Background
Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon was born on November 14, 1895 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Azro Nathaniel and Miranda (Sheldon) Lewis.
Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon was born on November 14, 1895 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Azro Nathaniel and Miranda (Sheldon) Lewis.
Student Thacher School, 1910-1914. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1918, honorary Master of Arts, 1937, Doctor of Laws, 1965. Doctor of Letters, Brown University, 1945, U. Rochester, 1946, National U. Ireland, 1957, U. Delaware, 1961, U. Cambridge (England), 1962, U. Melbourne, 1972.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Trinity College, 1950, Bucknell University, 1958.
Doctor of Laws, University Hartford, 1972.
. Association Yale University Press, 1920-1922. Research associate Yale University, 1933-1938. Chief information division Office of Strategic Services, 1941-1943.
Chairman John Carter Brown Library Associations, 1944-1947, member board management.
Chairman Yale Library Associations, 1933-1945. Honorary fellow Pierpont Morgan Library.
Trustee Institute Advanced Study, Watkinson Library, Hartford, Redwood Library, Newport, Thacher School Ojai (California), Henry F. DuPont Museum, Winterthur, Historic Deerfield (Massachusetts), John F. Kennedy Library. Member National Portrait Gallery Commission, National Collection Fine Arts.
Founder chairman librarians council Library of Congress, 1942-1946.
Member National Portrait Gallery Commission, National Collection Fine Arts. Served as Second lieutenant, 144th Field Artillery, United States Army, 1917-1919. Fellow Yale, 1938-1964.
Fellow American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Society Literature.
Member Society Colonial Wars, Society Cin (honorary), Society Antiquaries, Royal Society Arts, Holland Society New York, Phi Beta Kappa (honorary), Beta Theta Pi, Scroll and Key. Clubs: Pacific Union (San Francisco).
Married Annie Burr Auchincloss, January 25, 1928 (deceased.