Background
Skipper, James Everett was born on December 10, 1920 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of Glenn Blount and Nina (Bigham) Skipper.
Skipper, James Everett was born on December 10, 1920 in Bartow, Florida, United States. Son of Glenn Blount and Nina (Bigham) Skipper.
Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1943. Bachelor of Science in liberal studies, University Michigan, 1948. Master of Science in liberal studies, 1949.
Doctor of Philosophy, 1960. Postgraduate (Carnegie fellow advanced library administration), Rutgers University, 1958.
Assistant librarian Washington and Jefferson College, 1949-1950. Assistant acquisitions librarian, then acquisitions librarian Ohio State University, 1950-1955. Instructor library science University Michigan, 1954.
Assistant librarian technical services Michigan State University, 1956-1959. Director libraries University Connecticut, Storrs, 1959-1963. Executive secretary Association Research Libraries, 1963-1967.
Associate librarian Princeton Library, 1967-1968. Chief University California at Berkeley Library, 1968-1971. Executive vice president Kraus-Thomson Organization, 1971-1974.
Director Research Libraries Group, 1974-1979. Executive director Midwest Regional Library Network, 1980-1983.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Library Association, Michigan Library Association (president college section 1957-1958), New England Library Association, Connecticut Library Association, Franklin County (Ohio) Library Association (president 1953-1954), Michigan Academy Arts, Letters and Science, Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences, Phi Eta Sigma, Beta Phi Museum Clubs: Cosmos, Yale.
Married Florene Wilkins, August 9, 1947 (divorced). Children: Glenn Michael, Nancy Sue. Married Margaret L. Meigs, June 10, 1961.
Children– William Meigs, Ann Meigs.