| LC control no. | n 81119070 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | David, Charles W. (Charles Wendell), 1885-1984 |
| Variant(s) | David, Charles Wendell, 1885-1984 |
| Associated country | U.S. |
| Located | Bryn Mawr, Pa. Kennett Square, Pa. Mystic, Conn. |
| Birth date | 1885 |
| Death date | 19840402 |
| Place of birth | Onarga, Ill. |
| Place of death | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Field of activity | History Library administration Rhodes scholarships |
| Affiliation | University of Oxford Bryn Mawr College University of Pennsylvania Longwood Library (Kennett Square, Pa.) Mystic Seaport Library |
| Profession or occupation | Historians Library administrators College teachers |
| Found in | His Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy, 1920: t.p. (Charles W. David). Philadelphia inquirer, April 4, 1984: (Charles W. David; b. 1885 at Onarga, Ill.; d. April 2, 1984 at Philadelphia; historian and librarian; prof. at Bryn Mawr College, 1918-40; dir. of libraries at U. of Penn., 1950-55; dir., Longwood Library, 1955-61) His, The conservation of historical source material, 1955: t.p. (Charles W. David) His, The Longwood Library, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1956: t.p. (Charles W. David) DeGH archives, for his papers: (Charles Wendell David; b. 1885; d. 1984; first and only director of Longwood Library, operated by Longwood Library Association, and predecessor of the Eleutherian Mills Historical Library and present Hagley Museum and Library, 1955-1961) Charles Wendell David page on University of Pennsylvania Library site, viewed via www, February 20, 2014: (Charles W. David; B.A. from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, 1911; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1918; taught history at Bryn Mawr College, 1918-1940; professor of history and first full-time library director at the University of Pennsylvania, 1940-1955, where he upgraded and modernized the library system; in retirement, established the Eleutherian Mills Historical Library at Longwood [actually Longwood Library], and the Mystic Seaport Library) |
| Associated language | eng |
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