Walter Lewis Brown
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Preceded byMary Wright Plummer
Succeeded byThomas Lynch Montgomery
BornJanuary 4, 1861
DiedOctober 16, 1931 (aged 70)
Walter Lewis Brown | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1916–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Wright Plummer |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lynch Montgomery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 4, 1861 |
| Died | October 16, 1931 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Walter Lewis Brown (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian. Brown served as president of the American Library Association from 1916 to 1917.[1] Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in Buffalo, New York, now the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.[2][3] Brown led the American Library Association at the beginning of the first World War. In that role, Brown initiated a partnership between the American Library Association and the Library of Congress to create the ALA War Service Committee.[4]
