Background
Adams, Scott was born on November 20, 1909 in Agawam, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Scott and Edith and Fisher (Ferre) Adams.
Adams, Scott was born on November 20, 1909 in Agawam, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Scott and Edith and Fisher (Ferre) Adams.
1 daughter, Susanna.
Married Joan Titley, January 19, 1974. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1930. Master of Library Science, Columbia, 1940.
Department head Teachers College Library, Columbia, 1940-1942, Providence Public Library, 1943-1945.
Acting librarian Armed Forces Medical Library, 1946-1950. Librarian United States National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1950-1959.
Program director, foreign science information Office of Science Information Service, National Science Foundation, 1959-1960. Deputy director National Library of Medicine, 1960-1969.
Special assistant to the foreign secretary National Academy Sciences, 1970-1971.
Senior staff scientist science biological communications division George Washington University, 1972-1973. Professor School Education, U. Louisville, 1973-1975. Associate Urban Studies Center, 1975-1978.
Secretary United States Book Exchange, Incorporated., 1952-1953.
Member international advising committee documentation, libraries and archives to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1967-1970, consultant, 1971-1982. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary information and communications section 1969-1974), Medical library association (director 1952-1955, president 1967-1968). Member District of Columbia library association (president 1948), Council National Library Associations
(secretary 1954-1955), American Society Information Science (president 1954-1955), Special Libraries Association, National Academy Sciences (Chairman of Commission on international science and technical information programs 1974-1975).
Clubs: Mayflower Society (Louisville), Filson (Louisville).
Married Barbara Winn, June 29, 1935. Married Joan Titley, January 19, 1974.