Jenkinson, Francis John Henry, 1853 - 1923 (librarian)
Dates and places
1853-1923. Born in Forres, Elgin, Morayshire. Educated Marlborough College and Trinity College. Elected Fellow 1878. Elected University Librarian 1889-1923.
Geographical areas
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Legal status / Nationality
British
Sphere of activity
Librarianship
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Assorted administrative papers, accumulated by Henry Bradshaw and Francis Jenkinson for guidance, in one sequence, 1870 - 1924
Covers such subjects as: accounts; shelving of star classes; fire alarm procedure; salaries; working of boiler; space; needs of Library; how to bring more light into the Library.
Assorted correspondence, notes and memoranda, newscuttings and official parliamentary papers relating to the Copyright Act and Cambridge University Library's objections to certain parts, 1911
Cover works transferred under copyright legislation and, latterly, the administration of the Agency for the Copyright Libraries.
Assorted letters received during the Librarianships of J. Power (1845-64), J.E.B. Mayor (1864-7), Henry Bradshaw (1867-86) and Francis Jenkinson (1889-1923), including those passed on by the Vice-Chancellor, 1855 - 1914
These cover every aspect of the administration of the Library, its holdings, buildings and staff.
Bibliographical notes and jottings, 1890 - 1920
Assembled by the Librarian and other officers on all aspects of Library administration and management; that is, collections, buildings and staff.
Copy bromide prints, made in 2000, of studio portraits of Francis Jenkinson (1853-1923), aged about 40 years, 1893
Show him seated at a table with books, seated holding a book, looking at and away from the camera.
Correspondence, notes, reports and plans relating to successive projects to extend the Library by i) excavating bookstacks under Senate House lawn and under the East and West Courts and ii) roofing-in the courts for stacks and a reading room, 1914 - 1919
Includes plans by B.L. Hurst in connection with bookstack project beneath Senate House lawn; correspondence between Librarian and architect Edward P. Warren (1857-1937) and plans relating to East and West Courts projects; printed brochure describing new underground storage at Bodleian Library.
Letter from E.M. Forster to Francis Jenkinson, Librarian, declining [unspecified] position offered him on the Library staff, 1902-02-03
The records relate to the development and management of the Library's holdings, buildings and staff.
Letter to H.S. Foxwell relating to the borrowing rights of senior members of the University, 1889-08-08
These cover reader admission and orientation, borrowing, reprography and management of the Library service outside core hours.
Papers, 1870 - 1924
Assembled by the Librarian and other officers on all aspects of Library administration and management; that is, collections, buildings and staff.
Summaries of letters from the Copyright Agent, J.G. Bradford, 1912 - 1913
Cover works transferred under copyright legislation and, latterly, the administration of the Agency for the Copyright Libraries.
Votes for F.J.H. Jenkinson, 1889
He was elected.