Donald Winston Kohlstedt

Background

Kohlstedt, Donald Winston was born on April 16, 1909 in Milwaukee. Son of Edward Delor and Hannah Carrie (Sandmeir) Kohlstedt.

Education

Student Dakota Wesleyan University, 1925-1928, honorary Doctor of Laws 1953. Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, 1929, Bachelor of Science in Library Science, with honors, 1930, Master of Arts, 1935.

Career

Stack supervisor, University of Illinois Library, 1929-1930. 1st assistant Saint Louis Municipal Reference Library, 1930-1934. Instructor in public library administration, University of Illinois Library School, summer 1935.

Librarian Kansas City (Kansas) Public Library, 1935-1944.

Became librarian Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Library, 1941, later library director Business manager Public Libraries, a periodical, 1952-1954.

Lecturer Library Science, University of Michigan, extension service, 1956-1957, 59-60, 64-65, 67-68.

Achievements

• Donald Winston Kohlstedt has been listed as a noteworthy library director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kansas State Planning Board, 1939-1940. Member Michigan State Board for Libraries, 1949-1954, chairman 1952-1954. Member executive board Grand Rapid Adult Education Council, Friends of Library.

Member Michigan Council Better Libraries, Grand Rapids Cultural Development Committee.

Member Governor's National Library Week Committee, 1966. Member American Library Association (council, 1949-1952.

Member finance committee 1942-1944, chairman Constitution, Bylaws Committee, 1954-1956, exhibits round table Executive Board 1954-1956, chairman standards committee. Member Young Men's Christian Association Education Committee.

Member of the board of directors Friends of America Art (1941-1945).

Better Films Council (president 1945-1946), (both of Grand Rapids). Member Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association, Alpha Kappa Delta, Sigma Tau Delta, Beta Phi Museum. Rotarian.; Club: Torch (Grand East Grand Rapids Michigan.

Connections

Married Ethelyn Adelia Dunn, February 22, 1930. Children: Roger Winston, Carolyn Sue, Linda Rae.

Father:

Edward Delor Kohlstedt

Mother:

Hannah Carrie (Sandmeir) Kohlstedt

Spouse:

Ethelyn Adelia Dunn

child:

Carolyn Sue Kohlstedt

child:

Roger Winston Kohlstedt

child:

Linda Rae Kohlstedt