Milton James Ferguson (April 11, 1879 – October 23, 1954) was an American

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. He graduated from the

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in 1906, and served as librarian of the University of Oklahoma from 1902 to 1907. He helped organize and was elected the first president of the

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(1907–08). He was California State Librarian (1917–1930) and President of the

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in 1919. He wrote about the development of county libraries. In 1926 Ferguson was an honorary member of the

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(né Etchers). Ferguson also worked for the

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making library surveys in Africa. He was Chief librarian of the

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from 1930- 1949. In 1933-34 he served as President of the

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. In 1938–39, Ferguson was president of the

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Oklahoma State University profile Photo of Milton J. Ferguson, University of Illinois Library
1879 births 1954 deaths American librarians University of Oklahoma alumni Presidents of the American Library Association People from Wayne County, West Virginia Librarians from West Virginia American Library Association people {{Library-bio-stub