Willard Roy Holleman

Background

Holleman, Willard Roy was born on November 18, 1909 in Alderson, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Meredith Flurry and Fannie (Breedlove) Holleman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1929, Master of Science in Physics, 1943. Master of Science in Library Science, University of Illinois, 1937.

Career

Teacher and administrator public schools, Oklahoma, 1930-1937. Reference librarian Oklahoma State University, 1938-1942. Physics instructor United States Army Air Force, Oklahoma State University, 1942-1944.

Chief librarian Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1944-1948, Mead Corporation, Chillicothe, O., 1948-1950.

Librarian Scripps Institution Oceanography, University of California at Louisiana Jolla, 1950-1961. Associate professor Graduate School Library Science, University of Southern California, 1961-1963, associate professor, department chairman library science and head librarian College for Women, University San Diego, 1963-1969.

Achievements

• Willard Roy Holleman has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Library Association, Special Libraries Association (director) 1959-1962, professional consultant 1959-1969), California (president Palomar district, 1965-1966), Louisiana Jolla (vice president, trustee 1965-1969) library associations, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, American Association University Professors, Scabbard Blade, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Pi.

Connections

Married Marian Patterson, 1961.

Father:

Meredith Flurry Holleman

Mother:

Fannie (Breedlove) Holleman

Spouse:

Marian Patterson