Background
Munn, Ralph was born on September 19, 1894 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Ferguson and Jennie (Wood) Munn.
Munn, Ralph was born on September 19, 1894 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Ferguson and Jennie (Wood) Munn.
Bachelor of Laws, University Denver, 1916, Bachelor of Arts, 1917. Bachelor of Library Science, New York State Library School, 1921. The Doctor of Letters, University Pittsburgh, 1940.
Doctor of Laws, Waynesburg, 1960.
Reference librarian Seattle (Washington) Public Library, 1921-1925, assistant librarian, 1925-1926. Librarian Flint (Michigan) Public Library, 1926-1928. Director Carnegie Library, 1928-1964.
Dean Carnegie Library School, Pittsburgh, 1928-1962. United States delegate United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Library Seminar, Sweden, 1950.
Served with United States Army, April 1917-July 1919. Member American Library Association (president 1939-1940), Pennsylvania library association (president 1930-1931). Sigma Pi, Phi Delta Phi.
Rotarian. Surveyed libraries of Australia and New Zealand for Carnegie Corporation, 1934, library needs of New York City for City Planning Commission, 1943.
Married Anne Shepard, June 6, 1922. Children: Robert Ferguson, Margaret Jean (Mistress Emory S. Lowry).