John Langdon Sibley
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John Langdon Sibley was a longtime librarian of Harvard University
.
Sibley received his undergraduate education from Harvard and then studied at Harvard Divinity School
. From 1829-1833 he was a pastor in Stow, Massachusetts
. He then went to Cambridge, Massachusetts
where he worked as a magazine editor. When Gore Hall was opened in 1841 he was appointed the assistant librarian under Thaddeus William Harris. In 1856 when Harris died Sibley became the librarian of Harvard.
Sibley oversaw both the physical and fiscal expansion of the Harvard Library.
He also compiled the initial volumes of Sibley's Harvard Graduates (covering the Classes of 1642 to 1679) and bequethed fund to the Massachusetts Historical Society
to continue this project. Clifford K. Shipton published 14 more volumes (Classes of 1690 to 1771) and in 1999 an 18th volume appeared (1772 to 1774).
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
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Sibley received his undergraduate education from Harvard and then studied at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
. From 1829-1833 he was a pastor in Stow, Massachusetts
Stow, Massachusetts
Stow is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,590 at the 2010 census.- History :Stow was first settled c. 1660 by Matthew Boon and John Kettell...
. He then went to Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
where he worked as a magazine editor. When Gore Hall was opened in 1841 he was appointed the assistant librarian under Thaddeus William Harris. In 1856 when Harris died Sibley became the librarian of Harvard.
Sibley oversaw both the physical and fiscal expansion of the Harvard Library.
He also compiled the initial volumes of Sibley's Harvard Graduates (covering the Classes of 1642 to 1679) and bequethed fund to the Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society
The Massachusetts Historical Society is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history...
to continue this project. Clifford K. Shipton published 14 more volumes (Classes of 1690 to 1771) and in 1999 an 18th volume appeared (1772 to 1774).