Background
Rothstein, Samuel was born on January 12, 1921 in Moscow. Son of Louis Israel and Rose (Checov) Rothstein. arrived in Canada, 1922, naturalized, 1929.
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Samuel Rothstein
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Bachelor, U. B.C., 1939; Master of Arts, U. B.C., 1940; graduate student, University California, Berkeley, 1941-1942; graduate student, University California, Berkeley, 1946-1947; Bachelor of Liberal Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1947; student, University Washington, 1942-1943; Doctor of Philosophy (Carnegie Corporation fellow 1951-1954), University of Illinois, 1954; Doctor of Letters, York University, 1971.
Career
Teaching fellow, U. Washington, 1942-1943;
principal library assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1947;
member of staff, U. B.C. Library., Vancouver, Canada, 1947-1951, 54-62;
acting university library, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1961-1962;
professor library science, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1961-1986;
professor emeritus, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, since 1986;
director School Librarianship, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1961-1970. Visiting professor U. Hawaii, 1969, U. Toronto, 1970, 79, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1973. Member Commission National Plan Library.
Education, since 1963. Member associate committee science information National Research Council Canada, 1962-1969. Councillor B.C. Medical Library.
Svc., 1971; member Executive Committee Pacific division Canada Jewish Congress, 1962-1969, International House Association B.C., 1959-1960. Member Canada Advisory Board Science and Technology Information. Member cabinet Combined Jewish Appeal of Greater Vancouver, 1992-1995.
President Vancouver Public Library. Trust, 1987-1988.
Achievements
Works
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Membership
Life member board directors Jewish Cmty. Center of Greater Vancouver, president, 1972-1974. Board directors Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, since 1993.
Member Canada Library. Association (honorary life), Association American Library. Schools (president 1968-1969), Canada Association Library.
Schools (honorary life, president 1982-1984), American Library Association (county 1963-1969, Beta Phi Mu award 1988), B.C. Library. Association (honorary life, president 1959-1960, Helen Gordon Stewart award 1970), Pacific N.W. Library. Association (president 1963-1964, honorary life), Canada Library.
Association (honorary life, county 1958-1960, Outstanding Svc. to Librarianship award 1986), Bibliographical Society Canada (county 1959-1963), Canada Association University Teachers.
Connections
Married Miriam Ruth Teitelbaum, Aug.26, 1951. Children: Linda Rose, Sharon Lee.
