Background
Pearce, Donald Joslin was born on May 31, 1924 in Southampton, England. Son of Alfred Ernest and Constance May (Jeffrey) Pearce. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1952.
Pearce, Donald Joslin was born on May 31, 1924 in Southampton, England. Son of Alfred Ernest and Constance May (Jeffrey) Pearce. came to the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1952.
Student, School Oriental and African Studies, U. London, 1942-1943; Bachelor of Arts, George Washington University, 1953; Master of Science in liberal studies, Catholic U. American, 1954.
Part-time library assistant, United States Department of Agriculture, 1949-1954; student assistant, George Washington University Library, 1950-1953; circulation librarian, Denison U., 1954-1956; staff, Ohio State University Library, 1956-1959; assistant acquisition librarian, Ohio State University Library, 1958-1959; head librarian, assistant professor, U. North Dakota, 1959-1969; chief bibliographer, U. North Dakota, 1969-1973; assistant director libraries, U. North Dakota, 1973-1975; assistant professor Oriental philosophy, U. North Dakota, 1969-1975; library director, assistant professor philosophy, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1975-1988; retired, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1988. Chairman staff organization round table Ohio library association, 1958-1959.
Served with British Army, 1943-1947. Member American Library Association, North Dakota Library. Association (president 1965-1967), Minnesota Library.
Association (secretary 1978-1980, vice president 1985, president 1986), Association College Reference Librarians, Mountain Plains Library. Association (vice president 1968-1969), Buddhist Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Phi Museum.
Married June Inez Bond, December 7, 1946. Children— Kristin, Kim.