William Joseph Kimbrough

Background

Kimbrough, William Joseph was born on April 21, 1930 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Joseph and Mary Alice (Sexton) Kimbrough.

Education

AB, Western Kentucky University, 1952. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1956.

Career

Reference assistant Grosse Pointe (Michigan) Public Library, 1956-1958. Head librarian Sturgis (Michigan) Public Library, 1958-1960. Supervisor adult services Lansing (Michigan) Public Library, 1960-1965, chief librarian, 1965-1969.

Assistant librarian, director public service Denver Public Library, 1970-1975. Director Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center, since 1975.

Achievements

• William Joseph Kimbrough has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Requiem for the Card Catalog: Management Issues in Automated Cataloging (Contributions in Political Science)

    ( Requiem for the Card Catalog helps sort out the problem...)

  • Requiem for the Card Catalog: Management Issues in Automated Cataloging (New Directions in Information Management)

Membership

Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1952-1954. Member American Library Association (past president library administration division), Michigan Library Association (past president), Minnesota Library Association (past president), Minnesota Association Continuing and Adult Education (past president).

Connections

Married Ann Cecil Cornett, November 25, 1954. Children: Charles Madison, Howard David.