.A. Scrapbook of 1876.[10]

Holley was an expert witness in defense of the ALA-accredited degree in the legal case,"Merwine v. Board of Trustees for State Institutions of Higher Learning" (US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, March 8, 1985).[11]

Legacy

In 1994 the volume For the Good of the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley was published in recognition of his career.[12]

The Library History Seminar IX: Libraries and Philanthropy was held in 1995 and dedicated to Edward G. Holley.[13]

The Library History Round Table established an annual lecture in Holley's memory in 2006 which is held at the annual conference of the American Library Association.[14]

The Edward G. Holley Papers, 1970-2001, are at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[15]

Selected Publications

  • Holley, Edward G. Charles Evans : American Bibliographer. University of Illinois Press, 1963.
  • Holley Edward G. (1967). Raking the Historic Coals: The A.L.A. Scrapbook of 1876. Pittsburgh: Beta Phi Mu.
  • Holley, Edward G. “The Past as Prologue: The Work of the Library Historian.” The Journal of Library History 12, no. 2 (1977): 110–27.
  • Holley, Edward G. ALA at 100. American Library Association, 1976.
  • Holley, Edward G., and Robert F. Schremser. The Library Services and Construction Act : An Historical Overview from the Viewpoint of Major Participants. JAI Press, 1983.
  • Holley, E. G. (1984). "The Merwine Case and the MLS: Where was ALA?" American Libraries 15(5), 327-330.
  • Holley, Edward G. “Academic Libraries over Twenty-Five Years.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship vol. 25, no. 2, 1999.

References

  1. ^ a b "Holley, Edward G." at Library of Congress Linked Data Service.
  2. ^ "Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]". Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ Holley, Edward G. “The Past as Prologue: The Work of the Library Historian.” The Journal of Library History 12, no. 2 (1977): 110–27.
  4. ^ Nixon, T. J. (1998). "Interview with Edward G. Holley." North Carolina Libraries 56(2), 65–70.
  5. ^ "Distinguished library leader - Dr. Edward G. Holley - dies peacefully at age 82". UNC - SILS News Archive. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Holley Edward G. 1963. Charles Evans: American Bibliographer. Urbana Illinois: University of Illinois Press.
  7. ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. November 20, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Wedgeworth, Robert, and Richard Dell, editors. The ALA Yearbook: 1976 Centennial Edition. American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 (ISBN-0-8389-0223-6).
  9. ^ American Library Association. American Library Association Professional Recognition Awards.
  10. ^ Holley Edward G. (1967). Raking the Historic Coals: The A.L.A. Scrapbook of 1876. Pittsburgh: Beta Phi Mu.
  11. ^ Holley, E. G. (1984). The Merwine Case and the MLS: Where was ALA? American Libraries, 15(5), 327-330.
  12. ^ Delmus Eugene Williams. 1994. For the Good of the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley. Greenwich Conn: Jai Press.
  13. ^ Graham, P. Toby Graham.Libraries & Philanthropy, The Proceedings of Library History Seminar IX, Spring 1995, The University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Libraries & Culture, 32, No. 4 (Fall, 1997): 470-473.
  14. ^ The original intent of the Holley Lecture LHRT Newsletter 11. Spring, 2009.
  15. ^ Edward G. Holley papers, 1970-2001. Summary: The collection contains the professional files of Edward G. Holley (1927-2010), dean of the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972-1985, and president of the American Library Association, 1974-1975.


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