Robbins Little
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Robbins Little was a United States
lawyer
and librarian
.
in 1851, and was subsequently tutor in Greek there. He afterward studied in Harvard Law School
, where he received the degree of LL.B., and practised law in New York City
in partnership with William Winthrop, afterward judge advocate in the U. S. Army. From 1865 until 1869, he was instructor in international law at the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1873 he became an examiner of claims in the war department
at Washington, D.C.
In 1878, he was elected superintendent of the Astor Library
in New York City, and in 1883 became a trustee. During his administration, the library was greatly improved and enlarged, the endowment was increased by John Jacob Astor III
, grandson of the founder, the hours of public admission were lengthened, and the facilities for research much extended, especially by the publication of a new catalog in four large volumes. He was superintendent until 1896, after the 1895 consolidation of the Astor Library into the New York Public Library
.
United States
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lawyer
Lawyer
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and librarian
Librarian
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.
Biography
He graduated from YaleYale University
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in 1851, and was subsequently tutor in Greek there. He afterward studied in Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, where he received the degree of LL.B., and practised law in New York City
New York City
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in partnership with William Winthrop, afterward judge advocate in the U. S. Army. From 1865 until 1869, he was instructor in international law at the U.S. Naval Academy. In 1873 he became an examiner of claims in the war department
United States Department of Defense
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at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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In 1878, he was elected superintendent of the Astor Library
Astor Library
The Astor Library was a free public library developed primarily through the collaboration of New York merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer Joseph Cogswell. It was primarily meant as a research library, and its books did not circulate...
in New York City, and in 1883 became a trustee. During his administration, the library was greatly improved and enlarged, the endowment was increased by John Jacob Astor III
John Jacob Astor III
John Jacob Astor III was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and the wealthiest member of the Astor family in his generation...
, grandson of the founder, the hours of public admission were lengthened, and the facilities for research much extended, especially by the publication of a new catalog in four large volumes. He was superintendent until 1896, after the 1895 consolidation of the Astor Library into the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
.