Background
Dawson, Alma was born on February 4, 1943 in Lecompte, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Delia (Murphy) Dawson.
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Alma Dawson
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Alma Dawson, American librarian. Certified secondary English teacher Louisiana. T.H. Harris scholar, 1959-1963, Wortham Foundation scholar, 1959-1963. Member of American Library Association, Special Libs. Association (business manager, Louisiana chapter), Louisiana Library. Association, Louisiana State University Woman's Faculty Club, Baton Rouge Area Library. Club, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Delta Kappa.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Grambling College, Louisiana, 1963. Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1966. Postgraduate, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1968.
Postgraduate, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana, 1974. Postgraduate, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1972. Postgraduate, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1980.
Master of Library Science, University Michigan, 1974.
Career
Teacher & library Natchitoches Parish School System, 1964—1969. Library assistant Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1969—1972, head, serials department, 1974—1982, instructor, educational technical, 1980—1982. Library associate University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1972—1974.
Head School Library and Information Science Library. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1982. Bibliographer
Library. associate, 1972—1974.
Intern Mellon-Association of College and Research Libraries Management Mellon Foundation, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Library Association, Special Libs. Association (business manager, Louisiana chapter), Louisiana Library. Association, Louisiana State University Woman's Faculty Club, Baton Rouge Area Library.
Club, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Delta Kappa.
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Education
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1963
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1966
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1968
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1974
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1972
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1980
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1974
Career
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1964 - 1969
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1969 - 1972
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1972 - 1974
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1974 - 1982
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1982