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Tucker, Louis Leonard was born on December 6, 1927 in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. Son of Joseph and Dora (Conn) Tucker.
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A detailed account of the institution's origins, activities, leaders, and administration. Includes b&w photos, plus appendices of society members, officers, and principle staff of the past 200 years, brief descriptions of endowments, society by-laws adopted in 1990, and acts passed by the General Co
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Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941) was descended from a long line of intellectuals, including Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony, President Charles Chauncey of Harvard College, and the eminent lexicographer Noah Webster, so it was not surprising that he chose a career dedicated to books and learning. A pioneer in the acquisition and publication of historical documents, Ford's significance as a figure in American letters has been too-long neglected. His lifelong scholarly achievements are now profiled in this illuminating biography. Louis Leonard Tucker begins by describing how Ford's parents and family inspired his love of books and passion for American history. He then traces Ford's early career from short stints at various jobs to his political appointment as Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in the Department of State, where he launched an ambitious plan to publish and disseminate the Bureau's vast holdings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century historical manuscripts. Tucker describes Ford's subsequent successful tenures at the Boston Public Library and Library of Congress, and his appointment as Editor of Publications (and de facto Director) at the Massachusetts Historical Society, a pivotal move that ushered in a new era at the venerable Society. He also recounts the fratricide-suicide of Ford's brothers Paul and Malcolm, a much-publicized and scandalous family tragedy. An invaluable reference for documentary editors, historians, librarians, archivists, and researchers, this well-crafted volume restores to history the considerable contributions of the "Prince of Editors."
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Historical society administrator
Tucker, Louis Leonard was born on December 6, 1927 in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. Son of Joseph and Dora (Conn) Tucker.
Bachelor of Arts, University Washington, 1952; Master of Arts, University Washington, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1957.
Instructor history, University of California, Davis, 1958; fellow, Institute Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1958-1960; instructor history, College William and Mary, 1958-1960; director, Cincinnati History Society, 1960-1966; assistant commissioner, state historian of, New York assistant commissioner, state historian of, New York State Education Department, 1966-1976; also director, New York State Bicentennial Commission, 1969-1976; director, Massachusetts History Society, Boston, 1977-1997.
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Director Shaker Museum, 1967-1974. American Heritage Company, 1973-1975, Fort Ticonderoga Association, 1990-1997. Served with Army of the United States, 1946-1947.
Member American Association State and Local History (president 1972-1974).
Married Beverley Jones, March 27, 1953. Children: Mark T., Lance K. Married Carolyn woollen, September 14, 1996.