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Fair, Ethel Marion was born on November 15, 1884 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Robert Willis and Margaretta (Means) Fair.
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Ethel Marion Fair, American librarian. Member Associate Alumnae of Vassar, American Association University Women, American Institute of Graphic Arts, American Library Association, New Jersey library association (president 1945-1946), Pennsylvania library association, Special Libraries Association, League of Women Voters.; Club: Town Hall (New York).
Education
Student single course, University of Wisconsin
Career
Teacher in private school for girls, 1906-1908. Library assistant, 1913-1917. Special investigator, cost of living survey, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1918.
Special assistant, Pennsylvania State Library, 1919-1920.
Cataloger, Purdue University Library, 1920-1922. Instructor, University of Wisconsin Library School, 1922-1927.
Acting librarian, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1928. Acting principal Carnegie Library School, Atlanta, Georgia., 1929-1930.
Director Library School, New Jersey College for Women, 1930-1950.
Librarian American University at Cairo (Fulbright award), 1950-1951.
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Membership
Member Associate Alumnae of Vassar, American Association University Women, American Institute of Graphic Arts, American Library Association, New Jersey library association (president 1945-1946), Pennsylvania library association, Special Libraries Association, League of Women Voters. Club: Town Hall (New York).
