Background
Potter, Alfred Claghorn was born on April 4, 1867 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William James and Elizabeth Claghorn (Babcock) Potter.
Potter, Alfred Claghorn was born on April 4, 1867 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William James and Elizabeth Claghorn (Babcock) Potter.
Preparatory education, Friends Academy, New Bedford. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1889.
Assistant, Harvard College Library, 1889-1904, assistant librarian, 1904-1928, librarian, 1928-1936, now librarian emeritus. Associate Huntington Library, San Marino. Home: Pasadena, California.
Married Edith Van Du Zee, December 21, 1893. Children: Elizabeth Claghorn (Mistress Stedman B. Hoar), William Delano.