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Verner Warren Clapp (June 3, 1901 – June 15, 1972〔''Dictionary of American Library Biography.'' (1978). Bohdan Wynar, ed. "Clapp, Verner Warren (1901-1972)." Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited. p. 77-81. ISBN 0-87287-180-0〕) was a librarian and writer. Clapp was the son of US-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.〔http://libraryhistory.pbwiki.com/Verner%20Clapp accessed February 19, 2009〕 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). ==Awards and honors== * (The Clapp Collection ) at Japan's (National Diet Library ) * 1968 - Clapp was decorated with the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (Kun-Nito Zuihosho) by the government of Japan〔http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/publication/ndl_newsletter/138/385.html accessed February 19, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verner Clapp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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