John B. Stratton Papers, 1951-1962 | The American Library Association Archives

Chronological

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 [i]Who's Who in Library Service: A Biographical Directory of Professional Librarians in the United States and Canada, [/i]ed. Lee Ash. 4th ed. (Hamden, Conn: Shoe String Press, 1966), 670.

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
Bookbinding
Committee on Bookbinding
Library Binding Institute
Library Binding Workshop
Resources and Technical Services Division (RTSD)