Doren left Dayton in 1905 and became the first director of the Western Reserve University Library School . Following the Great Dayton Flood ( part of the Great Flood of 1913 ) , she returned to Dayton as chief librarian until her death in 1927 , where she aided library staff in recovering items damaged by the flood , allowing the library to reopen just three months after the flood waters receded . During her two terms as chief librarian , she expanded the collection from 36,000 books to 185,000 and increased the budget from $ 64,000 to $ 225,000
Great Dayton Flood
Great Dayton Flood
Electra Collins Doren