Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1901, June 3 | Born, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 1905 | Immigrated to the United States |
| 1921 | Cataloger, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress |
| 1922 | Graduated, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. |
| 1922 | Reference librarian, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress |
| 1922-1923 | Postgraduate work, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1929 | Married Dorothy Devereaux Ladd |
| 1931 | Special assistant to superintendent of Reading Room, Library of Congress |
| 1937 | Assistant superintendent of Reading Room, Library of Congress |
| 1940 | Administrative assistant to librarian of Congress |
| 1940-1943 | Director, Administrative Department, Library of Congress |
| 1943-1947 | Director, Acquisitions Department, Library of Congress |
| 1945 | Chief librarian, United Nations Conference on International Organization |
| 1947-1948 | Chairman, United States Library Mission to Japan |
| 1947-1956 | Chief assistant librarian of Congress |
| 1953-1954 | Acting librarian of Congress |
| 1956-1967 | President, Council on Library Resources |
| 1967-1972 | Consultant to Council on Library Resources |
| 1966-1967 | Member, National Advisory Commission on Libraries |
| 1968 | Decorated Order of the Sacred Treasure, Japan |
| 1972, June 15 | Died, Alexandria, Va. |