Eugene P. Watson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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librarian
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1911
Place of Birth: Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 29-Feb-1964
Profession: librarian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Eugene P. Watson
- Eugene Payne Watson (June 29, 1911 – February 29, 1964) was from 1940 until his death the head librarian and professor of library science at Northwestern State University in his native Natchitoches, Louisiana.
- He fought to gain greater academic recognition of librarians.
- In 1950, Watson founded Alpha Beta Alpha, the first coeducational undergraduate library science fraternity in the United States.
- The fraternity held its first biennial convention on the NSU campus in 1952.
- At the time of Watson's death, the fraternity had twenty-nine chapters nationally.
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