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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
John Cotton Dana
Born: August 19, 1856
Died: July 21, 1929 (aged 72)
Bio: John Cotton Dana was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens.
Known for:
- The new museum
- A library primer (1899)
- Libraries: Addresses and Essays (1916)
- Notes on bookbinding for libraries (1906)
- Suggestions (1921)