McColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy), 1896-1976
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Epithet: City Librarian Westminster
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0003df
British librarian who visited Australian libraries in 1947. His report "Public libraries in Australia : present conditions and future possibilities" influenced the free public library movement in Western Australia, a movement which led to the setting up of the Library Board of Western Australia in 1952.
From the description of Papers, 1946 [manuscript]. 1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 762865593
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- Librarians
- Libraries
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- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Western Australia (as recorded)
