Henry James Carr
American librarian
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| Intro | American librarian | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Librarian | |||
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| Birth | 16 August 1849, Pembroke, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA | |||
| Death | 21 May 1929Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA (aged 79 years) | |||
| Star sign | Leo | |||
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Henry James Carr (August 16, 1849 – May 21, 1929) was an American librarian.
Carr was raised in New Hampshire and Grand Rapids, Michigan. He worked as an accountant and cashier in railway offices from 1867 to 1886. During that time, he studied law at the University of Michigan, gaining admission to the bar in 1879, but he never practiced law. In 1886, Carr was named librarian for the Grand Rapids Public Library, where he worked until 1890 when he was recruited to create a new public library for the residents of Saint Joseph, Missouri. In 1891 he moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to assist them in establishing their public library.
Carr served as the President of the American Library Association from 1900 to 1901. He also served as the association's secretary from 1898 to 1900 and its treasurer from 1886 to 1893. Carr served as Librarian in Scranton until his death in 1929.