Background
Carroll, Hardy was born on February 24, 1930 in Kernersville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hardy Abram and Mary Helen (Bailey) Carroll.
Carroll, Hardy was born on February 24, 1930 in Kernersville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Hardy Abram and Mary Helen (Bailey) Carroll.
Bachelor, Guilford College, 1951. Bachelor's Degree, Hartford Seminary, 1954. Master of Library Science, Drexel University, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1974.
Cataloger University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957—1959, 1963—1965. Catalog library Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1965—1966, personnel library, 1966—1967. Assistant professor School Library and Information Science, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1970—1977, associate professor, 1977—1985, University Libraries, from 1985.
Trustee Michigan Library. Consortium, Lansing, 1977—1985, member executive council, 1983—1985.
Trustee People's Church, Kalamazoo, 1982—1985. Member of American Association of University Professors, Special Libraries Association (business and finance division), American Library Association (subcommittee copyright 1975-1977), Kalamazoo Folklife Association, Vine Neighborhood Association.
Married Mary Kulp Gotwals, July 25, 1959. Children: Stephen, Deborah.