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Justin Winsor 1831-97, American librarian and historian. He was superintendent (1868-77) of the Boston Public Library and afterward librarian (1877-97) of Harvard. In addition to important bibliographical work on Shakespeare, Columbus, and the American Revolution, he edited the Narrative and Critical History of America (8 vol., 1884-89) and wrote The Westward Movement (1897). A founder of the American Library Association (1876), he was its president for a number of years (1876-85; 1897).

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Winsor, Justin (1831–97), librarian of Harvard University (1877–97), whose historical work included the editorship of the cooperative Narrative and Critical History of America (8 vols., 1884–89), in which his own scholarly notes and bibliographical essays were interspersed with the text. He advanced the scientific study of American history by making available new materials.

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