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 193 Collections and/or Records:
Latin-Saxon Glossary and Notes
Latin-Saxon glossary compiled from the British Library Cottonian MSS Cleopatra A.3, with notes and cross-references from other manuscripts.
Léopold Victor Delisle: Correspondence to W. Robertson Smith, Edward Beck, and Francis Jenkinson, 1886-1901
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Letter from Arnold Foster (1846-1919) to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 22 June 1910
He offers a set of Chinese Triennial Examination papers for 1902, from Nanking
Letter from Edward Almach to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 31 July 1908
He has acquired a 15C York Breviary from Lord Willoughby de Broke; it has fuller accounts of St William and St Wilfrid than the Surtees Society volume; summary of contents
Letter from Francis J.H. Jenkinson to E.O. Barrett, 8 Nov. 1893
He sent the book Barrett needed; directions for packing it; he does not usually send books to members of the Senate; Barrett should apply to a Cambridge bookseller who will borrow and send them
Letter from Henry M. Taylor (1842-1927) to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 27 Aug. 1905
In Braille, with explanation
Letter from W.B.S. to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 18 Feb. 1890
A book not in British Museum is probably Venetian or Veronese, early 17th century
Letter from William L. Courtney (1850-1928) to Francis J.H. Jenkinson, 11 Oct. 1911
An attribution in Jenkinson's catalogue of Spanish books is wrong
Letter of Francis Jenkinson to Mr Aldrich, 9 Dec. 1922
Comprises single items or small collections, chiefly correspondence, donated to or purchased by Cambridge University Library, together with a number of items and fragments found in Cambridge University Library books and bindings.
Letters of Thomas J. Wise to Francis Jenkinson, 1916-1922
Letters of Wise to Jenkinson, with the exception of MS Add.9750/76 which is from Wise to W[illiam] F[ergusson] Cuthbertson (Cambridge University Library) and MS Add.9750/77, which is from W.A. McInnes to [Jenkinson].
Letters to Francis Jenkinson, 1889 - 1923
[230] M.R. JAMES, 27 JAN n.y., proposes a subsyndicate on best way of reproducing Codex Bezae by photography. [231-233] AUBREY STEWART, n.d., questions about placenames in Fabri's Evagatorium.
Lists of books and manuscripts belong to Samuel Sandars, 1893-1915
M. Parry: Correspondence to Francis Jenkinson, 1914-1915
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Maggs Bros.: Correspondence to Sir Sydney Cockerell and Francis Jenkinson, 1917
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Mandell Creighton: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1891
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Margaret Bingham Stillwell: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1923
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Margaret Dunlop Gibson: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1917
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Maria Elisabeth Kronenberg: Correspondence to Sir Stephen Gaselee, Francis Jenkinson and Charles Sayle, 1920-1923
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Mary L. Bruce: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1918
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Mary Ruth Brooke: Letter to Francis Jenkinson
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Messrs. Barberi & Bianco: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1911
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Norman Penney: Letter to Francis Jenkinson, 1915
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Notes by C.E. Sayle, B.F.C. Atkinson and A.E.B. Owen for a catalogue of medieval manuscripts, 1903 - 1960
of Trinity College, Cambridge to 'Elsie' his Aunt, 15 May 1887
These were found mainly in envelopes bearing biographical information provided by Munby.
of University Library, Cambridge to 'Thompson', 18 Sep 1918
These were found mainly in envelopes bearing biographical information provided by Munby.
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- Archival Object 164
- Collection 29
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- Lectures 2
- Belgium 1
- Field names 1
- First World War (1914-1918) 1
- Grenoble 1