Jenkinson, Francis John Henry, 1853-1923 (librarian)
Dates
- Existence: 1853 - 1923
Biography
Francis John Henry Jenkinson (1853-1923), librarian and bibliographer, was born Forres, Moray in 1853. He was educated at Marlborough College before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in the first class of the classical tripos in 1876. Jenkinson became a fellow of Trinity in 1878 and was college lecturer in Classics from 1881 until 1889. It was at this time that he was introduced to Henry Bradshaw, the University Librarian, who would have a great influence on Jenkinson's future, both in his bibliographic work and his eventual career. Jenkinson became University Librarian in 1889. During his time as Librarian Jenkinson oversaw the gift of Lord Acton's library, the largest single collection ever received by the Library, and the donation of 140,00 hebrew fragments from the Cairo Genezah. From 1915 Jenkinson spent much time collecting literature, especially ephemera, of the war, an archive, still held in the Library and called the War Reserve Collection, which would eventually prove to be both extensive and important. He was married twice: first, on 6 July 1887, to Marian Wetton (d. 1888), fifth daughter of Champion Wetton of Joldwynds, near Gomshall, Surrey, and sister-in-law of Charles Villiers Stanford; and second, on 2 April 1902, at Crowborough to Margaret Stewart (1859–1933), daughter of Ludovick Charles Stewart. He had no children. He died on 21 September 1923 at a nursing home, The Nook, Hampstead, following an operation, and was buried at Trumpington.
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
A.B. Farn: Correspondence
Correspondents include Granville Clutterbuck, Francis Jenkinson, G. Bertram Kershaw and others. Also includes some correspondence of Francis Jenkinson.
A.B. Farn: Letters
Letters written by A.B. Farn, with a few photographs.
Alexander Gordon Wynch Murray: Papers
Correspondence, fragments and drawings and bibliographical notes.
Cambridge University Library: Index to Signatures
List of autograph signatures found in books in Cambridge University Library, 168 folios. The names are arranged in alphabetical order. Most of the entries are in the hand of C.E. Sayle, with some in that of F.J.H. Jenkinson. The entries were first made in 1894. Probably few if any entries were made after 1929 and the book is not now in use.
Charitessi 1911
Charles Jenkinson: Transcript of his Diary
Volumes transcribed by Francis Jenkinson, and letters, newscuttings, notes.
Correspondence of Professor Henry Jackson concerning the Acton Library
Correspondence regarding John Donne's Seal
Facsimiles of Cambridge University Library manuscripts
Photographic facsimiles of a folios of a number of CUL manuscripts, including Nn.2.41, Ii.6.32 and Kk.5.16
Field Names in Great Leighs Parish, Essex
Notes and diagrams regarding field names in Great Leighs Parish, Essex, 1820-1838, compiled 1912-1913, 96 folios: (fo. 1) title page; (fo. 2) prefatorial note; (fo. 6v) text with diagrams, with the names arranged in alphabetical order. Inside the front cover is a letter from Andrew Clark to Francis Jenkinson, 4 July 1913.
F.J.H. Jenkinson: Ornithological Notebook
Diary and notebook containing occasional entries of birds observed or killed, mostly in the Scilly Isles, later at Cambridge, 1867-1880. The notebook also contains a copy of ornithological notes made by Jenkinson's father, John Henry Jenkinson, when in the Scilly Isles, 1854 and 1857-1858.
Francis Jenkinson and Charles Sayle: Cambridge Books
The volumes contain chronological lists of books printed in Cambridge owned by Cambridge University Library or found in other libraries. MS.Add.8763: 1521-1698; compiled by F.J.H. Jenkinson, c. 1890-1918, and annotated at the front 'F. Jenkinson's MS. with some notes by C. Sayle'. There are occasional cuttings from dealers' lists. MS.Add.8764: 1699-1900; compiled by C.E. Sayle, c. 1896-1902.
Francis Jenkinson and others: Miscellaneous Letters and Postcards
Correspondence preserved on account of its philatelic interest, and comprising mainly postcards addressed to F.J.H. Jenkinson, Librarian, and other members of the Library staff, together with a few addressed to Alfred Newton, Professor of Zoology, and other members of the University. The senders were booksellers or private individuals. A few of the postcards are unsigned or signed only with initials.
Francis Jenkinson: Correspondence
Correspondence from family members, members of the University and others on a wide range of subjects.
Francis Jenkinson: Correspondence
General correspondence on a wide range of subjects.
Francis Jenkinson: Correspondence
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers concerning Cambridge University Library business.
Francis Jenkinson: Letters and papers from Cambridge University Library Diaries
Francis Jenkinson: Miscellanea (Including Sanders Lecture)
Includes a bibliography of Scilly, drafts of speeches, papers on incunabula and manuscripts, correspondence concerning Cambridge University Library and other subjects and various booklists.
Francis Jenkinson: War Correspondence
Francis John Henry Jenkinson (1853-1923), Librarian to the University of Cambridge 1889-1923: correspondence concerning the Sandars Readership in Bibliography
Francis John Henry Jenkinson: Cambridge University Library Diaries
The diaries contain occasional notes of Library business, including notes of books that were offered for sale, bought, presented, recommended for the Library, missing, or mutilated; autographs in books; requests for, and receipt of, loans; complaints; engagements; binding practice; visitors; copyright claims; and library rearrangement. The diaries were continued in other hands during the absence or illness of Jenkinson.
Francis John Henry Jenkinson: Catalogue of his Library
'Catalogue of the Library at Southmead', 'Compiled by C.M. Ridding' (Southmead, Chaucer Road, Cambridge)
Francis John Henry Jenkinson: Dublin Books
The volume contains chronological lists of books printed in Dublin owned by Cambridge University Library or found in other libraries; compiled from 1897. It covers 1572-1760, although the first entries appear from 1602.
Henry Bradshaw: Letters
Letters of Bradshaw transcribed by Alfred Rogers, Francis Jenkinson, E.G. Duff and others
Henry Bradshaw: Letters to Stephen Willoughby Lawley
11 letters from Henry Bradshaw to Stephen Willoughby Lawley, 21 August 1880 - 17 October 1882. There are accompanying letters from G.W. Prothero to Lawley, 2 February 1894, Francis Jenkinson to the same, 18 January 1896, and W.H. Macaulay to Jenkinson, 6 December 1908.
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