Lawrence Quincy Mumford

Lawrence Quincy Mumford
Lawrence Quincy Mumford
11th Librarian of Congress
	In office; 1954–1974
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower ; John F. Kennedy ; Lyndon B. Johnson ; Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Luther Evans
Succeeded by	Daniel Boorstin
President of the American Library Association
	In office; 1954–1955
Preceded by	Flora Belle Ludington
Succeeded by	John S. Richards
Personal details
Born	December 11, 1903; Hanrahan, North Carolina, US
Died	August 15, 1982 (aged 78); Washington, D.C., US
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	Librarian of Congress, President of the American Library Association

Lawrence Quincy Mumford (11 December 1903 – 15 August 1982)^[1] was an American librarian. He was the eleventh Librarian of the United States Congress from 1954 to 1974.

^ Cole, John Y. (1990). "Lawrence Quincy Mumford". In Wayne A. Wiegand (ed.). Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 87–91. ISBN 978-0-87287-586-9.

[Wiegand1990-1] Cole, John Y. (1990). "Lawrence Quincy Mumford". In Wayne A. Wiegand (ed.). Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 87–91. ISBN 978-0-87287-586-9.

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Lawrence Quincy Mumford


11th Librarian of Congress
In office 1954–1974
President	Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Luther Evans
Succeeded by	Daniel Boorstin
President of the American Library Association
In office 1954–1955
Preceded by	Flora Belle Ludington
Succeeded by	John S. Richards

Personal details
Born	(1903-12-11)December 11, 1903 Hanrahan, North Carolina, US
Died	August 15, 1982(1982-08-15) (aged 78) Washington, D.C., US
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	Librarian of Congress, President of the American Library Association