Ralph R. Shaw
American librarian and publisher (1907-1972)
Facts
19 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- May 18, 1907
- Date of death
- October 14, 1972
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Honolulu
- Country of citizenship
- United States[7]
- Occupation
- librarian
- Employer
- Rutgers University, United States Department of Agriculture, University of Hawaiʻi System[10][11][12]
- Position held
- President of the American Library Association (1956–1957), Director of the United States National Agricultural Library (1940–1954)[8][9]
- Educated at
- University of Chicago, Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University School of Library Service, University of Chicago Graduate Library School[13][14][15][16]
- Award received
- Library Hall of Fame (1999), ALA Medal of Excellence (1953), American Library Association Honorary Membership (1971)[17][18][19]
- Described by source
- Dictionary of American Library Biography, 100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century, A Dictionary of Eminent Librarians[25][26][27]
- Member of
- American Library Association[20]
- Place of burial
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ralph Robert Shaw
en Ralph R. Shaw
ar رالف ر. شو
🔖 Identifiers · 33
- ISNI
- 0000000081213438
- VIAF cluster ID
- 42206631
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n83027410
- GND ID
- 1055147489
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ralph Robert Shaw - National Agricultural Library (page 12 crop).jpg ↗
- BAnQ authority ID
- 0000033707
- BHL creator ID
- 276119
- BIBSYS ID
- 2056144
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 11529673m
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf10932281
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140563741562352640
- FAST ID
- 109490
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- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 3792015
- Freebase ID
- /m/0gfdtv1
- IdRef ID
- 078813875
- J9U entity ID
- 987007275017405171
- Libraries Australia ID
- 35068310
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA05948763
- NLA Trove people ID
- 817240
- NSK (VIAF) ID
- 000766723
- NSK ID
- 981005730117509366
- NUKAT ID
- n2015057196
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810551721005606
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
- XX996570
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 073432881
- Open Library ID
- OL1776446A
- Parsifal cluster ID
- 760242
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A018694301
- RISM ID
- people/41021686
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6xk9x87
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJfmpwHQpXRF3wDPW7QQbd
- Yale LUX ID
- person/96f6656e-9c61-4b43-89fd-74bcc344ca73
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Summary
Ralph R. Shaw was born on May 18, 1907[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on October 14, 1972[3], in Honolulu[4]. He worked as a librarian[5].
FAQs
Where was Ralph R. Shaw born?
Ralph R. Shaw was born in Detroit[2].
Where did Ralph R. Shaw die?
Ralph R. Shaw passed away in Honolulu[4].
What did Ralph R. Shaw do for work?
Ralph R. Shaw worked as a librarian[5].
Where did Ralph R. Shaw go to school?
Ralph R. Shaw was educated at University of Chicago[13], Case Western Reserve University[14], Columbia University School of Library Service[15], and University of Chicago Graduate Library School[16].
What awards did Ralph R. Shaw receive?
Honors received include Library Hall of Fame[17], ALA Medal of Excellence[18], and American Library Association Honorary Membership[19].