Correspondence on personal matters, sent to Frank Beckwith, as editor of the Old Students Association section of The Gryphon

Correspondence on personal matters, from Frank Beckwith, librarian of Leeds Library, sent to Frank Beckwith, as editor of the Old Students Association section of The Gryphon

Frank Beckwith (1904-1977) was born in Leeds and spent his entire working life there. After leaving Leeds Central High School he became an assistant in Leeds University Library in 1921 and later concurrently read for a degree. He graduated in 1928 and took his M.A., with distinction, in 1936. From 1937 until his retirement in 1969 he was Librarian of the Leeds Library. He helped to found the Association of Yorkshire Bookmen in 1945, and edited its Broadsheet for many years. Apart from routine work at the Leeds Library, he pursued various antiquarian and historical interests especially Baptist church history and the history of 18th century libraries

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Transferred from printed books, (University of Leeds collection),1976

In English

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Gift of Frank Beckwith