Background
Summers, Frank William was born on February 8, 1933 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Frank Wesley and Kathleen (Gilreath) Summers.
Summers, Frank William was born on February 8, 1933 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of Frank Wesley and Kathleen (Gilreath) Summers.
Bachelor, Florida State University, 1955. Master of Arts, Rutgers University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, 1973.
Library. Jacksonville Public Library., 1955, 57. Senior library Linden (New Jersey) Public Library., 1958-1959. Director Cocoa (Florida) Public Library., 1959-1961.
Associate library Providence Public Library., 1961-1965. Library Florida State Library., 1965-1969. Research fellow Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1969-1970.
Assistant dean, professor College Librarianship, University South Carolina, 1971-1976, dean, 1976-1985. Dean School Library and Information Studies Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1985-1994, professor, 1994-1999, director of libraries, 2000-2001, 2006—2007. Lecturer Library. School University Rhode Island, 1964-1995.
Library surveys in Florida, Ohio, New York, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas.
Member Rhode Island Board Library Commissioners, 1964-1965. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957. Member American Library Association (executive board, vice president, president-elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989, Joseph W. Lippincot award 1996), Rhode Island Library.
Association (president), South Carolina Library. Association (president), Association American Library. Schools (president), Beta Phi Mu (executive director 1996-1999).
1 son, William Wesley.