George Locke

George Locke
Born 29 March 1870 Edit this on Wikidata
Beamsville Edit this on Wikidata
Died 28 January 1937 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 66)
Toronto Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
Occupation Librarian edit this on wikidata
Employer

George Herbert Locke (March 29, 1870 – January 28, 1937) was a Canadian librarian. He was chief librarian of the Toronto Public Library from 1908 until his death, a time of great expansion in that library system. In 1926-27 he became the second Canadian to be president of the American Library Association.[1] The George H. Locke Memorial Branch of the Toronto Public Library, which opened in 1949, is named after him.[2][3]

Biography

Locke was born in Beamsville, Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1893. After graduating, he taught as a professor of ancient history at the University of Toronto and continued to teach at other colleges in subsequent years. He served as editor of the School Review while at the University of Chicago and was also the author of books on Canadian history. He was survived by his wife Grace Moore Locke.[4]

Bibliography

  • Builders of the Canadian Commonwealth. 1923.
  • The education of a people : the inaugural lecture delivered at Macdonald College. 1908.
  • English History (ALA: Reading with a purpose). 1930.
  • Libraries in Canada : a study of library conditions and needs. 1933.
  • When Canada Was New France. 1919.

References

  1. ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/about-the-library/library-history/locke.jsp
  3. ↑ "George H. Locke, 1870-1937". Libraries Today. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ American Library Association (1937). "George Herbert Locke, 1870-1937". Bulletin of the American Library Association. 31 (2): 87. JSTOR 25689016.


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