Robert Waite Douglas | |
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Born | New Durham, Canada West | July 15, 1854
Died | January 9, 1931 Los Angeles, California, US | (aged 76)
Resting place | San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Editor, librarian |
Robert Waite Douglas (bibliophile, editor, literary agent, author, and public speaker who served as Vancouver, British Columbia's chief librarian from 1911 to 1924 and as the first president of the British Columbia Library Association.[1] Under his direction, the Vancouver Public Library grew greatly in size, its circulation increased and a number of rare books were added to its collection as he worked to make the Vancouver Library one of the "finest libraries on the continent."[2][3]
July 15, 1854 – January 9, 1931), known professionally as R. W. Douglas, was a Canadian librarian,