James Edwin Gourley

Background

Gourley, James Edwin was born on June 13, 1908 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Editor and Addie (Ozena) Gourley.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Howard College, Birmingham, 1930. Bachelor of Science, Columbia, 1931. Postgraduate U. Tulsa.

Career

Page, junior library assistant Birmingham Public Library, 1922-1930. Reference assistant New York Public Library, 1930-1937. Director Public Library, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1937-1939.

Assistant to librarian Racquet and Tennis Club, New York, 1933-1937.

Librarian Tulsa Public Library, 1939-1962. Chief of Aeronautical Center Libraries Federal Aviation Administration, 1962-1973.

Achievements

• James Edwin Gourley has been listed as a noteworthy librarian. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member American Library Association, Oklahoma library association (past president), Sigma Nu, Kappa Phi Kappa.

Connections

Married Virginia B. Ewing, November 10, 1934. Children: Dorothy Ewing, James Edwin.

Father:

Editor Gourley

Mother:

Addie (Ozena) Gourley

Spouse:

Virginia B. Ewing

child:

Dorothy Ewing Gourley

child:

James Edwin Gourley