Autograph Letter Signed, 1892 February 16
Date
1892-02-16
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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An historian, librarian, and editor, Winsor was head of the Boston Public Library from 1868 to 1877, at which time he took over as librarian of Harvard University. He was a founder of the American Library Association and served as its president from 1876 to 1885. Among his published works are A Reader's Handbook of the American Revolution (1879); Christopher Columbus (1891); and an eight volume study, The Narrative and Critical History of America, which he edited from 1884 to 1889.
Keywords
Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918, Vose, George L. (George Leonard), 1831-1910, Authors, American--19th century, Authors, American--20th century, Women authors, correspondence