Background
McCorison, Marcus Allen was born on July 17, 1926 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Lyle and Ruth (Mink) McCorison.
Librarian cultural organization administrator
McCorison, Marcus Allen was born on July 17, 1926 in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Joseph Lyle and Ruth (Mink) McCorison.
AB, Ripon College, 1950. Master of Arts, University Vermont, 1951. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Vermont, 1992.
Master of Science, Columbia University, 1954. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College of the Holy Cross, 1992.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Clark University, 1992.
Librarian, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, Vermont, 1954-1955;
chief of rare books department, Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, N.H., 1955-1959;
head special collections department, State University Iowa Libraries, 1959-1960;
library, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1960-1991;
editor Procs., American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1960-1967;
director, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1967-1989;
president, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1989-1992;
president emeritus, American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1993;
consultant, Christie, Manson & Woods, International, 1993-1996;
consultant, New York History Society, 1994-1995;
consultant, Library. Congress, History Society of Pennsylvania, 1996;
consultant, U. Kansas, 1998. Member North America steering committee 18th Century Short Title Catalogue, since 1977.
Member Committee for a New England Bibliography, 1968-1990, treasurer, 1970-1977. Member of advisory committee Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1971-1974, 87-89. Member of advisory county Princeton University Library., 1988-1992.
Board of Governors Research Libraries Group, 1980-1991, chairman preservation committee, 1982-1985, chairman governance committee, 1989-1991, chairman Writings of James Fenimore Cooper, since 1991.
(First edition. 129 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..)
Trustee Fruitlands Museum, 1978-1989, Old Sturbridge Village, 1981-1992, History Deerfield, Inc., since 1991. Member Cultural Commission City Worcester, Massachusetts, since 1999. Member board of managers Lewis Walpole Library., Yale University, since 1995.
National trustee Newberry Library., since 1995. Chairman Indiana Research Libraries Association, 1972-1973, 78-80. With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, United States Army, 1951-1952.
Fellow Pilgrim Society. Member American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts History Society, College and Research Libraries Association (chairman rare books section 1965-1966), Bibliographical Society American (president 1980-1984, delegate to American Council of Learned Societies since 1985), American Printing History Association (trustee since 1998, laureate 1998), Vermont History Society (honorary, trustee 1956-1966), Worcester History Museum (Executive Committee 1967-1980), Center for Research on Vermont(associate), N.E. American Society 18th Century Studies (president 1978-1979), Colonial Society Massachusetts, Club of Odd Volumes, Grolier Club (councillor 1979-1982, 83-84), Zamorano Club (honorary), Roxburghe Club (San Francisco), Century Association.
Married Janet Buckbee Knop, June 10, 1950 (deceased 1998). Children: Marcus Allen II, Judith McCorison Gove, Andrew Buckbee, Mary McCorison Rosenbloom(deceased), James Rice, Peter Gardner. Life partner Carolyn K. Dik.