Hiller Crowell Wellman Explained

Hiller Crowell Wellman
Office:President of the American Library Association
Term Start:1914
Term End:1915
Predecessor:Edwin Hatfield Anderson
Successor:Mary Wright Plummer
Birth Date:22 March 1871
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, US
Death Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Nationality:American
Occupation:Librarian

Hiller Crowell Wellman (March 22, 1871 in 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]

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  1. Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007
  2. Web site: ALA's Past Presidents. American Library Association. 14 February 2016.
  3. News: Librarians in Session: Massachusetts Club's Annual Meeting at Methuen. Boston Evening Transcript. June 13, 1901. 6.
  4. Book: Webster's Biographical Dictionary . 1558 . 1980 . 0-87779-443-X . G. & C. Merriam Company . Springfield, Massachusetts . registration .