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Librarian

Frank Pierce Hill


President of the American Library Association
In office 1905–1906
Preceded by	Ernest Cushing Richardson
Succeeded by	Clement Walker Andrews

Personal details
Born	(1855-08-22)August 22, 1855 Concord, New Hampshire, US
Died	August 25, 1941(1941-08-25) (aged 86) Hartford, Connecticut, US
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Occupation	Librarian

Frank Pierce Hill (August 22, 1855 – August 25, 1941) was an American librarian.

Biography

Frank Pierce Hill was born in Concord, New Hampshire on August 22, 1855. He served as president of the American Library Association from 1905 to 1906, and the American Library Institute 1912 to 1915. Hill was the first director of the Newark Public Library from 1889 to 1901, when he left Newark to serve as Chief Librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library. Hill served in that position until his retirement in 1930. In 1940, he was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership.

He died at his home in Hartford, Connecticut on August 25, 1941.

James Bertram; An Appreciation (Carnegie Corporation of New York), 1936
American Plays printed 1714-1830 (Stanford University Press), 1934
Library service for soldiers and sailors; the story of the million dollar campaign of the American library association, 1918

Metcalf, Henry Harrison; Abbott, Frances M., eds. (1919). One Thousand New Hampshire Notables. The Rumford Printing Company. p. 185. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
"ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
"Frank P. Hill Papers (Librariana)" (PDF). Newark Public Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
American Library Association, Honorary Membership
"Obituaries: First Librarian Succumbs at 86". Paterson Evening News. August 26, 1941. p. 22. Retrieved February 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byErnest Cushing Richardson	President of the American Library Association 1905–1906	Succeeded byClement Walker Andrews

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