Background
Deale,, Henry Vail was born on May 14, 1915 in Baltimore.
Deale,, Henry Vail was born on May 14, 1915 in Baltimore.
Student, Dickinson College, 1933. Bachelor, DePauw University, 1936. M. Library Science, University Illinois, 1937.
Master of Arts in English, Drake University, 1950.
Circulation assistant, stack superintendent Northwestern University Library, 1937-1939. Circulation assistant, public relations director Bloomington (Illinois) Public Library, 1939-1941. Civilian public service, 1941-1945.
Assistant librarian Ripon (Wisconsin) College, 1946. Reference librarian Drake University Library, 1946-1948, humanities librarian, 1948-1951. Librarian Illinois Wesleyan University, 1951-1953.
Director libraries Beloit College, 1953-1980, director libraries emeritus, since 1980. Also professor, chairman department library science. Fulbright scholar Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran, 1965-1966.
Fulbright lecturer faculty University Tehran, Iran, 1970-1971. Member Governor's Council on Library Development, 1974-1977.
Board directors local chapter National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. President board Volunteer Action Center, Beloit. President Friends of Beloit Public Library., 1987-1989.
Secretary Beloit Public Library. Foundation Board, since 1989. Voluntary action center, Grants Center Library., since 1992.
Beloit Corporation Minority Scholarship Committee, since 1986. Chairman Leon Peterson Scholarship Committee, since 1989, Merrill Community Center Board, since 1990. Life member American Library Association (member council 1972-1974, chairman grants committee 1967-1970, international relations committee 1975-1977).
Member Illinois Library Association, Iowa Library Association, Wisconsin Library Association (president 1959-1960), United Nations Week Committee (Beloit), Midwest Academy Librarians (chairman 1957-1959), Association College and Research Libraries (president college section 1964-1965), Friends of LIbraries United States of America, United Nations. Association United States, Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Son of Henry V. and Sarah Lippincott (Sisson) D. M. Jane Niehaus, June 7, 1944. 1 daughter, Sarah Deale Gaskin.