Papers of Charles Nowell
1922-1954
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Speeches, Lectures and articles 1922-1954; Correspondence 1939; Newspaper cuttings about libraries and books 1932-1951; Miscellaneous papers 1950s
Related Material:A list of Nowell's published works appears, along with obituary articles, in the Manchester Review, Autumn 1954
Place:/Manchester/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Repository:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Title:
Papers of Charles Nowell
Date of work:
1922-1954
Reference number:
GB127.M135
Level of description:
Fonds
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Custodial history:
Charles Nowell started his library career at Kendal Public Library in 1905. In 1911 he became senior assistant at Ashton under Lyne. From there in 1912 he went to Coventry as cataloguer and later chief assistant, leaving in 1915. From 1915 to 1917 he was on active service in the Army, being wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He was Deputy City Librarian of Norwich from 1919 to 1922, and City Librarian of Coventry from 1922 to 1952, when he became City Librarian of Manchester a post he held till his death in August 1954. In 1939 he was awarded the honorary degree of M.A. by Manchester University. During the Second World War he was Commanding Officer of the Air Training Corps in Manchester. The papers are largely drafts of speeches and articles made between 1922 and 1954
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Language:
English
Record number:
7189921
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