James L. Gillis (librarian)
| James Louis Gillis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 3, 1857 Richmond, Washington County, Iowa |
| Died |
July 27, 1917 (aged 59) Sacramento, California |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | California State Librarian[1] |
James Louis Gillis (October 3, 1857 – July 27, 1917)[2][3] was an American librarian. He served as California State Librarian from 1899 until his death in 1917. In that role, Gillis expanded the State Library’s services, established the California History Room, the California Research Bureau, a traveling library program, and library services for the blind in the state of California. He also established California’s county library system in 1909.[4][5][6]
Gillis served as the President of the California Library Association from 1906 to 1916. He was inducted into the California Library Hall of Fame in 2012.[7]
Publications
- California county free library law (1911)
- Descriptive list of the libraries of California (1904)
- Library laws of the state of California (1903)
References
- ↑ "Past State Librarians". California State Library. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "James Louis Gillis". California American History and Genealogy Project. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Basofin, Pete (February 26, 2012). "In History's Spotlight: James L. Gillis". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Conmy, Peter Thomas (December 1959). "James Louis Gillis, Westerner and Librarian: A Professional Biography". Wilson Library Bulletin 34: 272–283.
- ↑ Kunkle, Hannah Josephine (1969). A Historical Study of the Extension Activities of the California State Library with Particular Emphasis on its Role in Rural Library Development, 1850–1966 (PhD dissertation ed.). Florida State University.
- ↑ Hansen, Debra Gold (2013). "Depoliticizing the California State Library: The Political and Professional Transformation of James Gillis, 1899-17". Information & Culture: A Journal of History 48 (1): 68–90.
- ↑ "James Gillis (1857–1917)". California Library Hall of Fame. California Library Association. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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