Professional/academic Memberships
The author of this entry wishes to make it explicitly known to the reader that the following "Professional/academic" section uses data procured from the source: Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. The author of this entry has merely provided reformatting of this data. Exhaustive citation information can be located in the "References" section of this entry.
- 1951-1952: Vice President, American Library Association
- 1952-1953: President, American Library Association
- 1955-1956: President, Illinois Library Association
In addition, Downs was a member of:
- Southeastern Library Association
- American Association of University Professors
- Authors League America
- Society of Midland Authors
- Committee on Books Abroad
- United States Information Agency
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Beta Phi Mu
- Phi Kappa Phi
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