Background
Koch, David Victor was born on February 19, 1937 in Highland, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor Hugo and Eunice Louise (Matter) Koch.
Koch, David Victor was born on February 19, 1937 in Highland, Illinois, United States. Son of Victor Hugo and Eunice Louise (Matter) Koch.
Bachelor in Literature, DePauw University, 1959. Master of Arts in English and Modern Literature, Southern Illinois University, 1963. Postgraduate, Southern Illinois University.
Postgraduate, University Cincinnati.
Reporter, columnist, Dayton (Ohio) Journal Herald newspaper, 1959-1961;
instructor department English, Wright State University, Dayton, 1964-1969;
assistant rare books library, Morris Library., Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1961-1964;
rare books library, Morris Library., Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1970-1980;
curator special collections, university archivist, Morris Library., Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1980-1991;
director special collections and development, Morris Library., Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1991-1996;
associate dean special collections and development services, Morris Library., Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1997. Member Midwest Archives Conference, since 1980. Member Conference of Editors of Learned Jours., since 1974.
Member university academic/student affairs committee Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1984-1986, university research committee, 1980-1982, 97-, library affairs mgmt.com., since 1991, library affairs Executive Committee, since 1991, university library of the future committee, since 1992. Member of advisory board Illinois State Archives, since 1997, Illinois StateHist. Records, since 1997.
Married Noel Janet Wyandt, July 15, 1959 (divorced 1968). 1 child, John David; married Carolyn Melvin, March 21, 1970 (divorced 1979). 1 child, Victor Louis.
Married Loretta Marie Peterson, August 25, 1979. 1 child, Elizabeth Louise.