Background
Howard, Joseph Harvey was born on January 15, 1931 in Olustee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of William Lester and Letitia Browder (Dickey) Howard.
Howard, Joseph Harvey was born on January 15, 1931 in Olustee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of William Lester and Letitia Browder (Dickey) Howard.
Bachelor in Museum Education, University Oklahoma, 1952. Master of Library Science, University Oklahoma, 1957.
Associate director public services, U. Colorado Library., Boulder, 1960-1963; volunteer, Peace Corps, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1963-1965; head catalog department, Washington University, St. Louis, 1956-1967; assistant chief descriptive cataloging division, Library. of Congress, Washington, 1967-1968; chief descriptive cataloging division, Library. of Congress, 1968-1972; chief serial record division, Library. of Congress, 1972-1975; assistant director (cataloging) processing department, Library. of Congress, 1975-1976; assistant library for processing services, Library. of Congress, 1976-1983; director, National Agricultural Library., Beltsville, Maryland., 1983-1994; retired, National Agricultural Library., Beltsville, Maryland., 1994.
Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member American Library Association (Melvil Dewey medal 1985) M C.
Married Patricia Shaughnessy Schiebel, April 10, 1980.