Endeavors
While Downs looked to heroes Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson for guidance when challenges were encumbered, it was the influences of this his distant cousin, Mr. Louis Round Wilson, that formed Downs’ librarian leadership foundation. During his tenure as President of the American Library Association, Downs became a strong force against what he viewed as suppressive forces of literature. Downs produced many publications during his life and is best known for his book titled Books That Changed the World. This publication enjoyed a great deal of success and was subsequently translated into many languages.,, Downs was also known for his inexhaustible accession talents and developed a proclivity for rare books regarding the topic of American Folklore. Aided by Mr. Gordon N. Ray, Downs deft talents would eventually facilitate realization of the private papers of noted authors H.G. Wells and Carl Sandburg.
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