Pafford, John Henry Pyle (1900-1996)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 MS700 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : Pafford, John Henry Pyle (1900-1996) |
Date(s) | : 1930 |
Level of description | : fonds |
Extent | : 2 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : Pafford | John Henry Pyle | 1900-1996 | librarian |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Henry Pyle Pafford was Goldsmiths' Librarian of the University of London Library from 1945 to 1967. He published works on librarianship, including 'Library Cooperation in Europe' (1935) and 'American and Canadian Libraries: some notes on a visit in the summer of 1947' (1949), and acted as an editor of 'The Year's Work in Librarianship' during 1939-1950. He was also an editor of literary texts, notably the Arden edition of Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale'.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Two carbon copies of diaries written by John Henry Pyle Pafford during his tour of European libraries undertaken in 1930, dating from 13 Feb to 29 Mar. This tour formed the basis for Pafford's book Library Co-operation in Europe (Library Association, London, 1935). Both diaries contain 100 leaves each.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to individual items in Senate House Library archive collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act. See Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is necessary for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Collection level description. Hard-copy catalogue also available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The diaries relating to his European tours were given by J.H.P. Pafford in 1966.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Feb 2009.
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