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Lawrence Quincy Mumford

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Lawrence Quincy Mumford

Birth
Ayden, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Death
15 Aug 1982 (aged 78)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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East Gate, Lot 650 East & adjacent
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Librarian of Congress. Having graduated from Columbia University in 1929, he was the first graduate of a library school to hold the position of Librarian of Congress. The eleventh Librarian of Congress, he was appointed by President Eisenhower and served from 1954 to 1974. He took the oath of office using the Library's 1782 Aiken Bible, the first complete Bible printed in English in the independent United States.
Librarian of Congress. Having graduated from Columbia University in 1929, he was the first graduate of a library school to hold the position of Librarian of Congress. The eleventh Librarian of Congress, he was appointed by President Eisenhower and served from 1954 to 1974. He took the oath of office using the Library's 1782 Aiken Bible, the first complete Bible printed in English in the independent United States.

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: May 2, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7406101/lawrence_quincy-mumford: accessed ), memorial page for Lawrence Quincy Mumford (11 Dec 1903–15 Aug 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7406101, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.