Background
Gaillard, Edwin White was born on June 14, 1872 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Edwin Samuel and Mary Elizabeth (Gibson) Gaillard.
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Edwin White Gaillard
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Educated by tutors, in Trinity and in New York night schools.
Career
Editorial staff The Independent, 1888-1895. Engaged in literature and scientific (coal-tar preparations) pursuits. Has traveled extensively in Nova Scoti, Western United States, Mexico, West Indies and islands of South. Pacific.
Was special correspondent from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands for Harper’s Weekly, The Independent, New York Evening Post.
Librarian Webster Free Circulating Library, New York, 1897-1904. Supervisor public education department, New York Public Library, 1904-1913.
Special investigator New York Public Library, since 1913. President Pint Washington Free Library, 1913-1914.
President New York Public Library Staff Association.
Trustee East Side House Settlement.
Achievements
Membership
Member 7th Infantry New York Guard, 1918-1921. Publicity director United States Food Administration, 1918-1919.
Connections
Married Clara H. Sackett, April. Children: Edwin Gibson, Francis Gurney, Catherine Eyre.
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Nationality
American