Charles C. (Charles Carroll) Soule

Charles Carroll Soule was an American publisher, bookseller, and writer born in Boston in 1842. Reliable reference sources describe him as a "bookman" with a special interest in library design and management, and his career connected the worlds of publishing, bookselling, and librarianship.

He studied at Boston Latin School and Harvard College, graduating in 1862, and also served in the Civil War before returning to business and literary work. He later became closely associated with the Boston Book Company and wrote on subjects ranging from copyright and publishing to library administration and library buildings.

Soule is especially remembered for practical, experience-based writing about the book trade and libraries. That mix of literary culture, business knowledge, and public-minded interest in libraries gives his work a clear historical value today.