![]() ![]() Edward received his education in the public schools of Cleveland, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in 1892. Williams, a respected personality in Cleveland, and Mary Kilkary Williams, who was of Irish origin. Personal life Įdward Williams was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only son of Daniel P. Williams was rediscovered as a Harlem Renaissance author with the 2004 publication of his novel When Washington Was in Vogue, considered among the earliest epistolary novels by an African American. He continued his career as University Librarian of Howard University until his death on December 24, 1929. Two years later, he was promoted to librarian of Hatch Library until 1909, when he resigned to assume the responsibility of the Principal of M Street High School in Washington, D.C. Upon his graduation with distinction from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in 1892, he was appointed Assistant Librarian of Hatch Library at WRU. Williams was born on February 11, 1871, in Cleveland, Ohio, to an African-American father and an Irish mother. ![]() His sudden death in 1929 ended his career the year he was expected to receive the first Ph.D. ![]() First professionally trained African-American librarian Įdward Christopher Williams (Febru– December 24, 1929) was the first African-American professionally trained librarian in the United States. ![]()
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