he was the founding member of which body?
Lake Placid Club.
Melvil Dewey
Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club. He r
where did the dewey decimal system come from Melvil Dewey developed this idea. were there any molestation accusations on him? When Dewey opened his School of Library Economy at Columbia College to women it was rumored that he asked for their bust sizes with their applications how did this behaviour impact his fame? In 1930, he paid $2,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former secretary alleging sexual harassment.
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Melvil Dewey [SEP] Introduction
Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club. He resigned from the American Library Association due to allegations of sexual harassment complaints amid allegations of racism and antisemitism in 1905.