Perkins, Walter Frank, 1865-1946
Variant namesWalter Frank Perkins (1865-1946) studied at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester, 1883-5, after which he joined his father's business as a surveyor. Perkins was MP for the New Forest, 1910-22, and Honorary Treasurer of the University College of Southampton, 1928-35. His interest in agricultural books led to formation of the Perkins Agricultural Library, which he gave to the University College of Southampton shortly before his death, and to his well-known bibliography BRITISH AND IRISH WRITERS ON AGRICULTURE (Lymington, 1929).
From the guide to the Essay by W. F. Perkins, 1886, (University of Southampton Libraries Special Collections)
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| referencedIn | Essay by W. F. Perkins, 1886 | University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Bindings and pastedowns from the collections of Southampton University Library, Sixteenth-nineteenth centuries | University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Papers relating to events at St. Hugh's College, Oxford, following the dismissal of Cecilia M. Ady, 1923-4 | Bodleian Library, Oxford | |
| creatorOf | Essay by W. F. Perkins, 1886 | University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections |
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Birth 1865
Death 1946
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