It seems to me we already have at least a partial answer to the question.
I'm not sure whether he ever wore his wig in a bun, but Thomas Jefferson was
probably our most noted librarian. I can't think of many people more
influential than Mister Jefferson.
See the article Thomas Jefferson: American Librarian by Gene Hyde at
http://web.utk.edu/~whyde/jefferson.html
<http://web.utk.edu/~whyde/jefferson.html>
Jon Schultz
University of Houston Law Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry_Stephens@ca10.uscourts.gov
[mailto:Jerry_Stephens@ca10.uscourts.gov]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:16 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Ex-Librarians in Positions of Power
An interesting letter was posted to another listserv. This letter asked a
somewhat rhetorical (maybe even apochryphal?) question. The letter writer
asked:
"What sort of society would we have if ex-librarians or IT pros got
into power?"
The letter writer suggested that among the "ex-librarians" are Casanova,
Hubert Humphrey, Glenda Jackson, Mao Tse Tung, Laura Bush and, Superman's
birth mother.
I can accept most of the letter writer's suggested names. I know that Hubert
Humphrey had been a teacher, but was he ever a librarian in any fashion?
Still, the question is an interesting one. It's a much more interesting
question than whether or not society views librarians in any stereotypical
fashon. It's an interesting quetion even if one were to focus only on
librarians and leave out entirely IT pros.
Can anyone suggest other "ex-librarians" or even former or one-time
librarians who might be added to this list. Definitions of "power" are, of
course, open to individual interpretation.
Jerry E. Stephens
U.S.Court of Appeals
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"A lawyer is a person who writes a 10,000 word document and calls it a
brief." -- Franz Kafka
email: jerry_stephens@ca10.uscourts.gov
voice: 405-609-5460
fax: 405-609-5461
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