Robert Royce Mc Clarren

Background

Clarren, Robert Royce Mc was born on March 15, 1921 in Delta, Ohio, United States. Son of Dresden William Howard and Norma Leona (Whiteman) Mc Clarren.

Education

Student, Antioch College, 1940. AB, Muskingum College, 1942. Master of Arts in English, Ohio State University, 1951.

Master of Science in Library Science, Columbia, 1954. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Rosary College (now Dominican University), 1989.

Career

Registration officer, VA, Cincinnati, 1946-1947; instructor English, General Motors Institute, 1949-1950; head circulation department, Oak Park (Illinois) Public Library., 1954-1955; acting head librarian, Oak Park (Illinois) Public Library., 1955; head librarian, Crawfordsville (Indiana) Public Library., 1955-1958; head librarian, Huntington Public Library., Western Counties Regional Public Library., West Virginia, 1958-1962; director, Indiana State Library., 1962-1967; system director, North Suburban Library. System, 1967-1989; system director emeritus, North Suburban Library.

System, since 1990; consultant library, Chicago Public Library. Foundation, 1990;

delegate White House Conference on Libraries, 1979. Instructor University of Wisconsin, summer 1964, Rosary College, 1968-1980, University Texas, summer 1979, 82, Northern Illinois U., 1980.

President West Virginia Library. Association, 1960; member Governor Indiana Commission Arts, 1964-1965, Illinois State Library. Advisory Committee, 1972-1979, 87-89, chairman, 1975-1979, vice chairman,1988-1989.

Board directors Illinois Regional Library. Council, 1972-1982, president, 1977. Chairman advisory commission National Periodical System, National Commision on Libraries and Information Science, 1978-1981.

Treasurer Illinois Coalition Library. Advisers, 1982-1989.

Achievements

• Robert Royce Mc Clarren has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946, 51-52. Major Reserve; Member American Library Association (councilor 1966-1968, 74-78, treasurer 1968-1972, endowment trustee 1972-1978, member publication board 1972-1975, president reference and adult service division 1975-1976, Joseph Towne Wheeler award 1954, Melville Dewey award 1989, The National Library Advocacy Honor Roll 2000), Association State and Cooperative Library. Agencies (press 1972), 14th Armored Division Association (president-elect), Beta Phi Museum.

Connections

Married Margaret Aileen Weed (deceased October 2001). Children: Mark Robert(deceased), Todd Adams.

Father:

Dresden William Howard Clarren

Mother:

Norma Leona (Whiteman) Mc Clarren

Spouse:

Margaret Aileen Weed

child:

Todd Adams Clarren

child:

Mark Robert Clarren (deceased)