Henry Read McIlwaine


Henry Read McIlwaine was the third State Librarian for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was also a prolific editor of historical volumes relating to the early governance of the Commonwealth including:
McIlwaine graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1885 and earned a Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1893. He returned to Hampden–Sydney in 1893 to serve as professor of English and history until 1907, when he was appointed State Librarian for Virginia, a position he held until his death in 1934.