John Cotton Dana

John Cotton Dana
President of the American Library Association
In office
1895–1896
Preceded byHenry Munson Utley
Succeeded byWilliam Howard Brett
Personal details
Born(1856-08-19)August 19, 1856
Woodstock, Vermont, United States
DiedJuly 21, 1929(1929-07-21) (aged 72)
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Spouse
Adine Rowena Wagener
(m. 1888)
EducationDartmouth College
OccupationLibrarian
Known forFounder of the Newark Museum

John Cotton Dana (August 19, 1856, in Woodstock, Vermont – July 21, 1929, in Newark, New Jersey) was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens.[1] As a public librarian for forty years Dana promoted the benefits of reading, pioneered direct access to shelved materials, and innovated specialized library services of all types.

  1. ^ Shales, Ezra. (2010). Made in Newark Cultivating Industrial Arts and Civic Identity in the Progressive Era. New Brunswick, NJ: Rivergate Books, an imprint of Rutgers University Press, 2010.

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