Florence Ljunggren
American librarian
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Florence Rigmor Ziegler Ljunggren (August 16, 1906 – March 1988) was an American librarian, bibliographer, and clubwoman, based at the American University in Cairo from 1956 to 1966.
August 16, 1906
Florence Ljunggren | |
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| Born | Florence Rigmor Ziegler August 16, 1906 Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | March 1988 (age 81) |
| Occupations | Librarian, bibliographer, clubwoman |
Early life and education
Florence Ziegler was born in Florence, Nebraska, the daughter of M. Christian Ziegler and Kristiane (Christina) Offersen Ziegler. Both of her parents were born in Denmark.[1] When she was a small child, her father died when the family's home burned down.[2] She was a stenographer in Chicago as a young woman,[3] and participated in archaeological excavations in the American Southwest.[4] She earned a master's degree in library science at Columbia University.[5]
Career
Ljunggren was active in the Altrurian Club of Springfield, Vermont.[6][7] She taught art,[8] and lectured on various topics, including Native American weaving, Danish girls' lives, and German culture.[4][9][10] She organized the club's exhibit, "Vermont at Work", in 1946.[11][12] The exhibit won national honors, and became part of the permanent display in the state capital.[13] Also in 1946, she was a finalist in a national essay contest sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs and Atlantic Monthly.[14] She was elected secretary of Vermont's chapter of the United World Federalists in 1949.[15]
Ljunggren worked at the New York Public Library and at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.[16][17] In 1956, she became a librarian on the staff of the American University in Cairo.[16][18] From 1962 to 1966, Ljunggren was director of the school's library. She published several reference guides to resources on the Middle East and North Africa.[19]
Publications
- An international directory of institutes and societies interested in the Middle East (1962, with Charles L. Geddes)[20][19]
- Annotated guide to journals dealing with the Middle East and North Africa (1964, with Mohammed Hamdi)[21]
- The Arab World index: An international guide to periodical literature in the social sciences and humanities in the contemporary Arab World, 1960-1964 (1967)[22]