Background
Hirshberg, Herbert Simon was born on July 7, 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Simon and Eva (Warschauer) Hirshberg.
Hirshberg, Herbert Simon was born on July 7, 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Simon and Eva (Warschauer) Hirshberg.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1900. Bachelor of Library Science, New York State Library School, 1905.
Cataloguer, Boston Public Library, 1902-1903. Assistant New York State Library, 1904-1905. Assistant music division Library of Congress, 1905-1906.
Assistant and branch librarian, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, 1906-1908.
Reference librarian, Cleveland Public Library, 1908-1914. Instructor Western Reserve University Library School, 1909-1914.
Librarian Public Library, Toledo, 1914-1922. Librarian, Ohio State Library, 1922-1927.
Librarian Public Library, Akron, O., 1927-1929.
Dean School of Library Science, Western Reserve, 1929-1943, director libraries, 1929-1945. Editorial consultant, Americana Corporation, since 1945. President board of trustees, Public Library, Winter Park, Florida.
Member American Library Association Board of Education for Librarianship, 1925-1930. Fellow, American Library Institute Life. Member Ohio library association (president 1917-1918), Association American Library Schools (vice president 1939-1940), Florida library association.
Clubs: Rowfant, University (librarian), Winter Park (Winter Park, Florida).
Married Blanche A. L. Lowe, June 16, 1910. Children: Robert Lowe and Richard Lowe (twins), Herbert Simon, Walter Andrew.