:Theresa Elmendorf

{{short description|American librarian}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Theresa West Elmendorf

| image = Theresa Elmendorf 1912 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = A 1912 illustration of Elmendorf

| office = President of the American Library Association

| term_start = 1911

| term_end = 1912

| predecessor = James Ingersoll Wyer

| successor = Henry Eduard Legler

| birth_name = Theresa Hubbel West

| birth_date = {{birth date|1855|11|01}}

| birth_place = Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death-date and age|September 4, 1932|November 1, 1855}}

| nationality = American

| known_for = First female President of the ALA

| occupation = Librarian

| spouse = {{marriage|Henry Livingston Elmendorf|1896|1906|end=d}}

}}

File:Tess at her Vassar graduation.jpg, {{Circa|1877}} at approximately age 22]]

Theresa West Elmendorf (November 1, 1855 – September 4, 1932) was an American librarian and the first woman President of the American Library Association, serving from 1911 to 1912.{{cite news|title=Mrs. Theresa West Elmendorf |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82197786/theresa-elmendorf-1855-1932/ |newspaper=The Daily Tribune |date=August 9, 1946 |location=Wisconsin Rapids, WI |page=9 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date=July 26, 2021}} {{Open access}}Thomison, p. 280{{cite news|title=New Librarian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82324639/theresa-elmendorf-1855-1932/ |newspaper=Buffalo Courier |date=June 11, 1897 |location=Buffalo, NY |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date=July 27, 2021}} {{Open access}}{{sfn|Rooney|1978|pages=65-66}}{{sfn|Thomison|1993|page=279}}{{cite news|title=New Library Appointees to Be Notified Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82263077/theresa-elmendorf-1855-1932/ |newspaper=The Buffalo Enquirer |date=July 16, 1906 |location=Buffalo, NY |page=3 |via = Newspapers.com |access-date=July 27, 2021}} {{Open access}}{{sfn|Thomison|1993|page=280}}