Background
GJELSNESS, Rudolph Hjalmar was born on October 18, 1894 in Reynolds, North Dakota, United States of America.
GJELSNESS, Rudolph Hjalmar was born on October 18, 1894 in Reynolds, North Dakota, United States of America.
Student, University of Oslo, Norway, 1924-1925.
Assistant, librarian and chief classifier, University of Michigan, 1925-1928, professor, library science, since 1937, chairman department, of library science, since 1940. Chief, preparation division, New York Public Library, 1929-1932. Librarian and professor., University of Arizona, 1932-1937.
Co-director, course for librarians, Biblioteca Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia, summer 1942: librarian, Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, Mexico City, since 1943. Served in United States Army in the United States, England, and France, 1917-1919. Member American Library Association, American Library Institute, Michigan Library Association', Michigan Academy, Phi Beta Kappa.
Honorary president, Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Bogotá. Bachelor of Arts, University of North Dakota, 1916. B. L.S., University of Illinois, 1920.
Order librarian, University of Oregon, 1920-1922. Senior bibliographer, University of California, 1922-1924.;;; co-director, course for librarians, Biblioteca Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia, summer 1942: librarian, Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, Mexico City, since 1943.
Served in United States Army in the United States, England, and France, 1917-1919.
Member American Library Association, American Library Institute, Michigan Library Association', Michigan Academy, Phi Beta Kappa.