Melvil Dewey

She was hand-picked by Melvil Dewey himself to organize the American Library Association exhibit for the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893.

Archive 2010-03-24 Lynne M Thomas 2010

She was hand-picked by Melvil Dewey himself to organize the American Library Association exhibit for the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893.

Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Katharine L. Sharp 1865-1914 Lynne M Thomas 2010

The development of the field of librarianship as a profession for American Jewish women had much to do with Melvil Dewey (founder of the first library training school in 1887 and creator of the classification scheme bearing his name) and little to do with Judaism and Jewish culture.

Librarians in the United States. 2009

Staying Young The town first gained attention as a winter playground in the early 1900s, after Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, kept a local club open in the winter.

Sports Town Kelly Greene 2009

Staying Young The town first gained attention as a winter playground in the early 1900s, after Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, kept a local club open in the winter.

Sports Town 2009

Melvil Dewey biography OCLC - Educational resources: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey was born on December 10, 1851 to a poor family who lived in a small town in upper New York state.

Archive 2009-12-06 Bill Crider 2009

A vacation, insisted reformer Melvil Dewey, is not just a luxury but a “necessity for those who aim to do a large amount of high-grade work.”

Leisure and Recreation in the United States. 2009

Melvil Dewey well deserves the title of “Father of Modern Librarianship.”

Archive 2009-12-06 Bill Crider 2009

Melvil Dewey died this day in 1931… December 26th.

Stephen's Lighthouse: Melvil Dewey Dies 2008

Melvil Dewey died this day in 1931… December 26th.

Stephen's Lighthouse: December 2008 Archives 2008