blockversewordysbillionaire.aiyourlistWhiteboardAppquizieunschool

News

Home
Popular
Elections

Genius — OpenServe

Sponsored

John Cotton Dana — latest news, discussion & facts — IJR

John Cotton Dana

librarian

John Cotton Dana

American librarian and museum director (1856-1929)

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Feed Discussions About

Sort by

Content type

Loading

Latest John Cotton Dana news and discussion

Sort by

Content type

Nothing published yet

The conversation starts anyway — post the first discussion above.

About John Cotton Dana

John Cotton Dana was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens. As a public librarian for forty years Dana promoted the benefits of reading, pioneered direct access to shelved materials, and innovated specialized library services of all types.

0

members

1

here now

Occupation

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

librarian, curator, art historian

Position held

President of the American Library Association, museum director

Citizenship

United States

Born

August 19, 1856

Died

July 21, 1929

Everything about John Cotton Dana →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Related journals

Family

Connected

Denver Public Library President of the American Library Association museum director Dartmouth College American Library Association United States

John Cotton Dana across IJR

Ask Genius by OpenServe about John Cotton Dana Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos