Hiller Crowell Wellman (March 22, 1871 in
Boston – February 3, 1956) was an American librarian who served as president of the
American Library Association (1914–15). He was librarian for the
Springfield (Massachusetts)
Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...
City Library from 1902 to 1948. Before his tenure in Springfield, Wellman served as librarian at the Brookline Library. In addition, Wellman was special editor for library terms for ''
Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition
''Webster's Dictionary'' is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758–1843), as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's ...
''.
Bibliography
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An Article of Faith'' Address delivered before the graduating class of the library school, the
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...
, June 6, 1919
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What the City Library is doing to help win the war'' Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 12. (1918) p. 57-60
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President's Address: The Library's Primary Duty'' Bulletin of the American Library Association, Volume 9. (1915) p. 89-93
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1871 births
1956 deaths
American librarians
Presidents of the American Library Association
People from Boston
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