Background
Bennett, Betty Besse was born on February 18, 1921 in Omaha. Daughter of Gordon Stanley and Besse Harriet (Amos) Bennett.
Bennett, Betty Besse was born on February 18, 1921 in Omaha. Daughter of Gordon Stanley and Besse Harriet (Amos) Bennett.
Bachelor, Municipal University Omaha, 1942. Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, University Illinois, 1943. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1948.
Master of Library Science, Texas Woman's University, 1960.
Assistant documents library University Iowa Library., Iowa City, 1943—1950. Reference and documents library Kansas State Teachers College Library., Pittsburgh, 1950—1957. Reference library, archivist, 1957—1967.
Reference and research library Stephen F. Austin State University Library., Nacogdoches, Texas, 1967—1972. Government documents library, 1972—1988. Resource consultant Governor's Conference Libraries, Austin, Texas, 1974.
Clerk session Presbyterian Church, 1967—1980. Ruling elder, since 1975. Executive director Telephone Reassurance Program Elderly Shut-Ins, 1977—1980.
Member ad hoc committee on uperseded documents United States Government Printing Office, 1985—1986. Member of American Library Association (state document classifcation committee 1974-1980, state documents task force, chairman government documents round table 1975-1976), Nacogdoches Friends Library., Texas Association College Teachers, Southwestern Library. Associations, Alpha Xi Delta.