Background
Shaw, William Bristol was born on August 4, 1863 in Ripon, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Doctor George R. and Mary White (Goodell) Shaw.
Shaw, William Bristol was born on August 4, 1863 in Ripon, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Doctor George R. and Mary White (Goodell) Shaw.
Ripon College, 1881-1884. Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1885, Master of Arts, 1892. Johns Hopkins, 1888-1890.
Marsh, September 7, 1892. Children—Marian, Isabel. Held clerkship in the United States civil service, Washington, 1887-1888.
Sub-librarian New York State Library, Albany, 1891-1893.
Member of staff American Monthly Review of Reviews, 1894-1928, editor “World of Books” department, 1929-1931. Contributor to Dictionary of American Biography, International Encyclopedia Supplement.
Home: Scarboro, Maine.
Member of staff American Monthly Review of Reviews, 1894-1928, editor “World of Books” department, 1929-1931.
Married Mary Helen.; children: Marian, Isabel.