Theresa Elmendorf

Theresa West Elmendorf (November 1, 1855 – September 4, 1932) was an American librarian and the first woman President of the American Library Association, serving from 1911 to 1912.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Theresa West Elmendorf
A 1912 illustration of Elmendorf
President of the American Library Association
In office 1911–1912
Preceded by	James Ingersoll Wyer
Succeeded by	Henry Eduard Legler
Personal details
Born	Theresa Hubbel West (1855-11-01)November 1, 1855 Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	September 4, 1932 (1932-09-05) (aged 76)
Spouse	Henry Livingston Elmendorf ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1906)​
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	First female President of the ALA

Elmendorf at the time of her graduation from Vassar College, c. 1877 at approximately age 22

Bibliography

• Rooney, Paul M. (1978). "Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West". In George Sylvan Bobinski; Jesse Hauk Shera; Bohdan S. Wynar (eds.). Dictionary of American Library Biography. Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-87287-180-0.
• Thomison, Dennis (1993). "Elmendorf, Theresa West". In Robert Wedgeworth (ed.). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services (3rd ed.). Chicago: ALA Editions. pp. 279–280. ISBN 0-8389-0609-5.

Further reading

• Garrison, Dee (2003). Apostles of Culture: The Public Librarian and American Society, 1876–1920. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-18114-6.
• McDannald, Alexander Hopkins (1945). "Theresa Hubbell Elmendorf". The Encyclopedia Americana (Volume 10 ed.). Chicago: ALA Editions. p. 260.
• "Elmendorf, Theresa Hubbell West" . Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. X. 1920.