Norman Douglas Bassett descends from #4 William Bassett of Connecticut as follows:
William Bassett and wife Sarah Burt
William Bassett (b. 1647) and wife Sarah Hood
John Bassett (b. 1682) and wife Abigail Berry
Daniel Bassett and wife Lydia Hood
John Bassett (b. 1739) and wife Ruth Newhall
Daniel Bassett (b. 1773) and wife Abigail Bean
Joel Bean Bassett (b. 1817) and wife Aurelia Bernard Carpenter
William Lincoln Bassett (b. 1885)
Norman Douglas Bassett
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Milwaukee Journal, Wisconsin, Thursday, September 29, 1938
Scholarship Fund Will Be Aided by “First Edition’ Sale
What is believed will be the first public auction there of “first edition books” will be held under the auspices of the Wisconsin Library association Oct. 7 at the Schroeder hotel.
Fifty-three books, valued at more than $500, have been donated by their authors or friends of the authors, according to E.E. Seebach of the Milwaukee public library, who is treasurer of the association. Many of the books are accompanied by letters written by the authors.
Norman Bassett, Madison, who collected the books, will be auctioneer. He will be assisted by Gilbert Doan, librarian at the University of Wisconsin, and Seebach.
Proceeds of the sale will go toward a scholarship fund for a Wisconsin boy or girl who is studying library technique. The books are on display at the library. Included in the collection is a copy of Hamlin Garland’s “Daughter of the Middle Border.” Other authors represented are John Steinbeck, Kathleen Norris, James Hilton, John Galsworthy, Eugene O’Neill, Booth Tarkington, Thornton Wilder, Noel Coward and Ellen Glasgow.
The auction is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Bids will be received by mail, Seebach said.
The New York Times, January 14, 2020
This book, once owned by Norman Douglas Bassett of Wisconsin, has found its way home to the library of Mount. Edith Wharton was the first female author to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1921.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/arts/edith-wharton-the-age-of-innocence.html