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Albert Carlos Bates (March 12, 1865 - March 27, 1954) was an American librarian, bibliographer, genealogist, book collector, and historian. He was born in East Granby, Connecticut.[1] He served as librarian of the Connecticut Historical Society from 1893 to 1940.[citation needed] He was a member of the Acorn Club. He was awarded an honorary Master of Arts by Trinity College in 1920.[2]

In 1905 was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing East Granby.[3][4]

He married Alice Morgan Crocker in 1912. He died on March 27, 1954.[1]

Works

Books

  • An Early Connecticut Engraver and His Work. Hartford, Connecticut: [The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company], 1906.[5]

Articles

  • "Connecticut's Engraved Bills of Credit, 1709-1746". In Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. v. 46, p. 219-242. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1937.[6]
  • "The Expedition of Sir Edmund Andros to Connecticut in 1687". In Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. v. 48, p. 276-299. Worcester, Massachusetts, 1938.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Shipton, Clifford Kenyon. "Obituaries" (PDF). Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 64: [8]-10.
  2. ^ "Trinity Confers Honorary Degrees". Boston Post. 22 June 1920. Retrieved 2 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Connecticut General Assembly House of Representatives (1905). Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut. J.L. Boswell. p. 1561.
  4. ^ Connecticut State Register and Manual. Secretary of the State. 1907. p. 72.
  5. ^ Bates, Albert Carlos (1906). An early Connecticut engraver and his work. Hartford: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. OCLC 608622715.
  6. ^ Bates, Albert Carlos (1937). Connecticut's engraved bills of credit, 1709-1746,. Worcester, Mass. OCLC 5055929.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Bates, Albert Carlos (1938). "Expedition of Sir Edmond Andros to Connecticut in 1687,". Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 48: 276–299. OCLC 5258329.


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