Background
Anthony, Donald Charles was born on March 29, 1926 in New York City. Son of Charles and Margaret Evelyn (Gleason) Anthony.
Anthony, Donald Charles was born on March 29, 1926 in New York City. Son of Charles and Margaret Evelyn (Gleason) Anthony.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1951; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1954; postgraduate, U. Geneva, Switzerland, 1952-1953.
Library assistant Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, 1954-1955. Librarian Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, 1955-1959. Director Fargo (North Dakota) Public Library, 1959-1961.
Associate librarian New York State Library, Albany, 1961-1966. Assistant director Columbia Libraries, 1966-1969, acting director, 1969, associate director, 1970-1974. Director Syracuse University Libraries, 1974-1985.
Consultant on preservation of library materials, since 1986. President Donmar Associates, Clinton, New York, 1987—2004. Adjunct faculty Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York, 1989-1997.
Docent Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, 1998-2008. Consultant New York State Education Department, 1967-1997.
Trustee New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, 1969-1974, Center New York Library Resources Council, 1983-1986. Chairman board directors Five Associate University Libraries, Syracuse, 1975-1976, 77-79. Trustee Board Education, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1971-1974, vice president, 1973-1974.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow Council on Library. Resources.
Married Mary Miserez, April 18, 1957. Children— Stephen, Sheila, Irene.