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Dana, John Cotton, 1856-1929, American librarian and museum director, b. Woodstock, Vt. He was a lawyer and a civil engineer before joining the staff of the Denver (Colo.) Public Library in 1889, where he instituted the first branch for children. In 1902 Dana became head of the Newark (N.J.) Public Library, which under his direction offered new services to the public including a branch for businessmen. In 1909 the Newark Museum was founded, with Dana as its director until 1929. Dana was a pioneer in library advertising and in library printing and was one of the founders of the Special Libraries Association and its first president. He was president (1895-96) of the American Library Association. Among his many publications are A Library Primer (1899) and The New Museum (1917).
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John Cotton may refer to:
- John Cotton (puritan) (1585–1652), New England Puritan minister
- Sir John Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Landwade (1615–1689)
- Sir John Cotton, 2nd Baronet, of Landwade (c. 1648–1713), Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge 1689-1695, 1696-1702 and 1705-1708
- Sir John Hynde Cotton, 3rd Baronet, of Landwade (1686–1752), MP for Cambridge1708-1722 and 1727-1741, Cambridgeshire 1722-1727 and Marlborough 1741-1752
- Sir John Hynde Cotton, 4th Baronet, of Landwade (c. 1717–1795), MP for St Germans 1741-1747, Marlborough 1752-1761 and Cambridgeshire 1764-1780
- Sir John Cotton, 3rd Baronet, of Connington (1621–1702), MP for Huntingdon 1661-1679 and Huntingdonshire 1685-1687
- Sir John Cotton, 4th Baronet, of Connington (c. 1680–1731), MP for Huntingdon 1705-1706 and Huntingdonshire 1710-1713
- Sir John Cotton, 6th Baronet (died 1752)
- Sir John Richard Cotton, KCMG, OBE; HM Diplomatic Service; Adjudicator, Immigration Appeals
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