Donald Goddard Wing Writer
Donald Wing, an Associate Librarian at Yale University from 1939 to 1970, is best known for his publication of the bibliographic work A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of the English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700 (1945–1951), and companion work A Gallery of Ghosts; Books Published Between 1641-1700 Not Found in the Short-Title Catalogue (1967). Wing’s Short title catalogue was a continuation of the earlier A Short-Title Catalogue of Books….1475-1640 (1928) compiled by Pollard and Redgrave. His Short-Title Catalogue became so popular that librarians and booksellers viewed it as an “indispensable tool. ” Books referenced in Wing’s Short-Title Catalogue became known as “Wing-books,” or books in published in the “Wing-period. ” In 1999 American Libraries named him one of the 100 most important library leaders of the 20th century.
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| Birth date | August 18, 1904 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1972 |
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