Background
Swanson, Don Richard was born on October 10, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry Windfield and Grace Clara (Sandstrom) Swanson.
Swanson, Don Richard was born on October 10, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harry Windfield and Grace Clara (Sandstrom) Swanson.
Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1945. Master of Arts, Rice University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1952.
Physicist University California Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley, 1947-1952, Hughes Research and development Laboratories, Culver City, California, 1952-1955. Research scientist TRW, Inc., Canoga Park, 1955-1963. Professor Graduate Library School, University Chicago, 1963-1992, dean, 1963-1972, 77-79, 86-90, professor bio-science college division and division humanities, 1992-1996, professor emeritus, since 1996.
Member Science Information Council, National Science Foundation, 1960-1965. Member toxicology information panel President's Science Advisory Committee, 1964-1966. Member library visiting committee Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966-1971.
Member committee on science and technical communication National Academy of Sciences, 1966-1969.
Trustee National Opinion Research Center, 1964-1973. Research fellow Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1972-1976. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Member of American Society for Information Science.
Married Patricia Elizabeth Klick, August 22, 1976. Children– Douglas Alan, Richard Brian, Judith Annual.