Richnell, Donovan (1911-1994)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 MS1135 |
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 | : Richnell, Donovan (1911-1994) |
Date(s) | : c1922-c1991 |
Level of description | : Fonds |
Extent | : 11 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Richnell | Donovan Thomas | 1911-1994 | librarian |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Donovan Richnell was born in Bedford Park, London in 1911 and was educated at St. Paul's School and Corpus Christi, Cambridge. His war service included a posting to the Far East with the Royal Navy. He was successively; Sub-Librarian at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1946-1949; Deputy Librarian, London University Library, 1949-1960; Librarian, Reading University, 1960-1967; Director and Goldsmith's Librarian, London University Library, 1967-1974; Director General of the British Library Reference Division, 1974-1979.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Notebooks, [1922-1991]; manuscripts including "Emancipated Women", "Heart-Shaped Ladies"; Library Association papers, 1959-1972; correspondence with Philip Larkin, 1965; diary, 1966-1970.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Unsorted
Conditions governing access:
Open for research
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:
Box listed
Archival Information
Archival history:
Deposited at the Library by Don Richnell's literary executor.
Immediate source of acquisition:
See above
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Richard Temple.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with 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:
2007/03/11
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