Holroyd, John, 1911-2000
Variant namesJohn Percy Holroyd, bookman, was born at Moonee Ponds in Victoria in 1911. He was 17 when he began his impressive career in bookselling, starting work in 1928 in the educational department of Robertson & Mullens in Melbourne. He later managed Swain's Bookshop, the rarebooks department of Angus & Robertson in Sydney, where he remained for five years until he retired in 1978 and returned to Melbourne.
From the description of A udio cassette tapes, [not after 1995] [manuscript]. [not after 1995] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 401637944
From the description of Papers, [not after 1998]. [not after 1998] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 298651039
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| creatorOf | Holroyd, John, 1911-2000. Pioneering in Victoria : the Kirby family. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Ferguson, John Alexander, 1881-1969. Correspondence [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Holroyd, John, 1911-2000. A udio cassette tapes, [not after 1995] [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| creatorOf | Holroyd, John, 1911-2000. Papers, [not after 1998]. | Libraries Australia |
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| associatedWith | Crockett, Peter William, 1954- | person |
| correspondedWith | Ferguson, John Alexander, 1881-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Kirby family. | family |
| associatedWith | Kirby, James, 1826-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Kirby, William, 1800-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | Payne, Bill. | person |
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| Booksellers and bookselling |
| Publishers and publishing |
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Birth 1911
Death 2000
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