Background
Mersky, Roy Martin was born on September 1, 1925 in New York City. Son of Irving and Rose (Mendelson) Mirsky.
educator legal association administrator
Mersky, Roy Martin was born on September 1, 1925 in New York City. Son of Irving and Rose (Mendelson) Mirsky.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1948; Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, University of Wisconsin, 1953.
Cataloger United States government documents University Wisconsin Law Library., 1951—1952. Reference assistant Madison Free Library., Wisconsin, 1952. Private practice law, 1952—1954.
Readers advisory, reference and catalog library, municipal reference library at City Hall, Milwaukee Public Library., 1953—1954. Chief readers and reference service Yale Law Library., 1954—1959. Director Washington State Law Library., 1959—1963.
Executive secretary Judicial Council Commission Washington Court Report, State of Washington, 1959—1963. Professor law, law library University Colorado, Boulder, 1963—1965. Professor law, director research University Texas, Austin, from 1965, director Tarlton Law Library., Jamail Center Legal Research, 1965—2008, William Stamps Farish Centennial professor law, 1996—2001, Harry M. Reasoner Regents chair in law, 2001—2008, professor Graduate School Library and Information Science, 1976—2008.
Visiting professor law, director law library New York Law School, New York City, 1982-1984. M.D. Anderson Foundation visiting professor law Queen Mary and Westfield College, University London, 1994. Interim director Jewish National and University Library., Hebrew University, 1972-1973.
Visiting fellow Australian National University Faculty of Law, Canberra, 1999. Consultant to legal publications and law schools. Panelist various conferences.
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Board directors Central Texas chapter American Civil Liberties Union, president, 1968. Board directors Human Rights Documentation Exchange, 1997-2001. Member board advisors Anti-Defamation League, Austin, 1974-1978, Texas Book Festival, 2001-2004.
Board directors Hillel Foundation, 1980-1983. Board directors Texas Committee for Humanities, 1978-1980, chair, 1980-1982, conference facilitator, 1982. With United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow American Bar Foundation (life), Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (various committees), American Association of University Professors (chairman nominating committee 1979-1980), American Law Institute, Association American Law Schools (various committees), International Association Lawyers and Jurists (board governors American section 1980-1995), National Bar Association, American Association Law Libraries (chair various committees), American Society Information Science (president Texas/Oklahoma chapter 1992-1994), Scribes (board directors 1974-1994, book awards committee 1978-1996, president 1991-1993, chair Scribes Law Review Competition award committee 1993-2008), Society of America Law Teachers (board governors 1979-1988, nominations committee 1984), American Library Association (research libraries group 1987, library education division), American Society Indexers, International Association Law Libraries (United States advisory council), International Federation Library. Associations, National Libraries Association (president 1980-1981), Special Library.
Association, State Bar Texas (member edition board journal), State Bar Wisconsin (board member nonresident lawyers division 1992-1998, 2003-2008), National Association College and University Attorneys, Texas Association College Teachers, Texas Humanities Alliance (board directors 1986-1988), Texas Supreme Court History Society (board trustees 1988-1994, executive board 2002-2008, treasurer 2005-2008), Order of Coif (member triennial book award committee).
Married Rosemary Bunnage. Children: Deborah, Lisa, Ruth.