Burton Egbert Stevenson (1872–1962) was an American author, anthologist, and librarian.[1] He was born at Chillicothe, Ohio on 9 November 1872,[2] and attended Princeton University 1890–1893.[3] He married Elizabeth Shepard Butler (1869–1960) in 1895.[3] He died 13 May 1962 and was buried in Chillicothe, Ohio.[2]
While at Princeton, Stevenson was a correspondent for United Press and for the New York Tribune.[4] He was city editor for the Chillicothe Daily News (1894–1898),[3] and worked for the Daily Advertiser (1898–1899).[5]
Stevenson became director of the Chillicothe public library in 1899 and held that position for 58 years.[4]
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