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PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954
Catalogue reference: GB 0026 D5063
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This record is about the PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954 dating from 1904-1996.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GB 0026 D5063
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Title (The name of the record)
- PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Derbyshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Osborne, Edgar, 1890-1978, county librarian of Derbyshire</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 51 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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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.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2578c2a1-58dd-4521-bdac-71b7f54e23ad/
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PAPERS OF EDGAR OSBORNE (1890-1978), COUNTY LIBRARIAN OF DERBYSHIRE 1923-1954