Walter Lewis Brown, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWalter Lewis Brown
American librarian
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1861
Date of Death: 16-Oct-1931
Profession: librarian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Walter Lewis Brown
- Walter Lewis Brown (January 4, 1861 – October 16, 1931) was an American librarian.
- Brown served as President of the American Library Association from 1916 to 1917.
- Brown was instrumental in establishing a public library in Buffalo, New York, now the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.
- 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 and the Library of Congress to create the ALA War Service Committee.
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