Milton J. Ferguson

Milton James Ferguson (April 11, 1879 – October 23, 1954)[1] was an American librarian. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1906, and served as librarian of the University of Oklahoma from 1902 to 1907. He helped organize and was elected the first President of the Oklahoma Library Association (1907–08). He later became California State Librarian (1917–1930).[2][3] In 1926 Ferguson was an honorary member of the California Society of Printmakers (né Etchers). He worked for the Carnegie Corporation making library surveys in Africa, and was librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library until 1949.[4] In 1938–39, Ferguson was president of the American Library Association.[5]

Milton J. Ferguson
President of the American Library Association
In office
1938–1939
Preceded byHarrison Warwick Craver
Succeeded byRalph Munn
Personal details
Born
Milton James Ferguson

(1879-04-11)April 11, 1879
Hubbardstown, West Virginia, US
DiedOctober 23, 1954(1954-10-23) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
OccupationLibrarian

References
  1. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US 2015". Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. "California State Librarians". California State Library. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. "Cornelius James Brosnan Papers, 1917-1950". University of Idaho. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. Gray, Christopher (July 25, 2004). "Brooklyn Public Library; A Living Monument To the Power of the Word". Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. "Oklahoma Library Legends - Milton J. Ferguson". Oklahoma Library Association. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Harrison Warwick Craver		 President of the American Library Association
1938–1939		 Succeeded by
Ralph Munn


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