Lawrence Clark Powell

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Lawrence Clark Powell was an influential American librarian, bibliographer, and author who served as a key figure in the development of the UCLA library system and Western Americana studies.

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instanceOf bibliographer
human
librarian
associatedWith UCLA School of Library Service NERFINISHED
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library NERFINISHED
awardReceived Honorary degrees from multiple universities
Rothrock Award of the California Library Association NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-09-03
dateOfDeath 2001-03-14
educatedAt Occidental College NERFINISHED
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Dijon NERFINISHED
employer University of California, Los Angeles
familyName Powell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Western Americana NERFINISHED
bibliography
book collecting
librarianship
genre bibliography
essay
nonfiction
givenName Lawrence NERFINISHED
hasWritten numerous essays on books and reading
influenced development of academic librarianship in the American West
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Lawrence Clark Powell NERFINISHED
notableFor development of the UCLA library system
promotion of Western Americana studies
notableWork A Passion for Books NERFINISHED
Books in My Baggage NERFINISHED
Southwest Classics NERFINISHED
The Alchemy of Books NERFINISHED
The Little Package NERFINISHED
occupation author
bibliographer
librarian
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C.
placeOfDeath Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED
positionHeld Dean of the School of Library Service at UCLA
Director of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
University Librarian at UCLA NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED

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Powell Library namedAfter Lawrence Clark Powell