Background
Hoesen, Henry Bartlett Van was born on December 25, 1885 in Truxton, New York, United States. Son of Henry Irving and Alice Lingan (Peck) Van Hoesen.
Hoesen, Henry Bartlett Van was born on December 25, 1885 in Truxton, New York, United States. Son of Henry Irving and Alice Lingan (Peck) Van Hoesen.
Bachelor of Arts, Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1905, Doctor of Letters, 1934. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1906, traveling fellow, 1908-1909, Doctor of Philosophy, 1912. Postgraduate American School Classical Studies, Rome, 1907-1908, U. Munich, Germany, 1908-1909.
Instructor in classics, Princeton, 1909-1911, Western Reserve University, 1912-1915. Curator mss. and rare books, Princeton, 1915-1916, assistant librarian, 1916-1929. Associate librarian, Brown, 1929-1930, librarian, 1930-1949, John Hay professor bibliography since 1930.
Instructor University of Chicago Graduate Library School, summers 1929-1931.
Lecturer in bibliography Columbia University School of Library Service, 1933. Visiting professor, 1946-1947.
Camp librarian Camp Dix, New Jersey, 2 months, 1918. Trustee Princeton Public Library, 1920-1928.
Member American Library Association, American Philological Association, Archaeological Institute American, Mediaeval Academy American, Bibliographical Society American (secretary 1933-1940), American Library Institute (president 1934-1936), Abraham Lincoln Association, Rhode Island History Society, Rhode Island library association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Phi Delta (Hobart).
Married Ruth Sarah Hutchinson, June 30, 1914. Children: Alice Lura, Martha Corrin, Drusilla Ruth.