John Cotton Dana (b. August 19 1856 in Woodstock, Vermont - d. July 21 1929 in New Jersey) was a highly influential American librarian and museum director who did much of his work in Newark, New Jersey. In 1874, he began his studies at Dartmouth College. During college Dana tutored other students in Greek and Latin. He went to Denver, Colorado where he passed the Colorado bar in 1880, and later became director of the Denver Public Library from 1889 to 1898. Wikipedia
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