The following individuals were either instrumental in supporting the idea of a state library association for Wisconsin and/or attended the organizational meeting for the Wisconsin Library Association on February 11, 1891 in the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
From the State Superintendent’s Office:
Oliver E. Wells, State Superintendent
Charles A. Hutchins, Assistant State Superintendent
Frank A. Hutchins, Township Library Clerk
From the University of Wisconsin:
Walter M. Smith, University Librarian
E. A. Birge, Professor of Zoology
(also member of the Madison Public Library Board of Trustees)
John C. Freeman, Professor of Literature
From the State Historical Society:
Reuben G. Thwaites, Secretary
Isaac S. Bradley, Librarian
From the Milwaukee Public Library:
Klas A. Linderfelt, Librarian
Theresa West Elmendorf, Assistant Librarian
Others:
Minnie M. Oakley, Librarian, Madison Public Library
Lorenzo D. Harvey, President of the Wisconsin Teacher’s Association
Albert O. Wright, Secretary of the State Board of Charities and Reform
