Edwin Sheffield Gleaves

Background

Gleaves, Edwin Sheffield was born on February 28, 1936 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Edwin Sheffield and Hazel Boyd (Hunter) Gleaves.

Education

Bachelor, David Lipscomb College, 1958. Master of Arts, Emory University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University, 1964.

Career

Head library, associate professor english, David Lipscomb College, Nashville, 1964-1965; director, department chairman library and information science, Peabody College Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1967-1987; state library, archivist, Tennessee State Library. and Archives, Nashville, since 1987. Fulbright lecturer, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1971. University lecturer, consultant Colombia, 1971, 84, 92, Mexico, 1971, 74, 79-81, 85-86, 94, Paraguay, 1977-1979.

Member Tennessee Humanities Council Board.

Achievements

• Edwin Sheffield Gleaves has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Bread for World, Washington, since 1984. Chairman Tennessee History Records Advisory Board, since 1988. Board directors Tennessee History Society, since 1994, Tennessee History Commission,1987-, Disciples of Christ History Society, since 1995, Tennessee Center for the Book, since 1996.

With United States Air Force Reserve, 1954-1963. Member American Library Association (translator World Encyclopedia 1986), Association Specialized and Cooperative Library. Agilysys (chair state library agency 1996-1997), Tennessee Library.

Association (Frances Neel Cheney award 1986, Honor award 1990), Society American Archivists, Tennessee History Society (board directors), Association Records Management Adminstrs., Chief Officers State Library.

Interests

• Avocations: ornithology, tennis, classical music, computers.

Connections

Married Jane Ann Thompson, May 20, 1978. Children: Susan Kay, David Hunter.

Father:

Edwin Sheffield Gleaves

Mother:

Hazel Boyd (Hunter) Gleaves

Spouse:

Jane Ann Thompson

child:

Susan Kay Gleaves

child:

David Hunter Gleaves