TP ▁Tra vel ▁P ages ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Io ann ina ▁( reg ional ▁unit ) <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁In gers oll ▁W yer ▁( May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁li br arian ▁and ▁educ ator . ▁W yer ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Library ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Neb r aska . ▁In ▁Neb r aska , ▁W yer ▁took ▁leadership ▁roles ▁in ▁professional ▁library ▁associations ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁guide book ▁to ▁government ▁documents . ▁W yer ▁returned ▁to ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁receiving ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁held ▁several ▁positions ▁of ▁progress ive ▁responsibility ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Library ▁and ▁its ▁library ▁school . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁W yer ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Library ▁War ▁Service ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁maintain ▁libraries ▁in ▁military ▁cam ps , ▁vessels ▁and ▁ports . ▁He ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁W yer ▁author ed ▁a ▁text