Everything about Luther H Evans totally explained
Luther Harris Evans (
October 13 1902,
Bastrop County, Texas –
December 23 1981,
San Antonio, Texas) was an
American political scientist and
Librarian of Congress.
He organized and directed the
Historical Records Survey for the
Works Project Administration. After this, he was appointed by
Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish as head of the
Legislative Reference Service and later Chief Assistant Librarian of Congress.
After MacLeish resigned, president
Harry S. Truman appointed Evans as his successor, a position he held from
1945 to
1953. During his tenure, Evans opposed
censorship of the library's holdings, and greatly expanded the library's collection. Well versed in
international relations, he also returned a number of manuscripts to their countries of origin.
He also served with various US delegations during the forming of
UNESCO. In
1953 he resigned from the Library to accept a position as UNESCO's third Director General.
He died in
San Antonio, Texas, aged 79.
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