George Merritt Jenks

Background

Jenks, George Merritt was born on August 1, 1929 in Purcell, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Darrell C. and Muriel Helena (Denison) Jenks.

Education

Bachelor, University Oklahoma, 1949. Master of Arts, University Oklahoma, 1951. Master of Library Science, University Oklahoma, 1959.

Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1956.

Career

Reports officer, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1956-1957; instructor foreign languages, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1957-1958; librarian I, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, New York, 1959-1960; cataloger head acquisitions, California State University, Northridge, 1960-1963; assistant, then acting library, U. Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 1963-1966; chief technical services, university library, College Development Library., Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1966-1991; retired, College Development Library., Bucknell U., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1991. Lecturer Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, 1961-1963, Hobart Technology College, Tasmania, Australia, 1964-1966.

Achievements

• George Merritt Jenks has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Railway History Society, Lewisburg, 1971. Member planning commission City of Lewisburg, 1984-1987. Served with United States Marine Corps, 1951-1953, Korea.

Member American Library Association, Pennsylvania Library Association, American Association of University Professors. Lodges: Kiwanis (president Lewisburg chapter 1970).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, railroads.

Connections

Married Zoya Elaine Hochstein, March 2, 1957. Children: Darrell Allan, Mark Denison, Andrew Leslie.

Father:

Darrell C. Jenks

Mother:

Muriel Helena (Denison) Jenks

Spouse:

Zoya Elaine Hochstein

child:

Mark Denison Jenks

child:

Andrew Leslie Jenks

child:

Darrell Allan Jenks