Donald Bruce Simpson (December 13, 1942 – April 5, 2020) was a librarian who served as the third president of the

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(CRL) from 1980-1999. Prior to coming to CRL he worked as Executive Director at the

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from 1975-1980. During that time, he compiled and edited the fourth volume of ''The state library agencies: a survey project report'', in 1979. This book was co-sponsored by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA). During his tenure at CRL Simpson oversaw two major building projects--Kenwood I, built when CRL outgrew its original location and Kenwood II at a later time. Simpson was born in

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to Francis Alfred Simpson and Drusilla Lucille (Dickson) Simpson. Simpson received an Associate of Arts from

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in New York in 1962 and a BA from

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in 1964. He also went on to receive a Master of Science from

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in 1970.

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