Charles Francis Dorr Belden (October 5, 1870 – October 24, 1931)[1] was an American librarian. He was a chairman of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts and a former State Librarian of Massachusetts. A native of Syracuse, New York, Belden moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1891 to pursue his education.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1895 and from Harvard Law School in 1898. He was secretary to the faculty of the Harvard Law School until appointed assistant librarian of the Harvard Law School in 1902. In September 1908, he resigned from the law school to become the librarian for the Social Law Library in Boston. In June, 1909, he was appointed State Librarian of Massachusetts and a member of the Free Public Library Commission. Belden was elected Librarian of the Boston Public Library on January 26, 1917.[2]
Belden served as president of the American Library Association from 1925 to 1926. He was also active during World War I with the Library War Service (1917–19).[3] Belden was a fellow of the American Library Institute, vice-president of the League of Library Commissions, and served as president of the National Association of State Libraries.[4] He was married with two daughters (Elizabeth and Alison) and a son, Lawrence Putnam Belden.
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^"Name Authority Record: Charles F.D. Belden". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^Library, Boston Public (1914). 66th Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston (1917-1918 ed.). p. 7. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^"Charles F.D. Belden". Cambridge Tribune. 37 (13): 22. May 20, 1914. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
charles, belden, charles, francis, dorr, belden, october, 1870, october, 1931, american, librarian, chairman, free, public, library, commission, massachusetts, former, state, librarian, massachusetts, native, syracuse, york, belden, moved, cambridge, massachus. Charles Francis Dorr Belden October 5 1870 October 24 1931 1 was an American librarian He was a chairman of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts and a former State Librarian of Massachusetts A native of Syracuse New York Belden moved to Cambridge Massachusetts in 1891 to pursue his education Charles F D BeldenPresident of the American Library AssociationIn office 1925 1926Preceded byHerman H B MeyerSucceeded byGeorge H LockePersonal detailsBornCharles Francis Dorr Belden 1870 10 05 October 5 1870Syracuse New York USADiedOctober 24 1931 1931 10 24 aged 61 EducationHarvard UniversityOccupationLibrarian He graduated from Harvard University in 1895 and from Harvard Law School in 1898 He was secretary to the faculty of the Harvard Law School until appointed assistant librarian of the Harvard Law School in 1902 In September 1908 he resigned from the law school to become the librarian for the Social Law Library in Boston In June 1909 he was appointed State Librarian of Massachusetts and a member of the Free Public Library Commission Belden was elected Librarian of the Boston Public Library on January 26 1917 2 Belden served as president of the American Library Association from 1925 to 1926 He was also active during World War I with the Library War Service 1917 19 3 Belden was a fellow of the American Library Institute vice president of the League of Library Commissions and served as president of the National Association of State Libraries 4 He was married with two daughters Elizabeth and Alison and a son Lawrence Putnam Belden References edit Name Authority Record Charles F D Belden Library of Congress Retrieved 21 January 2016 Library Boston Public 1914 66th Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston 1917 1918 ed p 7 Retrieved 21 January 2016 The Charles F D Belden Papers at the American Library Association Archives University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Archived from the original on 28 January 2016 Retrieved 21 January 2016 Charles F D Belden Cambridge Tribune 37 13 22 May 20 1914 Retrieved 21 January 2016 External links editWorks by or about Charles F D Belden at Internet Archive Non profit organization positions Preceded byHerman H B Meyer President of the American Library Association1925 1926 Succeeded byGeorge H Locke nbsp This article about a person involved with library and information science is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles F D Belden amp oldid 1159860267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
