Background
Hammer, Donald Price was born on December 16, 1921 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward Price and Gertrude Mae (Schaeffer) Hammer.
Hammer, Donald Price was born on December 16, 1921 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward Price and Gertrude Mae (Schaeffer) Hammer.
Bachelor of Science, Kutztown State College, Pennsylvania, 1948. Master of Library Science, George Peabody College, 1955. Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh.
Postgraduate, Moody Bible Institute.
Assistant librarian, Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) College Library, 1948-1950; gifts and exchange librarian, then law librarian, Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, 1950-1955; bookstack librarian, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1955-1958; head serials unit, then head systems development, Purdue University Library, 1959-1971; associate director, U. Massachusetts Library, 1972-1973; executive director, Library and Information Technology Association-Library Administration and Management Association, Chicago, 1973-1979; executive director, Library and Information Technology Association, 1973-1986. Member committees American National Standards Institute. Consultant in field.
Chairman Wheeling (Illinois) Senior Citizen Commission, 1987-1989, chairman 1996-1998, Wheeling (Illinois) Ad Hoc Human Rights Committee, 1993-1995. Counselor Illinois Department of Insurance, Senior Health Insurance Program, 1993-1998. Chairman Wheeling 2000 and Beyond Project Cmty.
Superior vena cava syndrome Committee, 1995-1998, leader current events class, 1989-1998, super senior, 1994, commissioner, 1998. With United States Air Force, 1942-1944. Member American Library Association (president-elect Information Science and Automation Division 1972-1973), American Society Information Science (chairman-elect Indiana chapter 1971-1972), Beta Phi Museum.
Married Louise Eleanore Kohler, May 26, 1947. 1 child, Donald Edward.