Adelaide Underhill | |
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.jpg) Underhill in 1888 | |
| Born | 1860 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1936 Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Vassar College Columbia University |
| Occupation | Librarian |
Adelaide Underhill (1860 – April 24, 1936) was an American librarian. She was hired to catalog and update the organization of volumes in the Vassar College library. She used the Dewey Decimal System and, along with help from her lifelong companion, Lucy Maynard Salmon, built Vassar's into one of the most impressive collections for a liberal arts college at the time.