The Rainbow Survivors of Some Vanished Grey Moment of Reality: A Prosopographical Study of the Dictionary of American Library Biography and Its Supplement

This prosopographical study investigates the biographical entries in the "Dictionary of American Library Biography" and its "Supplement." The following specific types of information for each individual were analyzed: state of origin; father's occupation; non-library science major; school from which library degree was earned; major place of career employment; birth order; and decade in this century when the person turned fifty. This information provides a basis for establishing a general picture of this important group of library leaders.