Hobson, Geoffrey Dudley, 1882-1949 (historian of bookbindings)
Person
Biography
Geoffrey Dudley Hobson (1882-1949), historian of bookbindings, was born on 17 March 1882 at Bromborough, Cheshire. Hobson was educated at Harrow School (1896-1900) and at University College, Oxford, where he was placed in the first class of the honours list in modern history in 1903. In 1908 he was part of a group led by Montague Barlow which purchased the old-established auctioneering firm of Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge. He died at his residence at 11 Chelsea Park Gardens, Chelsea, London, on 5 January 1949.
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Fonds
Geoffrey Dudley Hobson: Correspondence to Charles Sayle, 1921-1924
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/657-672
Scope and Contents
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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1921-1924
Conditions Governing Access:
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Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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