Susan Brynteson

Susan Brynteson
Born
Susan Shafer Dieckmann

(1936-02-18)February 18, 1936
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 2025(2025-05-26) (aged 89)
OccupationAcademic librarian
Known forHead of the University of Delaware Library

Susan Shafer Dieckmann Brynteson (February 18, 1936 – May 26, 2025) was an American librarian. She was head of the University of Delaware Library for over 35 years, and was librarian at the Yaddo arts community for many years.

Early life and education

Dieckmann was born in Huntington, West Virginia and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Shafer O. Dieckmann and Alpha Dieckmann.[1] She graduated from Western Hills High School, and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in library science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] In college she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.[3]

Career

After working in several university libraries as a young woman,[4] Brynteson became director of the University of Delaware Library in 1980. She was named May Morris University Librarian in 2001, and became Vice Provost for Libraries in 2008. She oversaw the library's physical expansion[5] and significant technological upgrades in the 1980s and 1990s,[6][7] and its acquisition of important collections,[8] including the papers of Joe Biden[9] and Paul Laurence Dunbar.[10] She retired with emerita status in 2015,[11] and received the university's Medal of Distinction for her contributions.[12]

Brynteson was a volunteer librarian for the Yaddo arts community for many years, and served on the community's board of directors.[2] She was active at the national level in the American Library Association, as a member of the ALA Council, chair of the ALA Publishing Committee and chair of the ALA Legislative Committee. She served on the advisory board of the National Security Archive.[13] She was president of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services.[14] In 2000 she was named to the ALA's National Advocacy Honor Roll.[15] She was elected a lifetime member of the Yaddo community in 2006.[14]

Publications

  • Ask Me about DELCAT: A Self-Paced Workbook to DELCAT Technical Services (with Kirstin Antelman)[16]
  • Treasures of the University of Delaware Library: A Catalog and Exhibit (1986, with Alice D. Schreyer)[17]
  • The Two-millionth Volume: In Celebration (1992, with James O. Freedman)[18]
  • Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth (1992, with A. N. Bold and T. Murray)[19]
  • Ernest Hemingway in His Time: An Exhibition (1995)[20]
  • Self Works: Diaries, Scrapbooks, and Other Autobiographical Efforts: Catalog of an Exhibition (1997, with L. R. J. Melvin)[21]
  • Paul Bowles, 1910-1999: Catalog of an Exhibition (2000, with David P. Roselle, V. S. Carr, T. Murray, and L. R. J. Melvin)[22]
  • Ezra Pound in His Time and Beyond: The Influence of Ezra Pound on Twentieth-century Poetry: a Catalog of an Exhibition (2006, with D. P. Roselle, D. Rich, and J. Rossa)[23]

Personal life

Susan Dieckmann married historian William Everett Brynteson in Wisconsin in 1958; they later divorced.[3][24] She died in 2025, at the age of 89.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Shafer O. Dieckmann". The Cincinnati Post. 1985-01-18. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Susan Shafer (Dieckmann) Brynteson". RTFoard. 2025-05-27. Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  3. ^ a b "Dieckmann Marriage Announced". Wisconsin State Journal. 1958-09-07. p. 58. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Two library appointments announced". The Herald-Times. 1977-02-20. p. 10. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Grant, Tom (1986-09-04). "Work on UD library nearly finished". The Morning News. p. 70. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wallick, Merritt (1988-12-14). "UD library is at your fingertips". The Morning News. p. 28. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Smith, Cynthia (1986-10-07). "Files that purr; UD introduces DELCAT computer catalog system". The Morning News. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Darnell, Michele (1991-02-28). "Landscape architect's papers donated to UD". The News Journal. p. 50. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Quinn, Erin (2012-06-18). "Biden papers delivered to University of Delaware library". The Cecil Whig. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Humphrey, Theresa (1985-02-11). "Delaware Gets Dunbar Letters". The Daily Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Library leadership". UDaily. June 25, 2015. Archived from the original on 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  12. ^ "In Memoriam: Susan Brynteson". UDaily. June 3, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  13. ^ "Governance". National Security Archive. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  14. ^ a b "Yaddo Elects Librarian Susan Brynteson and Composer Daron Hagen Lifetime Members" Yaddo (September 25, 2006).
  15. ^ Billington, Mike (2000-07-18). "Del. lengthens library honor roll". The News Journal. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Antelman, Kirstin; Brynteson, Susan (1990). Ask Me about DELCAT: A Self-Paced Workbook to DELCAT Technical Services. 3rd Edition (Report).
  17. ^ Brynteson, Susan, and Alice D. Schreyer. Treasures of the University of Delaware Library: A Catalog and Exhibit. The University, 1986.
  18. ^ Freedman, James O., and Susan Brynteson. The Two-millionth Volume: In Celebration. University of Delaware Library Associates, 1992.
  19. ^ Brynteson, Susan, Alan Norman Bold, and Timothy Murray. Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth: Hugh M. Morris Library, Special Collections Department, August 13-December 18, 1992. University of Delaware Library, 1992.
  20. ^ University of Delaware. Library, and Susan Brynteson. Ernest Hemingway in His Time: An Exhibition: August 25-December 16, 1995, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. University of Delaware Library, 1995.
  21. ^ Brynteson, Susan, and L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin. Self Works: Diaries, Scrapbooks, and Other Autobiographical Efforts: Catalog of an Exhibition, August 19, 1997-December 18, 1997: Guide to Selected Sources. Special Collections, Hugh M. Morris Library, University of Delaware Library, 1997.
  22. ^ Roselle, David P., Susan Brynteson, Virginia Spencer Carr, Timothy Murray, and L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin. Paul Bowles, 1910-1999: Catalog of an Exhibition August 22, 2000-December 15, 2000: Special Collections, Hugh M. Morris Library. University of Delaware Library, 2000.
  23. ^ University of Delaware. Library. Special Collections, David P. Roselle, Daniel Rich, Susan Brynteson, and Jesse Rossa. Ezra Pound in His Time and Beyond: The Influence of Ezra Pound on Twentieth-century Poetry: a Catalog of an Exhibition: Special Collections, Hugh M. Morris Library by Jesse Rossa. University of Delaware Library, 2006.
  24. ^ "Skidmore professor to deliver annual faculty lecture". The Post-Star. 1984-11-06. p. 11. Retrieved 2026-01-02 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "In Memoriam". Delaware Library Association. Archived from the original on 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
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