Lucile M. Morsch

Lucile M. Morsch
Born (1906-01-21)January 21, 1906[1]
Sioux City, Iowa
Died July 3, 1972(1972-07-03) (aged 66)
Washington, DC
Occupation Librarian
Known for President of the American Library Association

Lucile M. Morsch (January 21, 1906 – July 3, 1972) was an American librarian. Morsch served as President of the American Library Association from 1957 to 1958.[2][3] Morsch also worked as the deputy assistant chief librarian of Congress.[4][5]

Morsch began her career as a cataloger in the library of the University of Iowa as a student. She went on to receive degrees in Library Science from Columbia University. She returned to work at the University of Iowa for five years before taking a position at the Enoch Pratt Free Library and then joining the Library of Congress in 1940. Morsch married Werner Ellinger in 1944.[6]

Morsch received the Margaret Mann Award from the American Library Association in 1951 for her leadership in creating the "Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress."[7] Morsch was found dead in her apartment in Washington, DC on July 3, 1972 after losing her husband just a few weeks earlier.[8]

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  1. "Today's Birthdays". The News. Frederick, Maryland: (Newspapers.com). January 21, 1964. p. 6.
  2. "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. "Worldcat Identities - Morsch, Lucile M. 1906-". Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. Robbins, Louise S. (1996). Censorship and the American Library ((Google Books) ed.). Greenwood Press. p. 110. ISBN 0313296448.
  5. "DCLA History: Past Presidents". District of Columbia Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. Eads, Jane (June 30, 1953). "In Washington". Independent Record. Helena, Montana: (Newspapers.com). p. 4.
  7. Davis, Annettee (August 20, 1957). "U.S. Library of Congress Masterminds Gigantic Project". Tuscaloosa News. (Google News). p. 8.
  8. "Library receives word of deaths of two distinguished librarians". LC Information Bulletin. University of Florida Digital Collections. 31 (28): 314–315. July 14, 1972. Retrieved 15 February 2016.


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