▁the ▁former ▁Mary ▁E . ▁Or ch ard , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁twelve ▁children . ▁ ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Blo om ington , ▁Indiana ▁Category : 1 8 2 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 4 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Gordon ▁V os per ▁( J une ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁educ ator ▁and ▁li br arian ▁who ▁o vers aw ▁college ▁libraries ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁V os per ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁( AL A ) ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Joseph ▁W . ▁Li pp inc ott ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁li br ari ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁by ▁American ▁L ibr aries . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁V os per ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁to ▁parents ▁Ch ester ▁Viv ian ▁and ▁Anna ▁St ipe ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁V os per ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Class ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁li br ari ans