Background
Slade, William Adams was born on September 27, 1874 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edwin Mial and Susan Elizabeth (Bennett) Slade.
Slade, William Adams was born on September 27, 1874 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edwin Mial and Susan Elizabeth (Bennett) Slade.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1898, Little Doctorate., 1937.
Assistant in reading room of Library of Congress, 1898-1901, assistant, later assistant chief division of bibliography, 1901-1909. Librarian National Monetary Commission, 1909-1912. Chief division of periodicals, 1912-1919, of order division, 1919-1923, chief bibliographer, 1923-1930—all Library of Congress.
Director Folger Shakespeare Library, 1930-1934.
Reference librarian Library of Congress, 1934-1940, reference consultant, since 1941.
Member A.L. A. Bibliographical Society of England, Bibliographical Society of America, Association for Study of Negro Life and History, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Member Wider Quaker.
Married Gertrude Eugenie MacArthur, May 17, 1923.