Background
Stone, Charles Holmes was born on August 16, 1890 in Athens, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Jennie Leslie (Harris) Stone.
Stone, Charles Holmes was born on August 16, 1890 in Athens, Georgia, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Jennie Leslie (Harris) Stone.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Georgia, 1912, Master of Arts, 1913. Bachelor of Library Science, University of Illinois, 1916.
A. and M. College, 1916-1919. American Library Association camp librarian, army camps, 1919. Librarian George Peabody College Techrs., 1919-1927.
Librarian, director library science Woman’s College, U. North Carolina, 1927-1935.
Assistant librarian, director.library science College William and Mary, 1935-1942. Librarian Georgia Teachers College, 1942-1943, Mercer University, 1943-1962, professor library science, 1962-1963, emeritus, since 1963.
Faculty Columbia Teachers College, summers 1928, 29, School Library Service, summers 1932, 33, University of Illinois Library School, summers 1934, 38, 40, Louisiana State University Library School, summers 1935, 36, 44, 45, 52.
Member American Library Association (council 1936-1941), Southeastern (president 1936-1938), Tennessee (president 1919-1920), North Carolina (president 1933-1935), Georgia library associations, American Association University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa (president alumni association of Middle Georgia), also Sigma Upsilon, Kappa Phi Kappa, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Willie Kate Williams, June 29, 1917. Children: Joseph Leslie, Janet Lilla.