Background
Moore, John Richard was born on November 12, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James Lumpkin and Viola Beatrice (Laurell) Moore.
engineering information specialist Librarian
Moore, John Richard was born on November 12, 1921 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of James Lumpkin and Viola Beatrice (Laurell) Moore.
AB, Maryville College, Tennessee, 1947; postgraduate, U. Tennessee, 1948-1949,'51-52; postgraduate, University of Virginia, Mount Lake Station, 1950; Master of Arts in Library. Science, Rosary College, 1970.
Department head biological science, Lees–McRae College, Banner Elk, North Carolina, 1948-1951;
assistant professor, College of Wm. & Mary, Virginia Polytech. Institute, Norfolk, 1952-1954;
head department biology, Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky, 1954-1957;
associate engineer, Western Elec.
Company, Chicago, 1957-1958, '66-69;
engineer, ITT Kellogg Company, Chicago, 1958-1963;
engineer, Chicago, 1963-1966;
library, adult services Chicago Public Library., 1970-1972;
head adult book selection, Chicago Public Library., 1973-1975;
head engineering section, Chicago Public Library., since 1976.
Speaker on environmental subjects, panel participant local groups, 1948-1978. Cub Scout treasurer Boy Scouts American, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1957-1958, merit badge examiner. Sunday school teacher With United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946.
Member Special Libraries Association (engineering division chairman 1981-1982, environmental information division director service 1985-1987), History Earth Sciences Society, Council Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, Appalachian Trail Conference, Swedish-American History Society, Metropolitan Chicago Science and Technology Libraries (co-chairman 1982-1987), Western Society Engineers (associate, chairman publications committee 1978-1980), Chicago Map Society (board directors 1989-1993), Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, Theta Alpha Phi.
Married Constance Gaynell Hawkins, August 12, 1949. Children: John Junior, Linda Carol, Deborah Leigh.