Background
Bogan, Mary Elizabeth was born on April 6, 1940 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of James Joseph and Cecilia Hurley Bogan.
Bogan, Mary Elizabeth was born on April 6, 1940 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of James Joseph and Cecilia Hurley Bogan.
Bachelor, College of Mount St. Vincent, Riverdale, New York, 1962. Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1962. Master of Science, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1975.
Reference library Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, since 2001, special collections library, 1976—2001. Reference library University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, 1974, graduate assistant, 1973. Children's library San Diego Public Library., San Diego, 1963—1973.
Library Cabrillo National Monument, 1969—1970, 1973, Saratoga Springs Public Library., Saratoga Springs, New York, 1955—1962. Executive secretary William Allen White Children's Book Award Program ESU, Emporia, Kansas, 1976—2003. University archivist Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, 1984—1996.
Devout Catholic
Advisory comittee Kansas Center for the Book, Topeka, since 1987. Advisory council Kansas Library. Network Board Preservation Committee, 1990—1993.
Consultant William Allen White Home Oral History Project, Emporia, 2001—2002. Member of National Planning for Special Collections Committee (chair 1982-1983), Genealogy Committee, Society of America Archivists, American Library Association.