Willard Fiske

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American librarian, book collector, and chess player (1831-1904)

United States WritersLived 1831 to 1904 · aged 72

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Daniel Willard Fiske was an American librarian and scholar, born on November 11, 1831, at Ellisburg, New York. He was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership in 1895.

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Willard Fiske

Fiske playing chess, c. 1900

Dedication plaque on Uris Library referencing Henry W. Sage's gift in lieu of Jennie McGraw's estate bequest ("whose purpose to found a great library for Cornell University has been defeated") after the resolution of the Great Will Case

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1895American Library Association Honorary Membership

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Frank Arthur VanderlipAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

John BrademasAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

Carl ElliottAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

Augusta Braxton BakerAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

William David FordAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

Carl D. PerkinsAlso won American Library Association Honorary Membership

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