Background
Chitwood, Julius Richard was born on June 1, 1921 in Magazine, Arkansas, United States. Son of Hoyt Mozart and Florence (Umfrid) Chitwood.
Chitwood, Julius Richard was born on June 1, 1921 in Magazine, Arkansas, United States. Son of Hoyt Mozart and Florence (Umfrid) Chitwood.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Ouachita Baptist College, Arkansas, 1942; Master of Music, Indiana U., 1948; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1954.
Music supervisor, Edinburgh (Indiana) Public Schools, 1946-1947; music and audiovisual librarian, Roosevelt College, Chicago, 1948-1951; humanities librarian, Drake U., 1951-1953; special cataloger, Chicago Teachers College, 1953; assistant circulation librarian, Indianapolis Public Library, 1954-1957; coordinator adult services, Indianapolis Public Library, 1957-1961; director, Rockford (Illinois) Public Library, 1961-1979; director, Northern Illinois Library System, Rockford, 1966-1976. Chairman subcommittee library system development Illinois Library Advisory Committee, since 1965;advising committee University of Illinois Graduate School Library Science, 1964-1968. Consultant in field, participant workshops.
President Rockford Regional Academic Center, 1974-1976. Member history committee Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission. Member Mayor Rockford Committee for United Nations, 1962-1970.
Section chairman Rockford United Fund, 1966-1970. Executive Rockford Civic Orchestra Association, 1962-1970. Served to major, infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Library Association (chairman subcommittee revision standards of materials, public librarydiv. 1965-1966, president building and equipment section library administration division 1967-1968, chairman staff development committee personnel administration section, library administrative division 1964-1968, president library administration division 1969-1970), Illinois library association (vice president 1964-1965, president 1965-1966), Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce.
Married Aileen Newsom, August 6, 1944.