McColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy), 1896-1976
Variant namesEpithet: 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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| creatorOf | McColvin, Lionel R. (Lionel Roy), 1896-. Papers, 1946 [manuscript]. | Libraries Australia | |
| referencedIn | Louis Arthur Holman collection of Keats iconography and related papers, 1752-1963. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Correspondence concerning the library and archives; 1914-15, 1923-62.ff. 258. Various sizes.includes:f. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Arthur T. Cummings, hon. solicitor, Philharmonic Societ..., 1914-1962 | British Library |
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| correspondedWith | Holman, Louis A. (Louis Arthur), 1866-1939 | person |
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Birth 1896-11-30
Death 1976-01-16
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