Malcolm Glenn Wyer | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1936–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Round Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Harrison Warwick Craver |
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| Born | (1877-08-21)August 21, 1877 |
| Died | December 31, 1965(1965-12-31) (aged 88) |
| Education | University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Malcolm Glenn Wyer (August 21, 1877 – December 31, 1965) was an American librarian and the president of theAmerican Library Association from 1936 to 1937.[1] Wyer was born inConcordia, Kansas, and moved with his family to Minnesota because of health problems caused by malarial fever. He graduated from Minneapolis Central High School and went to theUniversity of Minnesota, where he received his B A. in 1899 and M.A. in 1901. In 1903, Wyer received aLibrary Science degree from New York State Library School.
Wyer began working in libraries in 1900 as an assistant at theUniversity of Minnesota. After graduating from New York State Library School, his first position was as a librarian atColorado College. In 1904, he left Colorado to serve as the acting librarian at theUniversity of Iowa, and he was appointed to that role in 1906. Wyer left Iowa to be a librarian at theUniversity of Nebraska from 1913 to 1924. He left Nebraska briefly from 1918 to 1919 to serve as the assistant to the director for theAmerican Library AssociationLibrary War Service. In 1924, Wyer became the city librarian inDenver, Colorado, where he worked until he retired in 1951. While in Denver, Wyer founded a Bibliographical Center for Research in 1934, the Western History Department in 1935, and theUniversity of Denver School of Librarianship. Wyer served as dean of the school from 1931 to 1948 as well as the director of libraries at theUniversity of Denver during that same time.[2][3]
During his career, Wyer served as president of theIowa Library Association, theNebraska Library Association, the Nebraska Library Commission, theColorado Library Association and theAmerican Library Association as well as receiving numerous honors and honorary degrees that continued until his death in 1965.[4]
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