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== Life ==
== Life ==
== Contributions ==
== Contributions ==
Henkle worked at: Biology Library, UC-Berkley; Library School, Univ. of Illinois; Director, Library School, Simmons College; LC; Taught, Univ. of Chicago; Director/Executive director John Crerar Library for 21 years. He realized "the need of the special libraries to relate to other professional literary and info societies." He worked in academic and special libraries and in administration. In 1938, he wrote a book on chemical literature.
Henkle worked at: Biology Library, UC-Berkeley; Library School, Univ. of Illinois; Director, Library School, Simmons College; Library of Congress; Taught, Univ. of Chicago; Director/Executive director John Crerar Library for 21 years. He realized "the need of the special libraries to relate to other professional literary and info societies." He worked in academic and special libraries and in administration. In 1938, he wrote a book on chemical literature.


== Awards ==
== Awards ==


* 1971 SLA Hall of Fame
* 1971 '''[[Special Libraries Association|SLA]]''' Hall of Fame


== Offices ==
== Offices ==
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* American Association of Library Schools Pres., 1941-42
* American Association of Library Schools Pres., 1941-42
* SLA Pres., 1945-46  
* SLA Pres., 1945-46  
* ADI/ASIS Pres., 1958
* '''[[American Society for Information Science|ADI/ASIS]]''' Pres., 1958


== Papers ==
== Papers ==
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* '''Papers dates:''' 1947-1968
* '''Papers dates:''' 1947-1968
* '''Size:''' 25 boxes
* '''Includes:'''  
* '''Includes:'''  
** Archival records of the John Crerar Library, University of Chicago.  
** Archival records of the John Crerar Library, University of Chicago.
** Includes papers of Henkle for the period 1947-1968, when he was director of the library.
** Includes Henkle's personal and professional papers, administrative correspondence, and articles and addresses for the period 1947-1968 (while he was director of the library)
* '''Finding aid:'''
* '''Finding aid:''' https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.JCL&q=herman%20henkle#idp24653384
* '''Source:''' Carnahan, Paul A. ''A Guide to the Historical Records of the John Crerar Library, 1828-1984''. Edited by R. L. Popp. Chicago: the University of Chicago Library, 1991.
* '''Source:''' https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.JCL&q=herman%20henkle#idp24653384

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Formal portrait photograph of Herman Henkle
Herman Henkle
Credit: University of Chicago Photographic Archive, apf1-02750

Herman H. Henkle (1900-1987) was a pioneer of information science.

Life

Contributions

Henkle worked at: Biology Library, UC-Berkeley; Library School, Univ. of Illinois; Director, Library School, Simmons College; Library of Congress; Taught, Univ. of Chicago; Director/Executive director John Crerar Library for 21 years. He realized "the need of the special libraries to relate to other professional literary and info societies." He worked in academic and special libraries and in administration. In 1938, he wrote a book on chemical literature.

Awards

  • 1971 SLA Hall of Fame

Offices

  • American Association of Library Schools Pres., 1941-42
  • SLA Pres., 1945-46
  • ADI/ASIS Pres., 1958

Papers

Location #1 University of Chicago Library, Special Collections