Harrison Warwick Craver

Harrison Warwick Craver
Born	August 10, 1875 Owaneco, Illinois
Died	July 26, 1951 (aged 75)
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	President of the American Library Association

Harrison Warwick Craver (August 10, 1875 – July 26, 1951) was an American librarian and educator. Craver was a chemist and metallurgist. He graduated from the Rose Polytechnic Institute in 1895 with a specialization in industrial chemistry. He joined the staff of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 1900 to organize the Technology Department.^[1] In 1908, Craver was elected the librarian of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh where he served until 1917 when he was appointed director of the United Engineering Societies of New York^[2][3] and the combined libraries of the American Society of Civil Engineers.^[4]

Craver served as President of the American Library Association from 1937 to 1938.^[5]

References

1. "The Second Decade, 1905 - 1915". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
2. "John H. Leete, Dean at Tech, Named Carnegie Library Director". Pittsburgh Daily Post (Newspapers.com). March 6, 1917. p. 4.
3. "In the Beginning, 1881-1894". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
4. "Library Notes: Our New Librarian". Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 39 (Google Books): 364–365. April 1917.
5. "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.