Background
Carthy, Stephen Anthony Mc was born on October 7, 1908 in Eden Valley, Minnesota, United States. Son of Stephen Joseph and Mary Agnes (Graham) McCarthy.
Carthy, Stephen Anthony Mc was born on October 7, 1908 in Eden Valley, Minnesota, United States. Son of Stephen Joseph and Mary Agnes (Graham) McCarthy.
Bachelor, Gonzaga University, 1929. Master of Arts, Gonzaga University, 1930. Bachelor of Liberal Studies, McGill University, 1932.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), McGill University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1941.
Teacher, Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Washington, 1929-1931;
assistant librarian and cataloger, St. John's U., Collegeville, Minnesota, 1933-1934;
reference assistant, Chicago American (newspaper), 1934-1935;
librarian, University College, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1935-1937;
assistant director libraries, U. Nebraska, 1937-1941;
associate director, U. Nebraska, 1941-1942;
director, U. Nebraska, 1942-1944;
assistant director libraries, Columbia University, 1944-1946;
director, Cornell Univercity Library, 1946-1967;
director libraries, Cornell Univercity Library, 1960-1967;
executive secretary, Association Research Libraries, Washington, 1960-1962;
executive director, Association Research Libraries, 1967-1974;
Fulbright lecturer in, Egypt, 1953-1954;
Fulbright lecturer in, Institute United States Studies, U. London, 1967. Visiting professor University of Illinois Library School, summer 1943. Conductor surveys university libraries.
Library building consultant.
Member American Library Association, Association College and Rch. Libraries (chairman university libraries 1948-1949), Nebraska Library Association (president 1940), New York Library Association (president 1951-1952), Phi Beta Kappa (honorary).
Married Mary Louise Wedemeyer, August 27, 1936 (deceased June 1971). Children– Stephen Graham, Louise Bert (Mistress Xerxes J. Mehta), Kathleen Marie, David John (deceased April 1970). Married Dorothy E. Ryan, July 8, 1972 (deceased July 1979).