Robert Newton Broadus

Background

Broadus, Robert Newton was born on December 3, 1922 in Stanford, Kentucky, United States. Son of Earl Newton and Elizabeth Lambert (Carter) Broadus.

Education

Student, David Lipscomb College, 1941-1943; Bachelor, George Pepperdine College, 1945; B Library. Science, University of Chicago, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1952.

Career

Library, George Pepperdine College, Los Angeles, 1947-1953; library, David Lipscomb College, Nashville, 1953-1955; library specialist, Sperry Rand Corporation, Chicago, 1956-1961; associate professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1955-1956, 1961-1965; professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1965-1976; professor library science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976-1993; professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1993.

Achievements

• Robert Newton Broadus has been listed as a noteworthy Library science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Selecting Materials for Libraries

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  • The Role of the Humanities in the Public Library

Interests

• Avocations: printing, woodcutting, travel, reading.

Connections

Married Mary Eleanor Hammond, December 15, 1948. Children: John Robert, Earl William.

Father:

Earl Newton Broadus

Mother:

Elizabeth Lambert (Carter) Broadus

Spouse:

Mary Eleanor Hammond

child:

Earl William Broadus

child:

John Robert Broadus