William Frederick Poole had a huge impact on the public libraries and how they were organized. He was one of the past presidents of the American Library Association. Poole wrote the Poole's Index to Periodical Literature.
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Yeah. The Librarian and biographer.
William Frederick Pool by Mary Kenny three questions that will
be addressed today.
Who was William Frederick Pool?
What were William Frederick Tools Contributions to libraries and librarians
at this time?
What impact has William Frederick pool contributions had on the
profession or the field today?
First question.
Who was William Frederick Pool?
Well, first off, he was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on
December 24th, 18 21.
He went to elementary school what most young men did,
but he dropped out at the age of 12.
Then his mom decided he needed to return to school
a few years later because she wanted him to become
educated while he was at the academy.
He be.
Not only was he a student, but he was also
a teacher.
He helped teach some of the younger students.
Then he attended Yale, and he graduates from Yellen, 18
49. And it was a very mature college student because
he's a little bit older than some of the other
students. Back then, it was a little more common for
14 year olds to go to school, but he was
older than 14 when he went back when he actually
graduates from Element from high school.
Then he is a member of the five Beta Kappa
Society. And while he's at Yale, his mentor is John
at Edmunds, and John monitors him so well that he
soon takes his place as library and Wally's.
After that, he's married, if any, Gleason, which is pictured
over there with the two twins, Helen and Rachel.
And unfortunately, he passed away March 1st of 18 94.
So that's who.
William Frederick chords now.
What were William Frederick Poole's contributions to libraries and librarians
at this time?
Well, he was the assistant librarian of the student Society,
referred to as the Brothers of Unity.
He begins to create his periodical index, which is a
big hill, because this is a way of organizing libraries.
And then he worked at the Mercantile Library Association of
Boston. And then in 18 56 he's the vibration of
the Boston 80.
Um, he leaves the athe um library in 18 68
because he's decided he's not going to do anything with
libraries for a while.
Then, after the Civil War is over, he decides he's
gonna come back and be a freelance library consultant for
the following locations.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont in Indiana.
And they call him a lot because he knows how
to organize libraries.
And he uses his periodical index, and he also knows
how to help build the libraries.
Then, in 18 69 he returns as the librarian of
the Cincinnati Library.
In 18 76 the American Library Association is established from
18 76 to 18 85.
He served under Justin Winsor as vice president of the
American Lotteries Association, then in 18 8, from 18 85
to 18 87.
He's the president of the American Library Association.
Then, in 18 87 John Newbery calls him to be
the head library at the brand new Newberry Library, and
this is where he does some more of his, um,
consultant. He tells them how to designed library and how
they should have separate rooms for different collections, and he
uses his periodical index.
Then, in 18 88 he becomes president of American Historian
Association. Yeah, what impact has William Frederick Poole's contributions had
on the professionals or field today?
Pulls index periodical literature influenced many libraries and how they
organize their collections mhm.
He worked on several in Chicago and the one in
Cincinnati, Ohio and, of course, the Newberry Library.
He's well known for then pool, as he was a
freelance library consultant, first different states.
So he traveled a lot, given it, not necessarily free
advice. But he worked for that, and then he helped
develop mission statements for the libraries.
And that's his mission.
Statements that he developed, or what our mission statements cover
up and then pulls ideas on training librarians.
They're actually very clever and innovative.
He's one of the first to train his librarians on
how to run a library.
Uh huh.
Then these are some of William Frederick Poole's books that
were published.
He's very well known for the Cotton Mathur and sell
them Witchcraft and then the Ordinance of 17 87 and
Dr Manson Cult lor in an agent.
In his formation.
You'll say two copies of that and then you'll see
his anti slavery opinions before the year.
And those are some items that were published along with
the for his periodical literature, and you'll notice that the
very bottom with these further readings, we can Frederick pool
in the Modern library movements.
What most of these?
How missed these pictures came out of that book is