Ray L. Trautman Speaking at the 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Title
Ray L. Trautman Speaking at the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Description
Ray L. Trautman was Chief of Army Library Service during World War Two. He earned the Legion of Merit award for his service which included helping to design a lightweight paperback that United States service members carried with them even in combat. Millions of the type of the book he helped design were shipped overseas.
After the war, he taught library science as a professor at Columbia University. He was elected president of the Yonkers Library Board of Trustess in 1953.
He is speaking at the celebration held on October 3, 1954.
After the war, he taught library science as a professor at Columbia University. He was elected president of the Yonkers Library Board of Trustess in 1953.
He is speaking at the celebration held on October 3, 1954.
Creator
Yonkers Public Library
Source
Newman, Caitlin. "Armed Services Editions: A Few Square Inches of Home." HistoryNet
http://www.historynet.com/armed-services-editions-a-few-square-inches-of-home.htm
"R.L. Trautman New Head of Library Board." The Herald Statesman 23 January 1953.
Yonkers Public Library
http://www.historynet.com/armed-services-editions-a-few-square-inches-of-home.htm
"R.L. Trautman New Head of Library Board." The Herald Statesman 23 January 1953.
Yonkers Public Library
Publisher
Yonkers Public Library
Date
2/21/2018
Format
JPEG file
Identifier
2018.001.030
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Citation
Yonkers Public Library, “Ray L. Trautman Speaking at the 50th Anniversary Celebration,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/239.