Lucile M. Morsch

Lucile M. Morsch
Born (1906-01-21)January 21, 1906[1]
Sioux City, Iowa
Died July 3, 1972(1972-07-03) (aged 66)
Washington, DC
Occupation Librarian
Known for President of the American Library Association

Lucile M. Morsch (January 21, 1906 - July 3, 1972) was an American librarian. Morsch served as President of the American Library Association from 1957 to 1958.[2][3] Morsch also worked as the deputy assistant chief librarian of Congress.[4][5]

Morsch began her career as a cataloger in the library of the University of Iowa as a student. She went on to receive degrees in Library Science from Columbia University. She returned to work at the University of Iowa for five years before taking a position at the Enoch Pratt Free Library and then joining the Library of Congress in 1940. Morsch married Werner Ellinger in 1944.[6]

Morsch received the Margaret Mann Award from the American Library Association in 1951 for her leadership in creating the "Rules for Descriptive Cataloging in the Library of Congress."[7] Morsch was found dead in her apartment in Washington, DC on July 3, 1972 after losing her husband just a few weeks earlier.[8]

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  1. ↑ "Today's Birthdays". The News (Frederick, Maryland: (Newspapers.com)). January 21, 1964. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Worldcat Identities - Morsch, Lucile M. 1906-". Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Robbins, Louise S. (1996). Censorship and the American Library ((Google Books) ed.). Greenwood Press. p. 110. ISBN 0313296448.
  5. ↑ "DCLA History: Past Presidents". District of Columbia Library Association. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Eads, Jane (June 30, 1953). "In Washington". Independent Record (Helena, Montana: (Newspapers.com)). p. 4.
  7. ↑ Davis, Annettee (August 20, 1957). "U.S. Library of Congress Masterminds Gigantic Project". Tuscaloosa News ((Google News)). p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Library receives word of deaths of two distinguished librarians". LC Information Bulletin (University of Florida Digital Collections) 31 (28): 314–315. July 14, 1972. Retrieved 15 February 2016.


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