Basil Boise Wood sitting at a desk reading a book. He is not wearing glasses in this photo. Another photo of him shows him wearing glasses. Basil Wood was a Librarian beginning in 1924. Notes on the photo with glasses say that he was "born on December 26, 1881 in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. A.B., Brown 1905. Newton Theological Seminary 1907-08. John Crear Library, Chicago, 1911. Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA. 1911-12. City Library, Springfield, MA 1912-1917. Camp Library, Camp Gordon, GA. 1917-1918. Camp Lee, VA. 1918-19. Public Library, Westerly, R.I. 1920-24. Librarian, Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1924-" Other notes we have on file let us know that he stayed until 1954.
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