Bibliography: Herringshaw, Thomas William. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, Chicago, IL:American Publishers' Association, 1902. p. 69 BAKER, GEORGE HALL, librarian, was born April 23, 1850, in Ashfield, Mass. In 1883 he Joined the staff of Columbia college library as assistant librarian. During 1885-89 he was lecturer in the school of political science in Columbia college on the bibliography of history and political science.