Walter Hausdorfer

Background

Hausdorfer, Walter was born on April 30, 1898 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Paul Bernhard and Meta (Gausepohl) Hausdorfer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Temple University, 1925. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1927, Master of Science, 1930.

Career

Assistant librarian, Temple University Library, 1925-1926. Reference assistant, New York Public Library, 1927-1930. Librarian, School of Business, Columbia University, 1930-1946.

Librarian, Temple University, 1946-1961, professor of bibliography, 1961-1963.

Library consultant Personnel Department, City of Philadelphia. In Students Army Training Corps, 1918.

Achievements

• Walter Hausdorfer has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Grand Jury, New York County. Chairman Philadelphia Metropolitan Library Council, 1947-1948. Member Middle States Association Colleges Secondary Schools, American library association (member board personnel adminstration), Special Library Association (president New York chapter, 1933-1934.

Member American Library Association Conference Program Commission.

Connections

Married Abigail East. Fisher, September 6, 1927.