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Went from the Somerville Latin School to Harvard College, where he received an A.B ''cum laude'' in 1893 and an A.M. in 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Martha |date=1993 |title=Winship, George Parker |url=https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=W0320}}</ref> He was librarian of a private collection of Americana formed by [[John Carter Brown Library|John Carter Brown]] at [[Providence, Rhode Island]], from 1895 to 1915.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Whitehill |first=Walter Muir |date=Oct 1953 |title=George Parker Winship |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25080493?read-now=1&saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiI3NTY3MTUzZS05YzMxLTRiMTUtYWVkNS0wODA1Y2JkMDhjZDUiLCJlbWFpbCI6ImFtaXJhbmRhMTE4QHVzZi5lZHUiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyI2NGRlOGY4ZS05NTA5LTQxNWEtOGE1OC1kMzljODFkZjA0ZDYiXX0&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |journal=[Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society] |volume=71 |pages={{!}}page=366-375}}</ref> Winship's interest in contemporary fine printing was to some extent connected with the [[The Club of Odd Volumes|Club of Odd Volumes]] in Boston, of which he became a non-resident member in 1898.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Winship |first=G. Parker |title=Club of Odd Volumes, 1900 |publisher=[Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes., University Press] |year=1900 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |pages=9-13 |language=English}}</ref> Winship was also elected a member of the [[American Antiquarian Society]] in 1899.<ref>[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlistw American Antiquarian Society Members Directory]</ref> |
Went from the Somerville Latin School to Harvard College, where he received an A.B ''cum laude'' in 1893 and an A.M. in 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Martha |date=1993 |title=Winship, George Parker |url=https://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=W0320}}</ref> He was librarian of a private collection of Americana formed by [[John Carter Brown Library|John Carter Brown]] at [[Providence, Rhode Island]], from 1895 to 1915.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Whitehill |first=Walter Muir |date=Oct 1953 |title=George Parker Winship |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25080493?read-now=1&saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiI3NTY3MTUzZS05YzMxLTRiMTUtYWVkNS0wODA1Y2JkMDhjZDUiLCJlbWFpbCI6ImFtaXJhbmRhMTE4QHVzZi5lZHUiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyI2NGRlOGY4ZS05NTA5LTQxNWEtOGE1OC1kMzljODFkZjA0ZDYiXX0&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |journal=[Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society] |volume=71 |pages={{!}}page=366-375}}</ref> Winship's interest in contemporary fine printing was to some extent connected with the [[The Club of Odd Volumes|Club of Odd Volumes]] in Boston, of which he became a non-resident member in 1898.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Winship |first=G. Parker |title=Club of Odd Volumes, 1900 |publisher=[Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes., University Press] |year=1900 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |pages=9-13 |language=English}}</ref> Winship was also elected a member of the [[American Antiquarian Society]] in 1899.<ref>[http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlistw American Antiquarian Society Members Directory]</ref> |
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In 1915 Winship became librarian of the [[Harry Elkins Widener]] collection, which had just opened. He was also appointed Lecturer on the History of Printing, and became a pioneer of championing the use of rare books in education. In 1926, he became Assistant Librarian of |
In 1915 Winship became librarian of the [[Harry Elkins Widener]] collection, which had just opened. He was also appointed Lecturer on the History of Printing, and became a pioneer of championing the use of rare books in education. In 1926, he became Assistant Librarian of Widener's Treasure Room, which held Harvard's most precious rare books and manuscripts. Winship remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1936; he died in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collection: Papers of George Parker Winship {{!}} HOLLIS for |url=https://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/4/resources/11094 |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu}}</ref> |
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Winship was a scholar as well as a librarian. He edited a number of historical works and published: ''The Coronado Expedition'' (1896); ''John Cabot'' (1898); ''Geoffrey Chaucer'' |
Winship was a scholar as well as a librarian. He edited a number of historical works and published: ''The Coronado Expedition'' (1896); ''John Cabot'' (1898); ''Geoffrey Chaucer'' (1900); ''Cabot Bibliography'' (1900); ''William Caxton'' (1909); ''Printing in South America'' (1912); and ''The John Carter Brown Library'' (1914). |
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Winship's father was American educator [[Albert Edward Winship]]; a brother was ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' editor [[Laurence L. Winship]]. |
Winship's father was American educator [[Albert Edward Winship]]; a brother was ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' editor [[Laurence L. Winship]]. |
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| Born | 29 July 1871  Bridgewater |
| Died | 22 June 1952 (aged 80) Dover |
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| Occupation | Librarian, bibliographer |
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George Parker Winship (29 July 1871 – 22 June 1952) was an American librarian, author, teacher, and bibliographer born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1893.
Early life and career
Went from the Somerville Latin School to Harvard College, where he received an A.B cum laude in 1893 and an A.M. in 1894.[1] He was librarian of a private collection of Americana formed by John Carter Brown at Providence, Rhode Island, from 1895 to 1915.[2] Winship's interest in contemporary fine printing was to some extent connected with the Club of Odd Volumes in Boston, of which he became a non-resident member in 1898.[3] Winship was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1899.[4]
In 1915 Winship became librarian of the Harry Elkins Widener collection, which had just opened. He was also appointed Lecturer on the History of Printing, and became a pioneer of championing the use of rare books in education. In 1926, he became Assistant Librarian of Widener's Treasure Room, which held Harvard's most precious rare books and manuscripts. Winship remained at Harvard until his retirement in 1936; he died in 1952.[5]
Winship was a scholar as well as a librarian. He edited a number of historical works and published: The Coronado Expedition (1896); John Cabot (1898); Geoffrey Chaucer (1900); Cabot Bibliography (1900); William Caxton (1909); Printing in South America (1912); and The John Carter Brown Library (1914).
Winship's father was American educator Albert Edward Winship; a brother was The Boston Globe editor Laurence L. Winship.
Publications
- The Coronado Expedition (1896);
- John Cabot (1898);
- Geoffrey Chaucer, (1900);
- Cabot Bibliography (1900);
- William Caxton (1909);
- Printing in South America (1912);
- The John Carter Brown Library (1914).
- Sailors Narratives of Voyages Along the New England Coast, 1524–1634 (1905)
- The Cambridge Press 1638–1692 (1946)
References
- ^ Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Winship, George Parker".
- ^ Whitehill, Walter Muir (Oct 1953). "George Parker Winship". [Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society]. 71: |page=366-375.
- ^ Winship, G. Parker (1900). Club of Odd Volumes, 1900. Boston, Massachusetts: [Boston: The Club of Odd Volumes., University Press]. pp. 9–13.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
- ^ "Collection: Papers of George Parker Winship | HOLLIS for". hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile, and Teacher -Edited by Roger Stoddard
- American National Biography entry
External links
- Works by or about George Parker Winship at Internet Archive
- Works by George Parker Winship at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- The journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the city of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the buffalo plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska, as told by himself and his followers, written by Pedro de Castañeda and translated by George Parker Winship, 1922 publication, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
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