Background
Davis, Donald Gordon was born on August 15, 1939 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Donald Gordon and Ethel Dorothy (Henning) Davis.
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First edition. Foreword by John Y. Cole, followed by 16 separate essays on library history. These include Lee Shiflett on Louis Shores, John David Marshall on the Library History Round Table, Wayne A. Wiegand on library literature produced over the period 1947-1997, and many other interesting essays. Also has an essay entitled "In Memory of Oivind M. Hovde 1911-1986 ." This collection was originally published as a special issue of the journal Libraries and Culture, Winter 2000, 35:1. vi, 279 pages. cloth.. 8vo..
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Davis, Donald Gordon was born on August 15, 1939 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Donald Gordon and Ethel Dorothy (Henning) Davis.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1963; Master of Library Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1972; Master of Arts, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1996.
Administrative assistant, Biola College Library, La Mirada, California, 1961-1962;
senior library assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1964;
senior reference librarian, Fresno State College Library, 1964-1968;
head department special collections, Fresno State College Library, 1966-1968;
assistant professor library science, University Texas, Austin, 1971-1977;
associate professor, University Texas, Austin, 1977-1986;
professor, University Texas, Austin, since 1986. Board directors, vice president Logos Bookstore, Austin, 1974-1980. Visiting principal lecturer Birmingham (England) Polytechnic, 1980-1981.
Coordinator Library. History Seminars VI, Austin, 1980, VII, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1985, VIII, Bloomington, Indiana, 1990. Coordinator Annual Texas Library. History Colloquium, since 1982, Texas Group for the Study of Books and Print Culture, since 1995.
Member planning committee Library.History Seminar IX, 1995.
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(First edition. Foreword by John Y. Cole, followed by 16 s...)
President Parent-Teachers Association Robert E. Lee School, Austin, 1979-1980. Member of advisory board American History and Life, since 1979, Heritage Society Austin, 1987-1992. Vice president Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, 1983-1984.
Assistant scoutmaster local troop Boy Scouts American, 1987-1991. Active United States of America-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Citizens Dialogue, Austin, 1985-1993. Member American History Association, American Library Association (chairman library history round table 1978-1979, international relations committee 1988-1992, Executive Committee international relations roundtable 1990-1992), International Federation Library.
Assns., Roundtable of Editors of Library. Jours. (Executive Committee since 1987), Round Table on Library History (executive com.1978-), American Printing History Association, Association Library. Information and Science Education, Association Bibliography History (Executive Board 1982-1985), Fellowship ChristianLibrs. and Information Specialists (Executive Committee 1978-1987, 97-), Texas Center for Book (advisory county since 1987), American Antiquarian Society (advisory board program in history of book 1987-1993), Conference Faith and History, Hymn Society (United States and Canada), Library.
Association United Kingdom, Texas Library. Association (member program committee archives and local history round table since 1997), Organisation American Historians, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (national faculty and graduate student advisory bds.1990-), Librarians Christian Fellowship (United Kingdom, vice president since 1990), Book Club Texas, Presbyterian History Society, Presbyterian History Society S.W., Texas State History Association (program committee for 1992), World History Association, Beta Phi Mu, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Avis Jane Higdon, December 6, 1969. Children: Lucinda Ellen, Samuel Higdon, Caroline Louise.