Background
Kenney, Louis Augustine was born on February 28, 1917 in Dorchester, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank J. and Amelia (Peter) Kenney.
Kenney, Louis Augustine was born on February 28, 1917 in Dorchester, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank J. and Amelia (Peter) Kenney.
Bachelor of Arts, Nebraska State Teachers College, 1939; Bachelor of Library Science, University of Illinois, 1940; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1947; postgraduate, U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1949-1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., 1960.
Assistant librarian, Engineering Library, University of Illinois, 1940-1941, 46; bibliographer acquisition department, Engineering Library, University of Illinois, 1947-1948; serials cataloger, Engineering Library, University of Illinois, 1955-1957; acquisition librarian, U. Notre Dame, 1948-1954; chief technical services, Illinois State Library, 1957-1959; chief librarian, Air Force Institute Technology, 1959-1960; university librarian, San Diego State University, 1961-1980; university librarian emeritus, San Diego State University, 1981-1993.
Vice president San Diego Alliance for Mentally Ill, 1985-1988, 90-92, president, 1989. Member San Diego Opera Association, Friends of Malcolm A. Love Library., San Diego State University. American Library Association, California Library.
Association (district president 1965), San Diego State University Alumni Association, Phi Alpha Theta, Mortar Board.
Married Josephine Signer, July 17, 1950. Children: Martin, Bonita, Philip, Douglas.