MLA Research Section Past Chairs
| 1982-83 | Bob Braude, Chair Pro Temp, Library Research Section |
| 1983-84 | Gwendolyn S. Cruzat |
| 1984-85 | Ana D. Cleveland |
| 1985-86 | Joanne G. Marshall |
| 1986-87 | Alice Bodtke-Roberts |
| 1987-88 | Erika Love |
| 1988-89 | Carol Hansen Fenichel |
| 1989-90 | Patricia Ann Gibson |
| 1990-91 | Ann Keller Weller |
| 1991-92 | Prudence W. Dalrymple |
| 1992-93 | Mark E. Funk |
| 1993-94 | Beth Paskoff |
| 1994-95 | Nancy N. Woelfl |
| 1995-96 | Jocelyn Rankin |
| 1996-97 | P. Zoe Stavri |
| 1997-98 | Julie Johnson McGowan (renamed Research Section in 1997) |
| 1998-99 | Ruth E. Fenske |
| 1999-00 | Gary D. Byrd |
| 2000-01 | Jon Eldredge |
| 2001-02 | Leslie Behm |
| 2002-03 | Jon Eldredge |
| 2003-04 | Alice E. Hadley |
| 2004-05 | Elizabeth H. Wood |
| 2005-06 | Martha R. (Molly) Harris |
| 2006-07 | Mary Jackson |
| 2007-08 | Martha R. (Molly) Harris |
| 2008-09 | Susan Lessick |
| 2009-10 | Roz Dudden |
| 2010-11 | I. Diane Cooper |