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Born in 1922 / Died in 1985 / United Kingdom / English

Career

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Wellington Public Library, Wellington, England, librarian, 1943-46; University College Library, Leicester, England, librarian, 1946-50; Queen's University Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland, sublibrarian, 1950-55; Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, Hull, England, librarian, 1955-85. Visiting fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, 1970-71; honorary fellow, St. John's College, Oxford, 1973; chair of judges for Booker Prize, 1977; member, British Library Board, 1984-85; member of standing conference of national and university libraries.