Charles Edward Sims

Charles Edward Sims (4 May 1925 - 8 August 1983) was the State Librarian of Kansas from 1973 to 1975.

Biography

He was born in Rantoul, Kansas, a small town in east central Kansas. He was inducted into the US Army Air Corps on 20 December 1943 as a weapons mechanic, re-arming aircraft. After the war, Sims attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, earning a degree in Library Management. He was appointed the State Librarian of Kansas by Governor Robert Docking in 1973. He held the position until the end of Docking's term in 1975. Sims died on 8 August 1983, aged 58.

References

www.kslib.info/pdf/KLIB0903.pdf
http://www.kshs.org/world_war_ii_veterans?surname=Sims&givenname=Charles&year=&sndx=0&county=&branch=&servicenumber=&id=&submit=Search#results

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