Background
Vail, Robert William Glenrole was born on March 26, 1890 in Victor, New York, United States. Son of James Gardiner and Mary Elizabeth (Boughton) Vail.
Vail, Robert William Glenrole was born on March 26, 1890 in Victor, New York, United States. Son of James Gardiner and Mary Elizabeth (Boughton) Vail.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1914. Student Library School of New York Public Library, 1915-1916. Graduate study in history, Columbia, 1920, University of Minnesota, 1920-1921.
Doctor of Letters, Dickinson College, 1951.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Clark University, 1953.
Assistant in reference department New York Public Library, 1914-1918, 18-20. Librarian Minnesota History Society, Saint Paul, 1920-1921, Roosevelt Memorial Association, 1921-1928. General assistant, New York Public Library, 1928-1929.
Editor Sabin’s Dictionary of Books on American History, 1929-1936.
Librarian American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1930-1939. Permanent secretary Bibliographical Society of America, 1938-1939.
Librarian New York State Library, Albany, 1940-1944. Director New York History Society, New York City, since 1944.
Rosenbach fellow in bibliography, University of Pennsylvania, 1945-1946.
Associate in history, Columbia University since 1947. Manager New York office American Library Association War Service, 6 months, 1918. Private, C.A.C., Fort Totten, New York, 1918.
Member American Antiquarian Society, Bibliographical Society American (president 1944-1945), Massachusetts, New York, New York State (honorary fellow), Minnesota history societies, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Rho. Republican; Club: Grolier (New York City).
Married Marie Rogers, June 1, 1918. Children: Robert, Elizabeth (Mistress David Varley).