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Earl Gregg Swem
Earl Gregg Swem (December 29, 1870 – April 14, 1965) was an American historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ..., bibliographer and librarian. Swem worked at the Library of Congress and Virginia State Library, and for more than two decades was primary librarian at the College of William & Mary, where the Earl Gregg Swem Library (in construction during his final years) was named in his honor. Early and family life Swem was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His father Edward Lawrence Swem (1838–1918) (a gallery owner in Belle Plaine and later Cedar Rapids), was born in Indiana. His mother, the former Emeline Luse, was born in Ohio. Their family included at least two girls and two boys. His middle name reflects Quaker Asa Gregg (1806–1896), one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Gregg Swem
Earl Gregg Swem (December 29, 1870 – April 14, 1965) was an American historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ..., bibliographer and librarian. Swem worked at the Library of Congress and Virginia State Library, and for more than two decades was primary librarian at the College of William & Mary, where the Earl Gregg Swem Library (in construction during his final years) was named in his honor. Early and family life Swem was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His father Edward Lawrence Swem (1838–1918) (a gallery owner in Belle Plaine and later Cedar Rapids), was born in Indiana. His mother, the former Emeline Luse, was born in Ohio. Their family included at least two girls and two boys. His middle name reflects Quaker Asa Gregg (1806–1896), one of the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |