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Frederic Beecher Perkins (27 September 1828 – 27 January 1899) was an American editor, writer, and librarian. He was a member of the Beecher family, a prominent 19th-century American religious family.
In the following thesis, I will argue that Frederick Beecher Perkins is an overlooked figure in library history who deserves to be listed among the great library pioneers. Perkins was involved with many of the people, organizations, and major debates that shaped the field of librarianship in the late 1800s.
Overview. Frederic Beecher Perkins. (1828—1899) Quick Reference. (1828–99), nephew of H.W. Beecher and brother-in-law of E.E. Hale, was a journalist and librarian in his native Connecticut, Massachusetts, and California. In addition to bibliographical works, he wrote a ...
Explore genealogy for Frederic Perkins born 1828 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut died 1899 Brooklyn, New York including ancestors + children + 1 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- September 27, 1828
- Mary Fitch (Westcott) Perkins
- February 3, 1899
In the following thesis, I will argue that Frederick Beecher Perkins is an overlooked figure in library history who deserves to be listed among the great library pioneers.
Gilman was born on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Mary Fitch Westcott and Frederic Beecher Perkins. She had only one brother, Thomas Adie, who was fourteen months older, because a physician advised Mary Perkins that she might die if she bore other children.
Frederick Beecher Perkins. born Hartford, Connecticut: 27 September 1828. died Morristown, New Jersey: 27 January 1899. works (highly selected) President Greeley, President Hoffman, and the Resurrection of the Ring: A History of the Next Four Years ...
