Noted librarian, bibliophile, author, historian, Benjamin Franklin scholar, and civic leader in Philadelphia. As a young man, he went to work for noted book dealer A. S. W. Rosenbach until his death 1952, after which he joined the Library Company of Philadelphia as a consultant and advisor, becoming its Chief Executive Officer before his retirement in 1984. His scholarly works include a biography of Rosenbach and studies on the library of Benjamin Franklin. He died of lung cancer in 1991.
Noted librarian, bibliophile, author, historian, Benjamin Franklin scholar, and civic leader in Philadelphia. As a young man, he went to work for noted book dealer A. S. W. Rosenbach until his death 1952, after which he joined the Library Company of Philadelphia as a consultant and advisor, becoming its Chief Executive Officer before his retirement in 1984. His scholarly works include a biography of Rosenbach and studies on the library of Benjamin Franklin. He died of lung cancer in 1991.
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