Background
Hastings, Charles Harris was born in 1867 in Bethel, Maine, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Carter (Atherton) Hastings.
Hastings, Charles Harris was born in 1867 in Bethel, Maine, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth Carter (Atherton) Hastings.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin, 1891. Student Johns Hopkins, 1891-1893, University of Chicago, 1893-1895 inclusive.
Began library work at University of Chicago, 1895. Chief of card division, Library of Congress, 1901-1938. Organized and developed card distribution work of the Library.
Retired, December 1938.
Member American Library Association, Bibliographical Society America. Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Alice Duncan Otis, 1895. Children: George Sands, Atherton, Helen, Elizabeth.