Background
Carson, Jessie May was born on March 29, 1876 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Thomas Craig and Sarah Reed (Longmore) Carson.
Carson, Jessie May was born on March 29, 1876 in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Thomas Craig and Sarah Reed (Longmore) Carson.
Diploma Carnegie Library School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1903. Unmarried. Children’s librarian, Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, 1901-1907. Head of children's department Tacoma (Washington) Public Library, 1907-1914.
Assistant supervisor of work with children, New York Public Library, 1914-1917.
Relief work with American Committee for Devastated France, 1917-1920. Director library work, same, June 1920-April 1924.
Assistant supervisor of work with children, New York Public. Director library work, same, June 1920-April
Member American Library Association, New York library association, Association des Bibliothecaires Francaises. Club: American Women's (Paris).