John Cotton Dana, letter to Melvil Dewey, 1893

John Cotton Dana, letter to Melvil Dewey, 1893 [shorthand] THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DENVER, COLORADO J.C DANA, LIBRARIAN Melvil Dewey, Dear Sir-- I have so slight personal acquaintance with the Librarians of the country that I find I am at a loss to make intelligent suggestions about the speakers for the Chicago meeting-- You folks there--well acquainted with one another--can't go far astray-- Wishing you all success. Sincerely J.C. Dana 9 Mar. 93 Author John Cotton Dana Manuscript title Date November 9, 1893 Size x cm x xcm; x in x x in Penmanship Style Collection Columbia University, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Melvil Dewey papers, [ca. 1870]-1931. File name Dana John Cotton 1819-001-001- Links related to John Cotton Dana John Cotton Dana, Wikipedia [1] A library primer, 1903 edition [2] A library primer, 1903 edition, library handwriting , page 71[3]