Background
Lancaster, John Herrold was born on September 5, 1898 in Nelsonville, Ohio, United States. Son of Stephen Henry and Mabel Edna (Gardner) Lancaster.
Lancaster, John Herrold was born on September 5, 1898 in Nelsonville, Ohio, United States. Son of Stephen Henry and Mabel Edna (Gardner) Lancaster.
Bachelor of Science, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1920. Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1926. Doctor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Science in Library Science, Columbia, 1941.
Teacher Wauseon (O.) High School, 1920-1924, Oak Harbor (O.) High School, 1924-1925. Superintendent Old Fort (O.) Rural Schools, 1925-1927. Director student teaching Heidelberg College, 1927-1939, librarian, 1939-1943.
Supervisor engineering, science, management War Training Program, Toledo College Engineering, 1942-1943. Assistant professor library science and physics University of Illinois, 1943-1945. Librarian, associate professor library science George Peabody College Teachers, 1945-1949, visiting professor library science, summers 1955, 56-57, 59, 61.
Director library Ohio Wesleyan University, 1949-1964. Head librarian Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, from 1964. Visiting associate professor of library science Syracuse University, in summers 1951, 52.
Visiting instructor library science Kent State University, summer 1965.
Member Joint Committee on Library Work as Career, 1947-1954, Committee on Inter-Library Cooperative Ohio Colleges Universities, 1951-1960. Served as Second lieutenant infantry United States Army, 1918. Member American Library Association, Ohio College Association (college library section chairman 1959-1960, teaching aids section), National Education Association (division audio visual instruction), Endl.
Film library association, Audio Visual Council O., Association College and Reference Libraries (teacher training section secretary 1947-1948, chairman 1948-1949), Association American Library Schools (commission on recruiting and personnel 1946-1949, chairman 1947-1949), O. library association (vice president 1942-1945, chairman librarians section 1959-1960), American Association University Professors, Chamber of Commerce, Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi. Clubs: Kiwanis (president 1963), Nashville Library (president 1948-1949). Member editorial staff Lincoln Library Essential Information, since 1959.
Married Florence Stinchcomb, August 10, 1922. Children: John Herrold, James Roydon.