Faxon, Frederick W. (1866-1936) | The American Library Association Archives

Name: Faxon, Frederick W. (1866-1936)

Variant Name: F. W. Faxon

Fuller Form: Frederick Winthrop Faxon

Historical Note: Frederick W. Faxon (1866-1936) was the owner of the F. W. Faxon Publishing Company and member of the American Library Association. He served as Secretary from 1900 to 1903, Travel Secretary from 1896 to 1900, Chairman of the Travel Committee from 1902 to 1934, and an official delegate for the meeting of the Library Association of Great Britain in Liverpool in 1912. He was a prolific photographer at ALA conferences and compiled several photo albums of the conferences.

Sources: Lydia Tang, "'To meet him was to always meet an old friend': F. W. Faxon," June 23, 2013, https://www.library.illinois.edu/ala/2013/06/23/fwfaxon/.

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