Background
Palmer, Forrest Charles was born on October 17, 1924 in Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Forrest Blaire and Marie Florence (Rubach) Palmer.
Palmer, Forrest Charles was born on October 17, 1924 in Burlington, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Forrest Blaire and Marie Florence (Rubach) Palmer.
Student, University Pittsburgh, 1944. Bachelor, Valparaiso University, 1948. Bachelor of Science in Library.
Science, George Peabody College, 1949. Master of Science in Library. Science, George Peabody College, 1953.
Head catalog department, Janesville (Wisconsin) Public Library, 1949-1950;
serials cataloger, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1950-1951;
head serials department, North Carolina State University, 1951-1955;
director libraries, Mississippi State University, State College, 1955-1962;
librarian, head department library science, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1962-1970;
head librarian, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1970-1974;
professor library science, documents librarian, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1973-1989, retired, 1989;
professor emeritus, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1990;
faculty senate, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1982-1986;
faculty marshall, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1983-1985;
treasurer senate, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1985-1986. Member library committee Virginia Higher Education Study Commission. Secretary joint law library committee Laird L. Conrad Memorial Library, Harrisonburg, 1974-1989.
Advising committee Virginia Council Higher Education. Madison College representative Library Affairs Virginia U. Center.
Member education committee Starkville (Mississippi) Youth Center, 1956. Chairman advisory board Young Men’s Christian Association, State College, Mississippi, 1957-1959. Vice-chairman Republican city committee, Harrisonburg, 1979-1981.
Member land use advisory committee Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, 1979. Member Board Zoning Appeals, Harrisonburg, 1981-1991, vice chairman, 1983-1985, chairman, 1985-1991. Ruling elder Presbyterian Church United States, clerk of session.
Member task force on maintenance Synod of Mid-Atlantic, Presbyterian Church, Massanetta Springs, 1991. Member Fort Delaware Society, 1992, life member, since 1995. Member LaPorte County History Steam Society, Inc., since 1996.
Member Massanetta Springs Heritage Society, since 1997. Member Peabody Pioneers, Vanderbilt University, since 2003. With Signal Corps Army of the United States, PTO, 1943-1946.
Volunteer Keister Elementary School, Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1992. Member American Library Association (liaison committee Library Instruction Round Table 1978-1980, committee on instruction in use of libraries 1977-1979, member Government Documents Round Table 1983-1989), Southeastern Library Association (chairman college section 1960-1962, treasurer, member executive board 1975-1976, budget committee 1974-1980, hdqrts. liason committee, 1987-1991), Mississippi Library Association (chairman standards and planning committee 1958-1959, chairman college section 1959-1960), Virginia Library Association (activities committee 1962-1965, chairman publications committee 1963-1965, 1st vice president 1968, president 1969-1970), World War II Memorial Society (charter), Pi Gamma Mu, Alpha Beta Alpha (adviser 1962-1970), Beta Phi Museum.
Married Lois Mae Davis, June 12, 1946. Children: Forrest Charles Junior, Beth Elaine, Janet Lorrayne.