New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-02

NJ cocker for information in the back numbers
Of magazrcs can ever cease to be grateful for the
help that H. has renewed from the abo.s of Will
lam Frederick Poole lis IDEAS have been on
library tables for the last forty years, and have
been practically the only means Of access to vast
bodv Of material useful TO the investigator of al
moot everv sub;cct Mr. Poole born in Salem,
Mass on December a. 1921. being the eighth gener-
alton i'm descent from John Poole who came from
Headinr ENGLAND. to Cambridge. Mass, in 1882 and
I'm 1886 became proprietor of Reading, Mass lie
was AT school in Danyers until he was twelve Years
Old and then spent a year in keene. ~ H., and
learned something Of the jewellers trade. In 1875
his family moved 20 Worcester where he spent
year farming when H. returned TO Danvcrs. and en-
rareI in mercantile business. and later. in the en-
ploymcnt Of an uncle. learned the trade OF tan
nor At the age of seventeen he entered Leicester
Academy. where he remained until prepared for
college teaching one winter in district school,
and later in the academy. In 1872 h. entered Yale
College but after one year was obliged from force
of circumstances to rclirqush his studies. and for
three years engaged in teaching and other employ
mcnts. In 1916 he returned TO Yale. joined the
sophomore class and was graduated in 1919 In
the las, term Of his sophomore year he was APP
pointed librarian Of the Society of Brothers in
Unity which had Il library Of 1900 volumes lie
had been there only a few weeks when the natural
inclination OF his mind showed Itself In the dis
covcry that the want Of the students was some
means OF 'asccrtaining what the bound volumes
Of periodicals contained and he set about supply
ing the want 10y preparing an index To them In
years time he had the work 50 far advanced that
the society voted to print It, and 1t appeared in
1873 under the title OF Index 70 Reviews ana othcr
Periodicals TO Which No Indexes Lave Been Pub
lished." The edition, which contained l5i pages,
was soon exhausted and he set to work to prepare
larger and more comprehensive work on the same
plan. Amid all this work ne maintained hsh
rank Of schoar hip The first year after grldua ihS
b..
Literature" which h. published IN ls05 ana when
contained 81 pages This was foowgl IN ~ 10y h
AMI h. hr,py H"soratnn Of ne United Kingdom
This has been followed by annual supp emonts mp
ubrarian 81 thr Eogton Athenarum. and in ls52
librarian Of the Boston Mercantile Library. whore
hc was for five years preparing ana PRINTING -
catalogue of that library and printing his Index"
library ON thu .ttle-a-iine' plan. which has since
I'm 1856 hc vas appointed librarian OF the Boston
Athenaeum. which had 10000 volumes, ana h'lI
IN" Office fog thirteen }ears In January ig ,, H.
expert for the orgarizaton AMI general man
asemen, Of lhraric- and during the Year hal The
care of s.N libraries ~ different parts OF New
England Among the hbrarle, orgdni1'l ny MN
The Athenlcum. AZ s.. Johnsbury. w.. ana the Ii
brlry OF the United states Naval academy 1t
,xrcr, - orpanize ana taxi charge Of the Gin
cnnat Pubic Library ana accepted ana il'lr we
october. 1913. b.. appointed librarian OF the
II his duty January j. j., "n'n u htH 80" Won,
lowing 4, w4s opened &, ,h- public with l,ooD vol
um.s and a nn' reaiiue-r1om. In less man TWO
lion - io,c0 Volumes. IL remained az The hell
~ u~ chicago Public Library untl A"&ns'' M NV,
I, T,'' H 'r4na!aei In charge
his,5r,. anl wl,.'. much on the subject. lis writ
ar