About Elizabeth Homer Morton
Lived 1903 – 1997 (aged 94). Elizabeth Homer Morton was a librarian.
Elizabeth Homer Morton (February 3, 1903 – July 6, 1977) was a Canadian librarian. She was the best-known librarian of her generation.
In 1944, she was named executive secretary for the Canadian Library Council. Morton was the founding director of the Canadian Library Association (CLA), serving from 1946 to 1968. Under her leadership, the CLA pushed for the creation of Canada's National Library, later Library and Archives Canada. She was also the first editor of The Canadian Library Journal and Feliciter. In 1969, she completed a MA in library science at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. She worked as a library consultant for the Canadian National Library and was hired by UNESCO to report on library services in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Who was Elizabeth Homer Morton?
Canadian librarian
When was Elizabeth Homer Morton born?
Elizabeth Homer Morton was born on 3 February 1903.
When did Elizabeth Homer Morton die?
Elizabeth Homer Morton died on 6 July 1997 in Ottawa.
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Elizabeth Homer Morton was a librarian.
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