Background
Crawford, Miriam Isabel was born on July 3, 1916 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Joseph Irving and Rose (Harris) Wexner.
archivist Librarian bookseller
Crawford, Miriam Isabel was born on July 3, 1916 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Joseph Irving and Rose (Harris) Wexner.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1937. Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, Columbia University, 1940. Master of Arts in Adult Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1947.
Catalog assistant Brooklyn Public Library., 1937—1939, branch assistant, 1939—1941, social science library, 1941—1943. Adult education director New Rochelle New York Public Library., 1946—1949. Catalog assistant head Temple University Library, Philadelphia, 1958—1965, university archivist, 1965—1986.
Co-owner Miriam I & William H. Crawford Books, Philadelphia, since 1986. With United States Army, 1943-1946.
Fellow: Society of America Archivists (committees member 1972-1980). Member: American Association of University Professors (treasurer Temple University chapter 1984-1985), American Library Association (councilor 1972-1974, 1978-1982), Mid Atlantic Archives Conference, Pennsylvania Library. Association.
Married William Henry Crawford, June 16, 1949. Children: Fanny Jean, Douglass Barnes.