William Alexander Jackson
1905 - 1964
Professor William A. Jackson, the librarian of Harvard University's Houghton Library of rare books and manuscripts, was an internationally acclaimed bibliographer. He helped plan the Houghton Library and became its first librarian when it opened in 1942.
Jackson, a native of Rockingham, VT, grew up on the West Coast. He was graduated from Williams College in 1927 and received an honorary Master of Arts degree from it in 1938. He received another honorary master's degree, from Harvard in 1943.
Jackson, a native of Rockingham, VT, grew up on the West Coast. He was graduated from Williams College in 1927 and received an honorary Master of Arts degree from it in 1938. He received another honorary master's degree, from Harvard in 1943.
"Prof. William A .Jackson Dies," The New York Times, October 19, 1964. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/10/19/prof-william-a-jackson-dies.html (accessed 5/18/2018)
Obituary, American Antiquarian Society Proceedings, October 1964, pages 219 & 220