Judson Toll Jennings

Judson Toll Jennings


President of the American Library Association
In office 1923–1924
Preceded by	George Burwell Utley
Succeeded by	Herman H. B. Meyer

Personal details
Born	(1872-09-24)September 24, 1872 Schenectady, New York, USA
Died	February 8, 1948(1948-02-08) (aged 75) Seattle, Washington, USA
Occupation	Librarian

Judson Toll Jennings (September 24, 1872 – February 8, 1948)^[1] was an American librarian. Jennings served as the Director of the Seattle Public Library from 1907 to 1942. Upon retirement, Jennings became the first chair of a new King County Rural Library District, the predecessor to the modern-day King County Library System.^[2]

He was president of the American Library Association from 1923 to 1924.^[3]

Bibliography

Bibliography of New York Colonial History (1901)
With the ALA Service Overseas Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 13 (July 1, 1919)
Library Recruiting Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 16 (July 1, 1922)
Voluntary education through the public library American Library Association (1929)
A program for library development in the state of Washington Washington Library Association (December, 1934)

References

^ "JUDSON TOLL JENNINGS b. 09/24/1872 d. 02/08/1948". Kenzie Genealogy. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^ Becker, Paula (July 1, 2011). "Central Library, 1906-1957, The Seattle Public Library". Historylink. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved February 15, 2016.