Goodwin, John Edward, 1876-1948.

Goodwin was born in 1876; attended Univ. of Wisconsin and New York State Library School, Albany; became head of stacks and loans at Stanford Univ. Library; Librarian, Univ. of Texas; became Librarian, Univ. of California Southern Branch (later UCLA) in 1923; in 1923, the UCLA library had a staff of twelve and a collection of 42,000 volumes; by his retirement in 1944, UCLA's collection had increased to 52 staff members and 462,000 volumes; died in 1948.

From the description of Papers, 1895-1949. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38417507

Biography

Goodwin was born in 1876; attended University of Wisconsin and New York State Library School, Albany; became head of stacks and loans at Stanford University Library; Librarian, University of Texas; became Librarian, University of California Southern Branch (later UCLA) in 1923; in 1923, the UCLA library had a staff of twelve and a collection of 42,000 volumes; by his retirement in 1944, UCLA's collection had increased to 52 staff members and 462,000 volumes; died in 1948.

From the guide to the John Edward Goodwin Papers, 1895-1949, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)