Background
Wilson, Louis Round was born on December 27, 1876 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jethro Reuben and Louisa Jane (Round) Wilson.
Wilson, Louis Round was born on December 27, 1876 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jethro Reuben and Louisa Jane (Round) Wilson.
Student Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1895-1898, Doctor of Laws, 1932. Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina, 1899, Master of Arts, 1902, Doctor of Philosophy, 1905, Doctor of Laws, 1934 (Phi Beta Kappa). The Doctor of Letters, University of Denver, 1932.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina, 1949.
Student Columbia, summer, 1910.
Associate professor library administration, same, 1907-1912, professor same, 1912-1920, and Kenan professor same, 1920-1932. Dean Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, 1932-1942, dean emeritus since 1942. Director of University of North Carolina, bureau of extension, 1912-1921.
Director of University of North Carolina Press, 1922-1932.
Director School of Library Science, 1931-1932, professor library administration, 1942-1947, director Sesquicentennial Publications, 1943, Sesquicentennial Celebration, 1944-1945. Chairman North Carolina Library Commission, 1909-1916.
Member American library association (member board education for librarianship, 1925-1932, Chairman of the Board, 1931. Member North Carolina library association (secretary 1904-1909, president 1910, 1921-1923, 1930-1931). Member Executive Committee, American Council on Education, 1936-1939.
Married Penelope Bryan Wright, June 10, 1909 (deceased). Children: Elizabeth Wright, Louis Round (deceased), Penelope, Mary Louise.