Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild

Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild
Portrait of Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild
Born(1855-06-21)June 21, 1855
DiedDecember 20, 1921(1921-12-20) (aged 66)
Other names
  • Mary Salome Cutler
  • Salome Cutler
  • Salome Cutler Fairchild
EducationMount Holyoke College University of the State of New York
Occupations
  • Librarian
  • educator
  • administrator
OrganizationAmerican Library Association
SpouseEdwin M. Fairchild

Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild (née Mary Salome Cutler; June 21, 1855 – December 20, 1921) was a pioneering American librarian, educator, and school administrator. She is known for her contributions to the establishment of library science in the United States through her work at the Columbia College library and New York State Library School, as well as her service in the American Library Association.[1]

  1. ^ "Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild: American librarian and educator". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2022-12-16 [first published 1999-06-30]. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22.