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Holley, Edward Gailon was born on November 26, 1927 in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States. Son of Abe Brown and Maxie Elizabeth (Bass) Holley.
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Holley, Edward Gailon was born on November 26, 1927 in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States. Son of Abe Brown and Maxie Elizabeth (Bass) Holley.
Bachelor magna cum laude, David Lipscomb College, Nashville, 1949; Master of Arts, George Peabody College, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1961.
Assistant library, David Lipscomb College, 1949-1951;
member of staff, University of Illinois, 1951-1962;
library education, philosophy and psychology library, University of Illinois, 1957-1962;
director libraries, U. Houston, 1962-1972;
dean School Library. Science, School Library Science, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972-1985;
professor, School Library Science, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985-1989;
William Rand Kenan, Junior professor, School Library Science, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989-1995;
professor emeritus, U. North Carolina at Chapel Hill, since 1996. Visiting lecturer University of Wisconsin, Madison, summer 1968.
Visiting professor North Texas State University, summer 1970, University of California at Los Angeles, fall 1986. Member of advisory county library resources United States Office Education, 1968-1971. Consultant various libraries Texas, Illinois, South Carolina. board higher education, National Endowment for Humanities, unites states department Education.
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Trustee Disciples of Christ History Society, 1973-1985. Member governing board University North Carolina Press, 1975-1995, chairman, 1989-1993. Trustee OLC, Inc., 1985-1994, chairman, 1989-1992.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1953-1956. Member American Library Association (president 1974-1975, chairman public board 1972-1973, Scarecrow Press award 1964, Melvil Dewey medal 1983, Lippincott award 1987), Association for Library and Information Science Association (Professional Education award 1998), Texas Library. Association (president 1971), Southea.
Library. Association (Rothrock award 1992), North Carolina Library. Association (Distinguished Service award 1995), Association College and Research Libraries (editor monographs 1969-1972, Research Library of the Year award 1988), Special Libraries Association (honorary), Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Phi Mu (president 1984-1986, award 1991, Alise award 1998).
Married Robbie (Bobbie Lee) Gault, June 19, 1954. Children: Gailon Boyd, Edward Jens, Beth Alison, Amy Lin Holley.