Reuben Aldridge Guild

Background

Guild, Reuben Aldridge was born on May 4, 1822 in West Dedham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben and Olive (Morse) Guild.

Education

Graduate Brown U., 1847. Honorary Doctor of Laws Shurtleff College, 1874.

Career

Alumni association, 15 years. A founder American library association, 1876. Member city council, Providence, Rhode Island, 7 years Author: Librarian’s Manual, 1858.

Life of James Manning, 1864. History of Brown University, 1864-1867. An Introduction to the Writings of Roger Williams, 1866.

Life and Letters of Chaplain Smith, 1885.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Librarian’s Manual, 1858. Life of James Manning, 1864. History of Brown University, 1864-1867.
    
    An Introduction to the Writings of Roger Williams, 1866. Life and Letters of Chaplain Smith, 1885.

Membership

Member city council, Providence, Rhode Island, 7 years.

Connections

Married Jane Clifford Hunt, December 17, 1849, 6 children.

Father:

Reuben Guild

Mother:

Olive (Morse) Guild

Spouse:

Jane Clifford Hunt