Henry Munson Utley (August 5, 1836 – February 16, 1917) was an American librarian. Utley served as president of the American Library Association from 1894 to 1895. Utley graduated from the University of Michigan in 1861 and 1866. Utley had a career in journalism before being named City Librarian for the City of Detroit in 1885. He retired from that position in 1913.[1][2][3]

Henry Munson Utley
Henry Munson Utley in 1898
President of the American Library Association
In office
1894–1895
Preceded byJosephus Nelson Larned
Succeeded byJohn Cotton Dana
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Born(1836-08-05)August 5, 1836
Plymouth, Michigan, United States
DiedFebruary 16, 1917(1917-02-16) (aged 80)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
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  1. ^ "Henry Munson Utley". Library Journal. 42 (1): 190. March 1917.
  2. ^ "Henry M. Utley biography". Wayne County, Michigan Biographies. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Henry Munson Utley". Papers and Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. 39: 332. 1917.
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Preceded by President of the American Library Association
1894–1895
Succeeded by