 Linderfelt has been ignored or received cursory treatment in histories of both Milwaukee and the library profession in the United States , including the work of Linderfelt 's immediate successor at the Milwaukee Public Library and longtime assistant Theresa Elmendorf . Noted library historian Wayne A. Wiegand wrote about Linderfelt in a two part article published in 1977 in American Libraries , the official magazine of the American Library Association . In the article , Wiegand expressed hope that librarians would remember Linderfelt " to provide some balance against the too @-@ frequent eulogistic treatment accorded the Winsors , Pooles , and Deweys of library history " and that the ALA would officially acknowledge Linderfelt as a past ALA President for the sake of " historical accuracy " . A librarian responding to Wiegand 's article echoed his sentiments , noting Linderfelt 's absence in the Dictionary of American Biography and the National Cyclopedia of American Biography and Wiegand 's upcoming article about Linderfelt for the Dictionary of American Library Biography . As of 2015 , Linderfelt has not appeared on the official list of past ALA Presidents . 
