Hiller Crowell Wellman
| Hiller Crowell Wellman | |
|---|---|
 Springfield City Library circa 1905 | |
| Born |
March 22, 1871 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died |
February 3, 1956 (aged 84) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | President of the American Library Association |
Hiller Crowell Wellman (March 22, 1871, Boston – February 3, 1956)[1][2] was an American librarian who served as President of the American Library Association (1914–15). He was librarian for the Springfield (Massachusetts) City Library from 1902 to 1948. Before his tenure in Springfield, Wellman served as librarian at the Brookline Library.[3] In addition, Wellman was special editor for library terms for Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition.[4]
Bibliography
- "An Article of Faith" Address delivered before the graduating class of the library school, the New York Public Library, June 6, 1919
- "What the City Library is doing to help win the war" Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 12. (1918) p. 57-60
- "President's Address: The Library's Primary Duty" Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 9. (1915) p. 89-93
References
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007
- ↑ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Librarians in Session: Massachusetts Club's Annual Meeting at Methuen". Boston Evening Transcript ((Google News)). June 13, 1901. p. 6.
- ↑ Webster's Biographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Company. 1980. p. 1558. ISBN 0-87779-443-X.
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