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Simon Nowell-Smith
Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith (January 5, 1909 - March 28, 1996) was a British writer, collector and librarian. Education Nowell-Smith graduated from Sherborne School in 1928 where he edited ''The Shirburnian'' and New College, University of Oxford in 1932. Career He served on the editorial staff of ''The Times'' from 1932 to 1944 and was assistant editor, ''Times Literary Supplement,'' 1937 to 1939. During World War II Nowell-Smith served in the Naval Intelligence Unit. He was Secretary and Librarian at the London Library from 1950 to 1956 and Secretary of the Hospital Library Services Survey 1958–1959. He was President of the Bibliographical Society 1962–1964. In 1965–1966 he was the Lyell Lecturer in Bibliography at the University of Oxford where he spoke on "International Copyright Law and the Publisher in the Reign of Queen Victoria." He was a trustee of Dove Cottage from 1974 to 1982. Book collecting Nowell-Smith assembled collections of Henry James (now at McMas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a full-boarding school for boys aged 13 to 18 located beside Sherborne Abbey in the Dorset town of Sherborne. The school has been in continuous operation on the same site for over 1,300 years. It was founded in 705 AD by Aldhelm, St Aldhelm and, following the dissolution of the monasteries, re-founded in 1550 by Edward VI of England, Edward VI, making it one of the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, oldest schools in the United Kingdom. Sherborne is one of the twelve founding member Public school (United Kingdom), public schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference in 1869 and is a member of the Eton Group and Boarding Schools Association. Sherborne educates about 580 boys, aged 13 to 18, and three quarters of its 2021 A level results were A or A* grades. Many of the school buildings are on the National Heritage List for England, including seven listed as grade I, four listed as grade II*, and 19 listed as grade II; the Courts' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxburghe Club
The Roxburghe Club is a Bibliophilia, bibliophilic and Text publication society, publishing society based in the United Kingdom. Origins The spur to the Club's foundation was the sale of the enormous library of the John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, Duke of Roxburghe (who had died in 1804), which took place over 46 days in May–July 1812. The auction was eagerly followed by Bibliophilia, bibliophiles, the high point being the sale on 17 June 1812 of the first dated edition of Giovanni Boccaccio, Boccaccio's ''The Decameron, Decameron'', printed by Christophorus Valdarfer at Venice in 1471, and sold to the George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blandford for £2,260, the highest price ever given for a book at that time. (The Marquis already possessed a copy, but one that lacked 5 pages.) That evening, a group of eighteen collectors met at the St Albans Tavern, St Albans Street (later renamed Waterloo Place) for a dinner presided over by the George Spencer, 2nd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historians Of Libraries
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity Among historians Ancient historians In the 19th century, scholars used to study ancient Greek and Roman historians to see how generally reliable they were. In recent decades, however, scholars have focused more on the constructions, genres, and meanings that ancient historians sought to convey to their audiences. History is always written with contemporary concerns and ancient hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
