Education and Professional Qualifications

of

Dr. Richard D.  Smith

Education:

• Brookville High School – Pennsylvania, 1945
• B.S., School of Ceramics:

 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences,
 Pennsylvania State University, 1952

• M.A., Graduate School of Librarianship:

  The University of Denver, 1964

• Ph.D., Graduate Library School:

  The University of Chicago, 1970

Certifications:

• Registered Professional Engineer (Ohio, 1971)
• Chartered Chemist (Great Britain, 1987)

Fellowships:

• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• American Institute of Chemists
• International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (Great Britain)
• Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)

Professional Societies – Memberships:

• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• American Institute of Chemists
• American Library Association
• Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild
• Canadian Conservation Association
• Chicago Area Conservation Group
• Guild of Book Workers
• Illinois Heritage Association
• Institute of Paper Conservation (Great Britain)
• International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (Great Britain)
• Midwest Archives Conference
• National Genealogical Society
• Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
• Society of American Archivists
• Special Libraries Association