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Life

Eugene Bernard Jackson (1915-2003)

Relevant Employment

University of Texas
General Motors
Wright AFB

Contributions

Jackson earned a degree of Bachelor in Library Science in 1938 and then a degree of Master of Arts in Library Science in 1942, both degrees from the University of Illinois. Jackson was the authority on documentation in aeronautics and automotive engineering. He administered a technical library program for 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's research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson is aslo an author of indexes and technical literature and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See Current Biography (1961):218-20 for more information. An obituary of Jackson appears at: http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html

Awards

SLA Hall of Fame, 1985.

Offices

SLA:
- Director, 1953-56
- Vice-Pres., 1960-61
- Pres., 1961-62
Cincinnati Chapter Pres., 1984

PAPERS AT:

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.

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+== Life ==
-|'''NAME:'''
+Eugene Bernard Jackson (1915-2003)
-|Eugene Bernard Jackson
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+== Relevant Employment ==
-|'''DATES:'''
-|1915-2003
+* University of Texas
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+* General Motors
-|'''ADDRESS:'''
+* Wright AFB
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+== Contributions ==
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+Jackson earned a degree of Bachelor in Library Science in 1938 and then a degree of Master of Arts in Library Science in 1942, both degrees from the University of Illinois. Jackson was the authority on documentation in aeronautics and automotive engineering. He administered a technical library program for 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's research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson is aslo an author of indexes and technical literature and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See Current Biography (1961):218-20 for more information. An obituary of Jackson appears at: <nowiki>http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html</nowiki>
-|'''WORKED AT:'''
-|University of Texas; General Motors; Wright AFB
+== Awards ==
-|-
-|'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''
+* SLA Hall of Fame, 1985.
-|Jackson earned a degree of Bachelor in Library Science in 1938 and then a degree of Master of Arts in Library Science in 1942, both degrees from the University of Illinois. Jackson was the authority on documentation in aeronautics and automotive engineering. He administered a technical library program for 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's research laboratories; Active at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio at end of WWII. Jackson is aslo an author of indexes and technical literature and papers on the role of research libraries in business and government. See ''Current Biography'' (1961):218-20 for more information. An obituary of Jackson appears at: <nowiki>http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html</nowiki>
+== Offices ==
-|-
-|'''AWARDS:'''
+* SLA:
-|SLA Hall of Fame, 1985.
+** Director, 1953-56
-|-
+** Vice-Pres., 1960-61
-|'''OFFICES:'''
+** Pres., 1961-62
-|'''[[Sla.htm|SLA]]''': Director 1953-56; Vice-Pres. 1960-61; Pres. 1961-62; Cincinnati Chapter Pres. 1984.
+* Cincinnati Chapter Pres., 1984
-|}
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+== PAPERS AT: ==
-----</center>
+'''Location #1'''
-{| class="wikitable"
-|'''PAPERS AT: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.
-|'''PAPERS DATES:'''
+* '''Finding aid:'''
-|
+* '''Source:''' Phone conversation with Eugene Jackson, 9/95.
-|-
-|'''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.
-|}