Theresa Elmendorf

Theresa West Elmendorf (November 1, 1855 – September 4, 1932) was an American librarian, the first woman President of the American Library Association, 1911-1912.^{[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.

Notes

1. "Mrs. Theresa West Elmendorf". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, WI. August 9, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Thomison, p. 280
3. "New Librarian". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, NY. June 11, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Rooney 1978, pp. 65–66.
5. Thomison 1993, p. 279.
6. "New Library Appointees to Be Notified Today". The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, NY. July 16, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Thomison 1993, p. 280.

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by James Ingersoll Wyer	President of the American Library Association 1911–1912	Succeeded by Henry Eduard Legler