Background
Alford, Thomas Earl was born on March 5, 1935 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Horace and Della Mary (Slade) Alford.
Alford, Thomas Earl was born on March 5, 1935 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Horace and Della Mary (Slade) Alford.
Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University, 1958. Master of Arts in Library Science, University Michigan, 1964.
Director, Benton Harbor Public Library., Michigan, 1969-1974;
director, Macomb County Library., Mount Clemens, Michigan, 1974-1980;
assistant city library, Los Angeles Public Library., 1980-1992;
assistant county library, San Bernardino (California) County Library., since 1993. Director Berrien County Library League, Benton Harbor, 1969-1974, Library Cooperative Macomb, Mount Clemens, 1974-1980. Librarian United States of America New York World Fair, 1965.
Co-chairman Michigan delegation White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science, 1979. Board directors Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services,1980-, chairman, since 1982. Facilitator White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science, 1991.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1958-1962. Member American Library Association (division president 1972-1973, various committees), California library association (government relation committee since 1985).
Married Kay Alice Taylor, August 26, 1962. Children— Thomas Earl, Elaine Kay.