Background
Bixler, Paul was born on October 27, 1899 in Union City, Michigan, United States. Son of Miles Fred and Lida (Gillett) Bixler.
Bixler, Paul was born on October 27, 1899 in Union City, Michigan, United States. Son of Miles Fred and Lida (Gillett) Bixler.
AB, Hamilton College, 1922. Student, University Pennsylvania, 1923. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1924.
Bachelor of Library Science, Western Reserve University, 1933.
Instructor English, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1924-1926. Police reporter Cleveland Press, 1926-1927. Instructor English, Western Reserve University, 1928-1935.
Librarian Antioch College, 1935-1965, librarian emeritus, from 1965. Member editorial board Antioch Review, 1941—1942, from 1958, chairman, 1943-1958, editor, 1974-1977. Library adviser Social Science Library, University Rangoon, Burma, 1958-1960.
Staff Study for Ford Foundation Policy and Program, 1949. Consultant program library organization Ford Foundation, 1964. Visiting scholar University Center, Atlanta, 1963.
Member Ohio Library Association (president 1948-1949, Hall of Fame 1981), American Library Association (council 1948-1951, 56-58, executive secretary intellectual freedom committee 1952-1956), American College and Research Libraries, American Civil Liberties Union, John Dewey Society.
Married Norma Hendricks, October 6, 1926. Children: Giles Norman, Jon, Mark Frederick.