Background
Forth, Stuart was born on August 13, 1923 in Manistee, Michigan, United States. Son of Wade Stuart and Nan (Rumans) Forth.
Forth, Stuart was born on August 13, 1923 in Manistee, Michigan, United States. Son of Wade Stuart and Nan (Rumans) Forth.
Bachelor, University Michigan, 1949. Master of Library Science, University Michigan, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Washington, 1961.
Catalog librarian, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1950-1952;
administrative assistant to director libraries, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1952-1954;
reference librarian, Seattle Public Library, 1954-1959;
undergraduate librarian, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1959-1961;
associate director libraries, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1961-1965;
director libraries, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1965-1973;
professor library science, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1966-1973;
vice president for student affairs, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1968-1970;
dean, university libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1973-1988;
dean emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1988. Teaching fellow history U. Washington, 1954-1955, 57-58. Instructor department Western Civilization U. Kansas, 1960-1965.
President Reagan appointee to advisory com.White House Conference on Library. and Information Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1989.
Staff sergeant United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Library Association (past chairman/member various committees) American Association of University Professors (president University Kansas chapter 1965), Association College and Research Libraries, Association Research Libraries (member or chair various committees), Research Libraries Group, Inc. (board governors 1974-1982, 84-86), American History Association, Organization American Historians, Manuscript Society, Bibliographical Society of America, Pacific Northwest Library. Association (secretary 1953-1954), Kansas Library.
Association (chairman college and university library section 1963-1964), Pennsylvania Library. Association (president 1979-1981).
Married Pearl Elizabeth Brown, December 24, 1951.