Nathaniel Dana Carlile Hodges (April 19, 1852 – November 25, 1927)[1] was an American librarian. Hodges attended Harvard University, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1874 and his master's degree in 1879. He was appointed to be an assistant in Physics at Harvard University in 1879.[2] Hodges went on to teach at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 1882 to 1883 and served as editor of Science Magazine from 1885 to 1894.[3][4]
Nathaniel Dana Carlile Hodges | |
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.jpg) Hodges in 1910 | |
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 1909–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Henry Gould |
| Succeeded by | James Ingersoll Wyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1852 Salem, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | November 25, 1927 (aged 75) Mount Healthy, Ohio, USA |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Librarian |
He became the Library Director of the Cincinnati Public Library in 1900 and retired from that position in 1924.[5] Hodges served as the president of the American Library Association from 1909 to 1910.[6][7] Hodges was named a Notable Ohio Librarians in the Hall of Fame in 1980.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthews, John (1991). Complete American Armoury and Blue Book. Clearfield. ISBN 080634573X.
- ^ Browman, David L.; Williams, Stephen (2013). Anthropology at Harvard. Peabody Museum Press. p. 240. ISBN 9780873659130.
- ^ Fleischman, John (November 2002). Free & Public: One Hundred and Fifty Years at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 1853–2003. Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press. ISBN 1-882203-91-7.
- ^ Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America, 1914-1915. Volume 1. American Commonwealth Co. p. 394.
- ^ Hodges, Nathanial Dana Carlile (1909). "The Public Library System" (PDF). Club Woman's Magazine: 6–8. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "ALA Presidents, Treasurers, Secretaries, and Executive Directors". American Library Association. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Notable Ohio Librarians in the Hall of Fame" (PDF). Ohio Library Council. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Annual reports of the president and treasurer of Harvard college, 1879-1880. [google books]: John Wilson and Sons. 1880. p. 5.
External links
edit- The Public Library System (The Club Woman's Magazine, 1909) p. 6-8
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