Martha Boaz

Martha Boaz (1911–1995) was an American librarian.[1] She earned a B.S. in Library Science in 1937 from George Peabody College.[1] She was the assistant librarian at Carrier Library, then known as Madison Memorial Library, from 1940 to 1949.[2][3] The library was at James Madison University, then known as Madison College.[2][3] She received her master's degree in library science in 1950 and her PhD in library science in 1955, both from the University of Michigan.[1] She was the first woman and the third person to earn a PhD in library science from the University of Michigan.[1] She was the dean of the University of Southern California School of Library Science from 1955-1978, its longest-serving dean as of 2005, and some of her records are held at the University Archives of the University of Southern California.[4][5] She also served as president of the California Library Association from 1962-1963, chair of its Research Committee from 1958-1960, chair of its Intellectual Freedom Committee from 1964-1966, president of its Library Education Division from 1968-1969, on its board of directors in 1972, and as its chair of the Council of Deans from 1977-1978.[5][2]

Honors

Boaz received the Beta Phi Mu Award in 1974.[6] The reference room of James Madison University's Carrier Library is named in her honor.[2]

References
  1. Donald G. Davis (January 2003). Dictionary of American Library Biography: Second supplement. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-1-56308-868-1.
  2. "JMU Alumni Association - 1983: Dr. Martha Boaz ('32)". Alumni.jmu.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  3. Rini, Kayla (2014-09-28). "Carrier Library celebrates its 75th anniversary - The Breeze: News". Breezejmu.org. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. "Archives at USC | USC SpeCol | University of Southern California School of Library Science records". Archives.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  5. "Archives at USC | USC SpeCol | Boaz, Martha Terosse". Archives.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  6. "Beta Phi Mu Recipients". ALA. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2015-11-04.


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