Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1861, Sept. 20 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1883 | A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1883-1884 | Attended lectures, Columbia Law School, New York, N.Y. |
| 1884-1886 | Librarian, Minneapolis Athenaeum, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1885 | Admitted to Minnesota bar |
| 1886 | Married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe |
| 1887-1891 | Librarian, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1892-1894 | Practiced law, Boston, Mass. |
| 1895-1898 | Librarian, Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. |
| 1898 | President, American Library Association |
| 1899-1939 | Librarian of Congress |
| 1902 | Elected overseer of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1904 | President, American Library Association |
| 1917-1919 | General director, American Library Association War Service |
| 1925 | Library of Congress established the Trust Fund Board |
| 1931 | Library acquired the Otto H. F. Vollbehr collection of incunabula, including the Gutenberg Bible |
| 1939 | Retired as librarian of Congress Appointed librarian of Congress emeritus Awarded Joseph W. Lippincott Award |
| 1955, Aug. 14 | Died, Woods Hole, Mass. |