Edith Belle Phillips

Background

Phillips, Edith Belle was born on March 24, 1921 in Shelby, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Boyd Earl and Jessie Beatrice (Rankin) Crowl.

Education

Bachelor, Eastern Michigan University, 1942. Postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1945. Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1945.

Master of Library Science, University Michigan, 1949.

Career

Junior library University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1945—1949. Library Chicago Jewish Academy, 1951—1952. Cataloger and assistant director Kent County Library., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1953—1955.

Assistant school library Public Schools, Grandville, 1958—1962. Head catalog and book selection coordinator Library. Michigan, Lansing, 1962—1968, associate professor library science, from 1968, academy program coordinator, 1983—1986.

Delegate Michigan White House Conference, Lansing, 1979. Member Michigan Interorganization Council Continuing Library. Education, secretary, from 1986.

Teacher A-J Seminar, Southfield, Michigan, 1981. Consultant Detroit, 1982, Gale Research Company, Detroit, 1982—1983. Member advisory committee Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, 1983—1985.

Achievements

• Edith Belle Phillips has been listed as a noteworthy library science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Michigan Interorganization Council on Continuing Library Education (secretary 1986). Member of advisory committee Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1983-1985. Member Friends of Detroit Public Library, since 1970, Founders" Society, Institute of Arts, Detroit, since 1977.

Member American Association of University Professors, Association for Library and Information science Education (liaison representative 1979-1984), American Library Association, Michigan library association (chairman library education caucus 1982-1984), Women"s National Book Association (president, board directors Detroit), League of Women Voters (board directors Southfield 1981-1984 ), American Civil Liberties Union (board directors Detroit since 1981), Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Museum.

Interests

• Reading, theatre, hiking, swimming.

Connections

Married Clarence Albert Phillips, June 19, 1943 (deceased 1981). Children: Jonathan Kirk(deceased), Sara Grace(deceased).

Father:

Boyd Earl Crowl

Mother:

Jessie Beatrice (Rankin) Crowl

Spouse:

Clarence Albert Phillips

child:

Sara Grace Phillips (deceased)

child:

Jonathan Kirk Phillips (deceased)