Background
Carlton, William Newnham Chattin was born on June 29, 1873 in Gillingham, Kent County, England. Son of William Thomas Chattin and Alice Isabel (Newnham) Carlton.
Carlton, William Newnham Chattin was born on June 29, 1873 in Gillingham, Kent County, England. Son of William Thomas Chattin and Alice Isabel (Newnham) Carlton.
Came to American 1882. Educated Mount Hermon School, Massachusetts, 1890-1891. Private study, under Review Samuel Hart, Doctor of Civil Law, 1893-1899.
Honorary Master of Arts, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1902, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1915.
Assistant Public Library, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1887-1890. Assistant librarian, Watkinson Library of Reference, Hartford, Connecticut, 1892-1899. Librarian, Trinity College, Hartford, 1899-1909, instructor in English, 1901-1903.
Librarian, Newberry Library, Chicago, July 1, 1909-December 31, 1919.
Director American Library in Paris, Incorporated., 1920-1921. Acting librarian, Public Library, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1921-1922.
Librarian, Williams College, February 1922-June 30, 1938.
Member American Library Institute (president 1919-1920), New York History Society. Clubs: Wayfarers (Chicago).
Married Sara Hayden, June 24, 1903. Children: Sara Newnham, Patricia Hayden.