Background
Anderson, Herschel Vincent was born on March 14, 1932 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul Kemper and Lillian (Johnson) Anderson.
Anderson, Herschel Vincent was born on March 14, 1932 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul Kemper and Lillian (Johnson) Anderson.
Graduate, Needham B. Broughloton High School, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1950. Bachelor, Duke University, 1954. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1959.
Library assistant Brooklyn Public Library, 1954-1959. Assistant bookmobile librarian King County Public Library, Seattle, 1959-1962. Assistant librarian Longview (Washington) Public Library, 1962-1963.
Librarian North Carolina Museum Art, Raleigh, 1963-1964. Audio-visual consultant North Carolina State Library, 1964-1968. Director Sandhill Regional Library, Rockingham, North Carolina, 1968-1970.
Associate state librarian Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, 1970-1972. Unit director Colorado State Library, Denver, 1972-1973. State librarian South Dakota State Library, Pierre, 1973-1980.
Director Mesa (Arizona) Public Library, 1980-1999. Founding member, chief officers State Library. Agencies, 1973—1980, board directors.
Director Bibliographical Center Research, Denver, 1974—1980, vice president, 1977. Founding member Western Council St. Libraries, 1975—1980, vice president, 1978, president, 79. Member library technician training advisory committee Mesa Community College, 1982—1985, member commission excellence, 1993—2003.
Chairman Serials On-Line Arizona Consortia, 1985—1986. Member Arizona Library. Development Council, 1991—1993, Arizona State Library.
Advisory Council, since 1998, chair, since 1999. Member Library. Facilities Advisory Board, Gilbert, Arizona, 1999—2006. With United States Army, 1955-1957.
Founding member, treasurer Maricopa County Library. Council, 1981—1999, president, 1983, 1993. Member history preservation committee City of Mesa, 2000—2006, chairman, 2005—2006.
Member Valley Citizens League, since 1991. Junior warden St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Mesa, 1985—1987, vestryman, 1987—1990, 1995—1998, senior warden, 1996—1998, archivist, 2000—2008. Delegate annual convention Episcopal Diocese Arizona, 1989—1992, 1994—1998, member archives committee, 1990—1997, member Diosecan Council Episcopal, 1996—1998.
Member steering committee Northeast Regional Parish, 1994—2004, chair Native American committee, 1999—2004. Lector, server, acolyte Episcopal Church Epiphany, since 2009. Secretary, board directors Sunridge Homeowners Association, 1980—1990, La Maricpsa Villas VI Homeowners Association, 1990—1999, since 2001.
Board directors La Maricpsa Vaillas VI Homeowners Association, since 2001. Member of American Library Association, History Society Episcopal Church, National Episcopal Historians & Archivists, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Heard Museum, Mesa History Society, North Carolina Literary and History Association, National Trust for History Preservation, Arizona History Foundation, Arizona Library. Association (member executive committee 1986-1987), Mountain Plains Library.
Association (president 1974, board directors 1974-1977, 1986-1987, Intellectual Freedom award 1979), South Dakota Library. Association (life Library of the Year award 1977), Kiwanis (board directors Mesa 1981-1986, vice president 1983, president 1985-1986), Phi Kappa Psi.