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American librarian and educator

Harrison Warwick Craver


President of the American Library Association
In office 1937–1938
Preceded by	Malcolm Glenn Wyer
Succeeded by	Milton James Ferguson

Personal details
Born	(1875-08-10)August 10, 1875 Owaneco, Illinois, USA
Died	July 26, 1951(1951-07-26) (aged 75)
Education	Rose Polytechnic Institute
Occupation	Librarian

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. 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 and the combined libraries of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Craver served as president of the American Library Association from 1937 to 1938.

References

Shaw, R. R. 1946. “Harrison Warwick Craver.” College & Research Libraries 7 (April): 347–48.
"The Second Decade, 1905 - 1915". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"John H. Leete, Dean at Tech, Named Carnegie Library Director". Pittsburgh Daily Post. No. Newspapers.com. March 6, 1917. p. 4.
"In the Beginning, 1881-1894". Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
"Library Notes: Our New Librarian". Journal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 39 (Google Books): 364–365. April 1917.
"ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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Preceded byMalcolm Glenn Wyer	President of the American Library Association 1937–1938	Succeeded byMilton James Ferguson

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