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Melvil Dewey
President of the American Library Association
In office
May 1892 – 1893
Preceded byWilliam Isaac Fletcher
Succeeded byJosephus Nelson Larned
In office
1890 – July 1891
Preceded byFrederick Morgan Crunden
Succeeded bySamuel Swett Green
Personal details
Born
Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey

December 10, 1851 (1851-12-10)
Adams Center, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1931(1931-12-26) (aged 80)
Lake Placid, Florida, U.S.
Spouses
  • Annie R. Godfrey
    (m. 1878)
  • Emily McKay Beal
    (m. 1924)
ChildrenGodfrey Dewey
Alma materAmherst College (AB, MA)
Occupation
  • Librarian
  • resort developer
  • reformer
Known forDewey Decimal Classification
SignatureMelvil Dewey

Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an influential American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, a founder of the Lake Placid Club, and a chief librarian at Columbia University. He was also a founding member of the American Library Association. Although Dewey's contributions to the modern library are widely recognized, his legacy is marred by allegations of sexual harassment, racism, and antisemitism.

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Dewey Decimal Classification

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ALA Medal of Excellence

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Zella Allen Dixson

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working as an assistant to Melvil Dewey at Columbia College library not long after her husband's death and was one of Dewey's students in library science...

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Lake Placid Club

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under Melvil Dewey's leadership and according to his ideals. It was instrumental in Lake Placid's development as an internationally known resort. Dewey and...

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poet, editor, inventor, genealogist, and librarian. He studied under Melvil Dewey, of whom he wrote a biography for the American Library Association. Throughout...

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Library Journal

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American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries...

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Library and information science

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order. The first American school for library science was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887. Historically, library science has also...

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1932 Winter Olympics

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American Library Association

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Library and Newberry College), Charles Ammi Cutter (Boston Athenæum), Melvil Dewey, Charles Evans (Indianapolis Public Library) and Richard Rogers Bowker...

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Library catalog

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cards represented authors, titles and subjects. Very shortly afterward, Melvil Dewey and other American librarians began to champion the card catalog because...

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Metrication in the United States

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section was repealed, effective July 1, 1987. On July 4, 1876, Melvil Dewey (known for his Dewey Decimal Classification) incorporated the American Metric Bureau...

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Timerio

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Index card

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Library card catalogs as currently known arose in the 19th century, and Melvil Dewey standardized the index cards used in library card catalogs in the 1870s...

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American Library Institute

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1905, the American Library Institute was an organization conceived by Melvil Dewey to provide for the investigation, study and discussion of issues within...

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Kardex Group

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Machine, Baker-Vawter Ledger, and Library Bureau (founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey), which was probably the first company to sell filing cabinets commercially...

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Margaret Ridley Charlton

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developed field of librarianship, and is thought to have studied under Melvil Dewey, came to this library in 1895. She was appointed to be the library's...

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Paul Otlet

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that Otlet had previously imagined. They wrote to the system's creator, Melvil Dewey, asking for permission to modify his system in this way; he agreed, so...

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Richard Rogers Bowker

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of the publication for 50 years. In May 1876, Bowker, Leypoldt, and Melvil Dewey met in New York City to discuss the development of libraries. At the...

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School library

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American Library Association (ALA) in 1876 by a group of librarians led by Melvil Dewey. At these beginning stages of development, the school libraries were...

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Library hand

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handwritten cards of library catalogs. Beginning in September 1885, Melvil Dewey and Thomas Edison developed and perfected the approved library hand to...

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Columbia University Libraries

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Haight was completed in 1883.: 439  From 1883 to 1888, Melvil Dewey, the creator of the Dewey Decimal Classification and a founder of the American Library...

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Natale Battezzati

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[citation needed] In each of the first fourteen editions of the Dewey Decimal System, Melvil Dewey included a short acknowledgment of Battezzati and his catalog...

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Carla Hayden

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degree of Doctor of Humane Letters 2017: American Library Association, Melvil Dewey Medal 2017: Women's National Book Association, Centennial Award 2017:...

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