Background
Byam, Milton Sylvester was born on March 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Charles and Sybil J. (Williams) Byam.
Byam, Milton Sylvester was born on March 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Charles and Sybil J. (Williams) Byam.
Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences, City College, New York, 1947; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1949; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1968; postgraduate, New York University, 1950-1951.
With, Brooklyn Public Library, 1947-1968;
chief public services, Brooklyn Public Library, 1961-1965;
deputy director, Brooklyn Public Library, 1965-1968;
department chairman library science, St. Johns U., 1968-1972;
director, District of Columbia Public Library, 1972-1974;
director, Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, New York, 1974-1979;
president, Byam et al Consultants Inc., from 1979. Teacher history of libraries, humanities, literature, social science literature Pratt Institute, School Library Science, Bkyln., 1956-1967. Teacher public library administration St. Johns U. Graduate School, 1956-1968.
Co-chairman Brooklyn Citizens Committee for National Library Week, 1959-1960. Trustee Bookmobile Services Trust, 1968, New York Reference and Resources Council, 1969-1972, 74-79. Consultant/adviser to High John, U. Maryland.
Graduate Library School, 1969-1970. Member of advisory council Catholic library association, 1968-1972. Member of advisory committee department library science Queens College.
Examiner, director positions New York New Jersey State Civil Service Department, 1966-1980.
Vestryman Grace Church, Jamaica, 1968-1969. Member Commission on Urban Affairs, Diocese of Long Island, 1971-1972. Member Flushing Suburban Civic Association, 1953, president, 1964, finance secretary, 1983.
Member Community Planning Board 15A, 1967-1968. Board directors Queens Council on Arts, Queens council Boy Scouts American. Member Queens chapter American Red Cross, from 1979, vice president, 1986-1987.
President Queens Council for Social Welfare, 1979-1984, vice president, 1985-1987. Member Jamaica Hospital Nursing Home. With Army of the United States, 1943-1945.
Member American Library Association, New York State Library Association (chairman intellectual freedom committee 1968-1972), New York Library Club (director 1956-1957, 69-71) Clubs: Jamaica Rotary (president 1978), Archons of Colophons, Melvil Dui Chowder and Marching Society.
Married Yolanda Shervington, January 18, 1947. 1 child, Roger.