David Winston Heron

Background

Heron, David Winston was born on March 29, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Charles Morton and Elizabeth (Atsatt) Heron.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1942; Bachelor of Library Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1948; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951.

Career

Reference assistant, University of California at Los Angeles Library, 1948-1952; librarian, American embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 1952-1953; staff assistant to librarian Graduate Reading Room, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953-1955; assistant to director, Stanford Libraries, 1955-1957; assistant director, Stanford Libraries, 1959-1961; assistant librarian, Hoover Institution, Stanford, 1957-1959; director libraries, U. Nevada, Reno, 1961-1968; director libraries, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1968-1974; university librarian, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1974-1978; emeritus librarian, University of California at Santa Cruz, since 1979; senior lecturer, School Library and Information Studies, 1978-1979; head reader services, Hoover Institution, 1980-1986. Library adviser U. Ryukyus, Naha, Okinawa, 1960-1961. Member Kansas Library Advisory Commission, 1973-1974.

Works

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  • Night Landing: A Short History of West Coast Smuggling

    (With its remote coves and miles of unpopulated shores, th...)

  • Forever Facing South: The Story of the S. S. Palo Alto "the Old Cement Ship" of Seacliff Beach (Topics in Monterey Bay History)

    (Forever Facing South: The Story of the S. S. Palo Alto "t...)

  • Night Landing: A Short History of West Coast Smuggling by Heron, David (1999) Paperback
  • Forever Facing South: The Story of the S. S. Palo Alto the Old Cement Ship of Seacliff Beach (Topics in Monterey Bay History) by David W. Heron (1991-07-03)
  • Forever Facing South: The Story of the S. S. Palo Alto "the Old Cement Ship" of Seacliff Beach (Topics in Monterey Bay History) by Heron, David W. (1991) Paperback

Membership

Served as 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Library Association (executive board), Kansas Library Association, Nevada Library Association (president 1963-1965), Association Research Libraries (board directors 1974), American Civil Liberties Union, Association College and Research Libraries (editor monographs. Chairman University libraries section 1970-1971).

Connections

Married Winifred Ann Wright, August 24, 1946. Children– Holly Winston, James, Charles.

Father:

Charles Morton Heron

Mother:

Elizabeth (Atsatt) Heron

Spouse:

Winifred Ann Wright

child:

Charles Heron

child:

James Heron

child:

Holly Winston Heron