Smith, Joel Sumner, 1830-

Joel Sumner Smith was born on September 11, 1830, in Paxton, Massachusetts. He received the degree of B.A. from Yale College in 1853. From 1853-1873, he studied and taught music in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1874, he cataloged the holdings of the Lowell Mason Library of Church Music, which had recently been acquired by Yale Divinity School. Between 1875 and 1894, he was in charge of Linonian and Brothers Library at Yale University. In 1894, he was appointed assistant librarian at Yale, a position he held until 1901, when his health began to fail. He died in New Haven, on February 13, 1903.

From the description of Joel Sumner Smith papers, 1848-1911 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166908

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