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Collapse D5063 - Edgar Osborne (1890-1978), County Librarian of Derbyshire 1923-1954 - 1904-1996

D5063 - Edgar Osborne (1890-1978), County Librarian of Derbyshire 1923-1954 - 1904-1996

Expand 1 - Second World War diaries - 1939-1945

1 - Second World War diaries - 1939-1945

Expand 2 - Photographs - [c1885]-1956

2 - Photographs - [c1885]-1956

Collapse 3 - First World War papers - 1917-1918

3 - First World War papers - 1917-1918

1 - Watercolour by John Chaplin of 'Ossie' [Edgar Osborne] in military uniform, smoking a pipe - 1917

2 - Edgar Osborne's description of his experiences in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Christmas, 1917 - 1917

3 - Hand made Christmas card, painted by John Chaplin - 1917

4 - Watercolour by John Chaplin of three soldiers [including Edgar Osborne] on field service `Drumming up' - 1918

5 - Watercolour by John Chaplin of a [Palestinian?] man, standing - 1918

6 - Watercolour by John Chaplin of a [Palestinian?] woman sitting with a bowl of fruit - 1918

7 - Photograph album of soldiers in barracks, France, Egypt, Jordan and Dhama [now in Pakistan] - c.1916-1918

8 - Negatives of photographs taken in Jordan Valley and Moals, sketches etc. - c. 1914-1918

Expand 4 - Library Association Conference, Brighton - c.1947

4 - Library Association Conference, Brighton - c.1947

5 - Hand-drawn and coloured menu for `Complimentary dinner' by Chief Officers of Derbyshire County Council of H Wilfrid Skinner, Clerk of the Peace, 1914-1950 - 29 Dec 1950

Expand 6 - Documents associated with Edgar Osborne's retirement as County Librarian - 1954

6 - Documents associated with Edgar Osborne's retirement as County Librarian - 1954

7 - Hand-printed New Year's card from John R Biggs and family, Brighton - 1958

Expand 8 - Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books - 1958-1975

8 - Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books - 1958-1975

Expand 9 - Miscellanous - 1925-[c1930s]

9 - Miscellanous - 1925-[c1930s]

10 - Bibliography (a collection of 39 published articles by Osborne) - 1913-1957

11 - Articles (mainly manuscript and typescript) regarding children's literature - [20th cent]

12 - Correspondence regarding a 19th century manuscript copy of "The Three Bears" on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, with photostats of the book - 1951

Expand 13 - Tissington Hall Library catalogues 1904, 1907, 1938 - 1904-1938

13 - Tissington Hall Library catalogues 1904, 1907, 1938 - 1904-1938

Expand 14 - Hatfield Library correspondence - 1949-1957

14 - Hatfield Library correspondence - 1949-1957

15 - Correspondence of a general nature including references to book sales, war-time salvage, calendaring of documents, receipt of honorary Master of Arts degree from the University of Nottingham etc - 1950s-1960s

Expand 16 - Correspondence - 1954-1971

16 - Correspondence - 1954-1971

17 - Papers regarding Young Canada's Book Week - 1949-1956

18 - Valuation list of books at Osborne's home - [1950s]

19 - Letter and colour photocopy regarding "LHS (Lillian H Smith) memorial window at Toronto Public Library, Canada. - 1996

20 - Press cuttings - (1950-1965)

21 - Autobiographical note - (1968)

22 - Article[?] about Smalley Mill - (1950s)

23 - Copy of University of Nottingham Gazette No.29 p435 - address regarding conferring degree of Master of Arts on Edgar Osborne - (Sep 1958)

24 - Birth and death certificates - 1929-1978

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