Background
Gaines, James Edwin was born on February 21, 1938 in Dalton, Georgia, United States. Son of James Edwin and Olivia (McCarty) Gaines.
Gaines, James Edwin was born on February 21, 1938 in Dalton, Georgia, United States. Son of James Edwin and Olivia (McCarty) Gaines.
AB, Emory University, 1961; Master of Library Science, Emory University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1977.
Teacher English, Marist College H.S., Atlanta, 1961-1962; graduate library assistant, Emory University, Atlanta, 1962-1964; assistant to head of public services, U. Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 1964-1965; assistant cataloger, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio., 1965-1968; director library, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, 1968-1974; head librarian, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, 1976-1993; retired, 1994.
Member Committee on Foreign Rels., Charlottesville, Virginia, 1982-1991. Secretary American Red Cross, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1993-1998, Rockbridge Disability Superior vena cava syndrome Board, since 1993. Member American Library Association, Virginia Library.
Association (chairman college and university section 1979-1980), Southern Association Colleges Schools (visiting committeeman 1969-1998), Kiwanis (secretary 1985-1992).
Married Sally Martin, November 27, 1965 (divorced May 29, 1985). Chiildren: Thomas Martin, Robin Jeannette, Steven McCarty. Married Elizabeth Hood, July 28, 1990.