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LIBRARIANS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
1845-present
| William Chauvenet |
1845-1851 |
Professor of Mathematics |
| George Jones |
1851-1853 |
Also served as Chaplain. |
| William Chauvenet |
1853-1859 |
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| John H. C. Coffin |
1859-1865 |
| LCDR John S. Barnes |
1865-1868 |
| William H. Wilcox |
1868-1870 |
| Thomas Karney |
1872-1885 |
First to hold title of "Librarian." The men who preceded him had charge of the Library, but did not hold the title of Librarian. |
| Arthur Newton Brown |
1886-1895 |
Although he also held an appointment as Assistant Professor of English, Brown was the first person with experience in library administration to manage the Library. |
| Marshal Oliver |
1895-1899 |
Oliver's complaints about Brown to the Superintendent had Brown removed as Librarian. However, after Oliver's death in 1899, Brown again became the Librarian. |
| Arthur Newton Brown |
1899-1922 |
Librarian during the construction and move to Mahan Hall. |
| Richard Johnson Duval |
1924-1938 |
Served as Acting Librarian, 1922-1924. |
| Charles W. Mixer |
1939-1945 |
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| Louis M. Bolander |
1946-1956 |
| Vernon D. Tate |
1956-1966 |
| Richard A. Evans |
1967-1991 |
Librarian during the construction of Nimitz Library. Also oversaw the switch from a card catalog to a computerized catalog. |
| Richard H. Werking |
1991- |
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Last updated: 4 November 2005 |
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