W. Stanley Hoole

W. Stanley Hoole (1903-1990) was a librarian and educator who greatly improved the library system at the University of Alabama. He was director of the library for 27 years and previously had been a professor of English and a journalist and author.

Portrait of W. Stanley Hoole, University of Alabama librarian and historian
Courtesy of W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama Libraries
Portrait of W. Stanley Hoole, University of Alabama librarian and historian