John Henry Ottemiller

Background

Ottemiller, John Henry was born on September 17, 1916 in York, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Walter Franklin and Maude Estelle (Robey) Ottemiller.

Education

Student, Bread Loaf School of English Middlebury, Vermont, 1935-1936. Bachelor of Arts, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1938. Bachelor of Science, School of Library Science, Columbia University, 1940.

Career

Circulation and reference assistant, Columbia College Library, 1938-1939, 1940-1942. Assistant preparations division, New York Public Library, 1939-1940. Assistant to librarian Brown University, 1942-1944.

Interdepartmental committee for the acquisition of foreign publications, Office of Strategic Services, United States Government, 1944-1945.

Acting assistant chief reference division, unites states department of State, April 1946, acting chief, August 1946, chief, November 1947, acting chief division of library and reference services, 1948-1951. Associate librarian, Yale University, 1951-1957, associate University librarian, 1957-1968.

Associate in university library administration, Simmons College of Library Science, 1953-1955. Founder, president Shoe String Press, Incorporated., 1952-1968.

Founder, secretary-treasurer Tompsons Malone, Incorporated., 1957-1968.

Achievements

• John Henry Ottemiller has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the United States Civil Service Committee of Expert Examiners, 1948-1951. Chairman advising committee of Southern Connecticut State College. Member American Library Association, Connecticut library association, Bibliographical Society American, Alpha Sigma Phi.

United Brethren religion.

Clubs: Groiler.

Connections

Married Frances Josephine Thompson, March, 24, 1943. Children: Joan, John Thompson.

Father:

Walter Franklin Ottemiller

Mother:

Maude Estelle (Robey) Ottemiller

Spouse:

Frances Josephine Thompson

child:

John Thompson Ottemiller

child:

Joan Ottemiller