John Vance Cheney
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John Vance Cheney (December 29, 1848 in Groveland, New York – 1922) was an American author, poet, and librarian. Educated in Geneseo, New York, Cheney taught and practised law before assuming the position of librarian at the Free Public Library of San Francisco in 1887. In 1894 he moved to Chicago, where he served as librarian of the Newberry Library until 1899.
Cheney was a tregular contributor to major literary magazines, including The Century, Atlantic Monthly, New England Magazine, and Harper's Monthly. His collected works, written between 1887 and his death in 1922, fill eight volumes.
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