Harrison Warwick Craver

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Harrison Warwick Craver
Born (1875-08-10)August 10, 1875
Owaneco, Illinois
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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] [6]

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