Background
Leonard, Lawrence Edwards was born on August 15, 1934 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Roger Earl and Grace Irene (Edwards) Leonard.
Leonard, Lawrence Edwards was born on August 15, 1934 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Roger Earl and Grace Irene (Edwards) Leonard.
Student, Colorado School Mines, 1952-1953; student, University Colorado, 1953-1954; Bachelor of Arts, University Illinois, 1956; Master of Arts, University Denver, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1975; postgraduate, San Jose State University, 1975-1978.
Assistant librarian, Martin Company, Denver, 1959-1961; assistant librarian, General Atomic, San Diego, 1961-1963; assistant librarian, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Corona, California, 1963-1964; chief librarian, National Bureau Standards, Boulder, Colorado, 1964-1967; director National Science Foundation study, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1967-1968; research associate, University of Illinois, 1968-1972; chief catalog department, Stanford University Libraries, 1973-1976; library program officer, Office of Education, San Francisco and Washington, 1976-1980; chief technical services branch, unites states department Transportation Library, Washington, 1980-1982; library director, unites states department Transportation Library, Washington, since 1982.
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Served with United States Army, 1956-1958. Member American Library Association (council 1972-1974), Special Libraries Association (division secretary 1981-1985), District of Columbia library association.
Son of Roger Earl and Grace Irene (Edwards) L. M. Carolyn May Turner, November 25, 1960. 1 daughter, Elizabeth Irene.