Catalogue description PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954

This record is held by Derbyshire Record Office

Details of GB 0026 D5063
Reference: GB 0026 D5063
Title: PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954
Description:

Personal papers of Edgar Osborne, County Librarian of Derbyshire, 1923-1954, including his wartime diaries, 1939-1945, papers regarding his career as a librarian and other correspondence.
Date: 1904-1996
Held by: Derbyshire Record Office, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Osborne, Edgar, 1890-1978, county librarian of Derbyshire
Physical description: 51 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

After Edgar Osborne's death in 1978, his second wife returned to her native Sweden with his papers where they remained until 1999 when she donated them to the Record Office.
Subjects:
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Libraries
Administrative / biographical background:

Edgar Osborne was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire. He served on the Bulgarian Front and in Palestine in World War I. After the war, he resumed his career in librarianship and became County Librarian of Derbyshire at the age of 33. He was to hold this post for 31 years, during which he introduced new services, such as mobile libraries, and developed his own interests in literature, especially in children's books.

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