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Eugene Bernard Jackson (1915-2003) was a pioneer of information science. | |||
== Life == | == 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. | |||
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== Relevant Employment == | == Relevant Employment == | ||
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== Contributions == | == 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. | |||
An obituary is available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20080216052050/http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html | |||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
* SLA Hall of Fame, 1985. | * [[Special Libraries Association|'''Special Libraries Association''']] (SLA) Hall of Fame, 1985. | ||
== Offices == | == Offices == | ||
Revision as of 23:57, 27 September 2023
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.
An obituary is available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20080216052050/http://www.utexas.edu/faculty/council/2003-2004/memorials/jackson/jackson.html
Awards
- Special Libraries Association (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.