Paul Z. DuBois, 86, librarian was a Pulitzer Prize nominee
May 7, 2022
Paul Zinkhan DuBois of Pawleys Island died May 7 following a long illness. He was 86.
He was born Jan. 5, 1936, the sixth and only surviving child of John Harold and Marie Miller DuBois. He grew up in Kent and Oxford, Ohio, attended Antioch College and graduated from Hiram College. He went on to obtain his master’s degree in library science from Kent State University and his doctorate in American studies from Case Western Reserve.
His doctoral thesis, “Paul Leicester Ford: An American Man of Letters 1865-1902,” was published as a book in 1977 and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Dr. DuBois worked as an academic librarian for the entirety of his career, holding positions in Cooperstown, N.Y.; Kent, Ohio; Trenton, N.J.; and Rock Hill.
He was married for 62 years to the late Carol Ann Johnson DuBois.
Dr. DuBois was remembered as a delightful human being with the ability to quote extensively from anything he’d ever read. He was also a consummate storyteller.
He is survived by his daughter, Megan (Jonathan Alden); his son, Paul Christopher DuBois; and his grandchildren Alexander, Campbell, Nathaniel and Sigourney Alden.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local library.
Condolences may be sent at burroughsfh.com.
