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Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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1689: The Advocates Library was founded in Edinburgh...
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1689
The
Advocates Library
was founded in
Edinburgh
as a working library for the legal profession.
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“A Brief History”.
NLS: National Library of Scotland
.
“The Advocates Library”.
The Faculty of Advocates
.
31 October 1910: Frances Olive Underhill, a graduate of Royal...
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31 October 1910
Frances Olive Underhill
, a graduate of
Royal Holloway College
, was appointed by
E. W. B. Nicholson
Assistant Librarian at the
Bodleian
: the first woman so appointed in England, after considerable infighting and...
7 August 1925: An Act of Parliament established the National...
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7 August 1925
An Act of Parliament established the
National Library of Scotland
in
Edinburgh
.
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“The First Reader’s Ticket”.
NLS: National Library of Scotland
.
30 October 1925: Librarian William Kirk Dickson issued to...
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30 October 1925
Librarian
William Kirk Dickson
issued to the Rev.
Donald J. Ross
the first reader's ticket for the
National Library of Scotland
in
Edinburgh
.
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“The First Reader’s Ticket”.
NLS: National Library of Scotland
.
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