Strouse, Norman H.

Regents' Professor, Librarianship 296A.

From the description of Materials for seminar course, The Collecting of Books and Manuscripts : School of Librarianship, University of California, Berkeley, 1971 March - June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122354916

Norman Strouse was born outside Olympia, Washington in 1906. A high school graduate, he went to work for the "Seattle Post Intelligencer," where he advanced to handling the paper's national advertising. In 1949 he began a 40 year association with the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, becoming President of the Company in 1955, Chief Executive Officer in 1960, and Chairman of the Board in 1964. Mr. Strouse was also an avid collector of books and fine printing. He was a major benefactor of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as several other libraries. Norman Strouse died in 1993.

From the description of Norman H. Strouse papers, 1925-1980. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122551770