Stratton, John B. | The American Library Association Archives

Name: Stratton, John B.

Historical Note: John B. Stratton was born in Pioneer, Ohio on March 9, 1908. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1930 with a degree in History and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Library Science from Columbia University. Stratton worked at the Ohio State University Library, Oklahoma A&M College, the Neurological Institute in New York City, Columbia University, and the Oklahoma State University Library. He also served as librarian at the College of Agriculture, Haile Salassie I University in Diere Dawa, Ethiopia. Stratton was a member of  the Oklahoma Librarians Association and ALA, as well as member (1946-60) and chairman (1952-58) of the RTSD Bookbinding Committee.

Sources: “Stratton, John Brooks” in Who's Who in Library Service: A Biographical Directory of Professional Librarians in the United States and Canada, ed. Lee Ash. 4th ed. (Hamden, Conn: Shoe String Press, 1966), 670.

Note Author: Cheryl Trauscht

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