Background
Lavender, Kenneth was born on April 3, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ernest Atwood and Gwendolyn Ruth (Jones) Lavender.
Lavender, Kenneth was born on April 3, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Ernest Atwood and Gwendolyn Ruth (Jones) Lavender.
Bachelor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1961; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1964; Master of Science in Liberal Studies, University of Illinois, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972.
Assistant professor English South Dakota State University, 1972-1974. Assistant professor librarianship University South Carolina, 1974-1977. Humanities library, acting director collection development University Houston, Victoria, 1978-1981.
University bibliographer University North Texas, Denton, 1981-1989, curator rare book and Texana collections, 1989—2001. Library Syracase University, 2001—2006, professor practice, since 2006. Consultant, workshop facilitator.
Presenter in field.
President Light Opera Company, Denton, since 1997. Member American Library Association, Association College and Research Libraries (education committee preservation section since 1996), Association Library. and Information Science Education, Alliance for Higher Education of North Texas (preservation committee since 1981, chair 1987-1989), Beta Phi Museum.