Background
Foote, Elizabeth Louisa was born on August 23, 1866 in Rome, New York, United States. Daughter of Review John B. and Louisa (Young) Foote.
Foote, Elizabeth Louisa was born on August 23, 1866 in Rome, New York, United States. Daughter of Review John B. and Louisa (Young) Foote.
Student Wellesley College, 1884-1886.
Teacher Canandaigua (New York) public schools, 1888-1889. Examiner in mathematics, New York State Regent’ General’ General’ s Office, 1889-1890. On staff New York State Library, 1892-1895, and organizer local public libraries during that time and until 1897.
Assistant in New York Public Library, 1897-1920, instructor training class, 1898-1911, and branch librarian, August 1911-October 1920.
Librarian Drew Theological Seminary, October 1920-1922.
Member Women's Christian Temperance Union (president Frances Willard chapter, Syracuse). Member American Library Association, New York State library association, New York library. Club, Syracuse Alumnae.