Children and Their Books

Dr. James Hosmer Penniman (November 8, 1860-April 6, 1931) was a widely-known author and educator. He devoted much of his time to the study of the life of George Washington and to the development of memorial libraries at Penn, Yale, and Brown universities in honor of his parents. In 1929, the United States Geographic Board honored him and Josiah Penniman by naming two hanging glaciers in Alaska after them.