# Walter Lewis Brown

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American librarian

Walter Lewis Brown President of the American Library Association In office 1916–1917 Preceded by Mary Wright Plummer Succeeded by Thomas Lynch Montgomery Personal details Born (1861-01-04)January 4, 1861 Died October 16, 1931(1931-10-16) (aged 70) Occupation Librarian

**Walter Lewis Brown** (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian. Brown served as president of the [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association) from 1916 to 1917.[1] Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in [Buffalo, New York](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York), now the [Buffalo and Erie County Public Library](/source/Buffalo_and_Erie_County_Public_Library).[2][3] Brown led the American Library Association at the beginning of the first World War. In that role, Brown initiated a partnership between the [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association) and the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) to create the [ALA War Service Committee](/source/Library_War_Service).[4]

## See also

- [Buffalo and Erie County Public Library](/source/Buffalo_and_Erie_County_Public_Library)

## External links

- Photograph: [Walter L. Brown, President-elect of the American Library Association, 1916-17](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e9f3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99), Digital Collections, [New York Public Library](/source/New_York_Public_Library)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ALA's Past Presidents"](http://www.ala.org/aboutala/history/past). American Library Association. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Walter Lewis Brown, Buffalo Librarian"](http://libraryhistorybuff.blogspot.com/2011/01/walter-lewis-brown-buffalo-librarian.html). *Library History Buff Blog*. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rooney, Paul M. (1978). "Walter Lewis Brown," pp. 65-66. In *Dictionary of American Library Biography,* eds. Bobinski. George S.; Jesse Hauk Shera and Bohdan S Wynar. 1978. Littleton Colo: Libraries Unlimited.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rosenberg, Jane Aiken (1993). *The Nation's Great Library*. University of Illinois Press. pp. 86–87.

Non-profit organization positions Preceded by Mary Wright Plummer President of the American Library Association 1916–1917 Succeeded by Thomas Lynch Montgomery

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