Verner Clapp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Verner Clapp

American librarian

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1901

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1972

Profession: librarian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Verner Warren Clapp (June 3, 1901 – June 15, 1972) was a librarian and writer. Clapp was the son of American parents, who returned to the US after his birth in Johannesburg, South Africa.
After graduating at Trinity College, Connecticut, he studied philosophy at Harvard University.
From 1922 to 1956, Clapp worked for the Library of Congress, where he was promoted to chief assistant librarian in 1947.
Clapp played a significant role in both issues of loyalty oaths and microfilming of materials at the Library of Congress.From 1947 to 1948, he was chairman of the U.S.
Library Mission to Japan.
He also was president of the Council on Library Resources from 1956 to 1967. Clapp was married to Dorothy Devereaux Ladd Clapp (September 8, 1901–April 10, 1983).