Norton, Charles B. (1825-1891) | The American Library Association Archives

Name: Norton, Charles B. (1825-1891)

Historical Note: Charles B. Norton (1825-1891) was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 1, 1825. He was a publisher most known for his Literary Gazette, the country's first library periodical. In the Literary Gazette is where the first library convention of 1853 was proposed, the predecessor to the American Library Association. Norton also arranged the reunion of 1853 attendees that the 1887 ALA Conference at the Thousand Islands. He died in Chicago in 1891 while helping to plan the Columbian Exposition.

Sources: 1. Norton, Charles B. (1825-1891), Dictionary of American Library Biography, 1978, pgs. 383-384.

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