- Reuben Guild
Reuben Aldridge Guild (May 4, 1822-1899), librarian of
Brown University from 1848 to 1893. He was born inDedham, Massachusetts .He was a member of the Baldwin Place
Baptist Church inBoston . He later went on to study the History of the Baptist church in North America. He was particularly interested in Roger Williams who is credited with founding the first Baptist church on American soil. [http://www.bible-truth.org/fundbapt.htm#002]On his graduation from Brown in 1847, he became assistant librarian, and in March 1848 succeeded his former teacher,
Charles Coffin Jewett , as librarian. He was the historian of Brown University, keeping scrapbooks of clippings about the University beginning in 1851. He died in Providence onMay 13 ,1899 , at the age of 77.Works include
*"The Life, Times and Correspondence of James Manning".
*"Early History of Brown University" in 1864.
*"History of Brown University with Illustrative Documents" in 1867.
*"The Early History of Brown University" in 1897.ources
* [http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=G0290 Encyclopedia Brunoniana]
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