Frances Lander Spain

Deceased Person

1903 – 1999

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Who was Frances Lander Spain?

Frances Lander Spain was a children's librarian and an instructor of school library services. In 1960, she became the first children's librarian to ever hold the position of President of the American Library Association. Spain was named one of the library’s “100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century.”

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Born
Mar 15, 1903
Education
  • Winthrop University
  • Emory University
Died
Jan 20, 1999

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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