Augustus Hunt Shearer

Background

Shearer, Augustus Hunt was born on February 21, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac Davis and Sarah Williamson (Hunt) Shearer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers, 1899, Master of Arts, 1902, Doctor of Letters, from the same college, 1934. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1900, Master of Arts, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1903.

Career

Teacher history, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1904-1906, Dartmouth College, 1906-1909, Hamilton College, 1909-1912, Northwestern University, 1916-1917. At Newberry Library, Chicago, 1912-1917. Librarian Grosvenor Library, Buffalo, New York, since 1917.

Lecturer in history, since 1918, director library science course, since 1920, University of Buffalo.

Director Buffalo Society Natural Sciences. Trustee Buffalo Symphony Society.

Member Library Council of State of New New York President New York library association, 1922-1923, 1927-1928.

Achievements

• Augustus Hunt Shearer has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Reformed Church.

Connections

Married Inez Ardelle Rogers, December 4, 1915. Children: Mary Ardelle, Sarah Hunt, Anne Francis, David Hunt.

Father:

Isaac Davis Shearer

Mother:

Sarah Williamson (Hunt) Shearer

Spouse:

Inez Ardelle Rogers

child:

David Hunt Shearer

child:

Sarah Hunt Shearer

child:

Mary Ardelle Shearer

child:

Anne Francis Shearer