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He worked at: Chief Librarian for General Motors research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson also authored indexes, technical literature, and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See Current Biography (1961): 218-20 for more information. | He worked at: Chief Librarian for General Motors research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson also authored indexes, technical literature, and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See Current Biography (1961): 218-20 for more information. | ||
== Publications == | |||
*"CADO Used Varied Skills." ''Library Journal'' 74, no 10 (May 15, 1949): 778-779. | |||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
* [[Special Libraries Association|'''Special Libraries Association''']] (SLA) Hall of Fame, 1985. | * [[Special Libraries Association|'''Special Libraries Association''']] (SLA) Hall of Fame, 1985. | ||
*Purdue University. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, May 13, 1994. | |||
== Offices == | == Offices == | ||
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** Vice-Pres., 1960-61 | ** Vice-Pres., 1960-61 | ||
** Pres., 1961-62 | ** Pres., 1961-62 | ||
* Cincinnati Chapter Pres., 1984 | * Cincinnati Chapter Pres., 1984. | ||
== Further reading == | |||
*"In memoriam: Eugene Bernard Jackson." University of Texas at Austin. 2004. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080216052050/http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html] | |||
*"Jackson, Eugene B. (Eugene Bernard), 1915-2003." [Obituary.] | |||
[https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/48] | |||
== PAPERS AT: == | == PAPERS AT: == | ||
*Purdue University. Archives and Special Collections. Eugene B. Jackson papers. Identifier: 20111117. | |||
''Location #1''' | |||
* '''Papers dates:''' | * '''Papers dates:''' | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 17 March 2025
Eugene Bernard Jackson (1915-2003) was a pioneer of information science.
Life
Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in library science from Purdue University in 1938 and a master's degree in library science from the University of Illinois in 1942.
Relevant Employment
- University of Texas
- General Motors
- Wright AFB
Contributions
Jackson was the authority on documentation in aeronautics and automotive engineering. He administered a technical library program for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He also headed the technical information section of the R & D branch of the Quartermaster General's Office.
He worked at: Chief Librarian for General Motors research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson also authored indexes, technical literature, and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See Current Biography (1961): 218-20 for more information.
Publications
- "CADO Used Varied Skills." Library Journal 74, no 10 (May 15, 1949): 778-779.
Awards
- Special Libraries Association (SLA) Hall of Fame, 1985.
- Purdue University. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, May 13, 1994.
Offices
- SLA:
- Director, 1953-56
- Vice-Pres., 1960-61
- Pres., 1961-62
- Cincinnati Chapter Pres., 1984.
Further reading
- "In memoriam: Eugene Bernard Jackson." University of Texas at Austin. 2004. [1]
- "Jackson, Eugene B. (Eugene Bernard), 1915-2003." [Obituary.]
PAPERS AT:
- Purdue University. Archives and Special Collections. Eugene B. Jackson papers. Identifier: 20111117.
Location #1'
- Papers dates:
- Size:
- Includes: He has given some of his photos to Wright Patterson Air Force Base Historical Office. No decisions about where he will deposit his papers.
- Finding aid:
- Source: Phone conversation with Eugene Jackson, 9/95.