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Vaisey was educated at [[Rendcomb College]] in [[Gloucestershire]] and at [[Exeter College, Oxford]], where he studied [[Modern History]], graduating in 1959, followed by qualification as an archivist at the Bodleian Library in 1960.<ref name=Who/><ref name=OULS/> While performing his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] he was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] on 23 April 1955,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40525|supp=y|page=3799|date=28 June 1955}}</ref> and transferred to the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] on 21 September 1956,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40912|supp=y|page=6115|date=28 June 1955}}</ref> and was promoted acting [[first lieutenant|lieutenant]] on 28 December 1956.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40965|supp=y|page=82|date=28 December 1956}}</ref> His ''Who's Who'' entry states also he served with the [[King's African Rifles]].<ref name=Who/> After working as assistant archivist for [[Staffordshire County Council]] between 1960 and 1963, he joined the [[Bodleian Library]] in Oxford in 1963, initially as Assistant Librarian before becoming Senior Assistant Librarian, then Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian in 1975; he also became a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of Exeter College in 1975. He was, in addition, Deputy Keeper of the Oxford University Archives between 1966 and 1975. He was appointed Bodley's Librarian in 1986, succeeding [[John Jolliffe (librarian)|John Jolliffe]] who had died in the previous year. He retired from the Bodleian in 1996, with the title of Bodley's Librarian Emeritus,<ref name=Who/> and was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=54427|page=10|date=14 June 1996}}</ref> Between 1995 and 2000, he was [[Keeper of the Archives]] of the university.<ref name=Who/>
Vaisey was educated at [[Rendcomb College]] in [[Gloucestershire]] and at [[Exeter College, Oxford]], where he studied [[Modern History]], graduating in 1959, followed by qualification as an archivist at the Bodleian Library in 1960.<ref name=Who/><ref name=OULS/> While performing his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] he was commissioned as a [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] on 23 April 1955,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40525|supp=y|page=3799|date=28 June 1955}}</ref> and transferred to the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] on 21 September 1956,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40912|supp=y|page=6115|date=28 June 1955}}</ref> and was promoted acting [[first lieutenant|lieutenant]] on 28 December 1956.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=40965|supp=y|page=82|date=28 December 1956}}</ref> His ''Who's Who'' entry states also he served with the [[King's African Rifles]].<ref name=Who/> After working as assistant archivist for [[Staffordshire County Council]] between 1960 and 1963, he joined the [[Bodleian Library]] in Oxford in 1963, initially as Assistant Librarian before becoming Senior Assistant Librarian, then Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian in 1975; he also became a [[Oxbridge Fellow|Fellow]] of Exeter College in 1975. He was, in addition, Deputy Keeper of the Oxford University Archives between 1966 and 1975. He was appointed Bodley's Librarian in 1986, succeeding [[John Jolliffe (librarian)|John Jolliffe]] who had died in the previous year. He retired from the Bodleian in 1996, with the title of Bodley's Librarian Emeritus,<ref name=Who/> and was appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[Queen's Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=54427|page=10|date=14 June 1996}}</ref> Between 1995 and 2000, he was [[Keeper of the Archives]] of the university.<ref name=Who/>


Other positions that he has held include a visiting professorship in Library Studies at the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (1985), membership of the [[Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts]] (1986 to 1998<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=50745|page=16171|date=15 December 1986}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=53541|page=214|date=7 January 1994}}</ref>), and President of the [[Society of Archivists]] from 1999 to 2002. He was made an Honorary Fellow of [[Kellogg College, Oxford]] in 1996, and is a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] and the [[Royal Historical Society]]. A historian with a particular interest in the use of local source materials, his publications include ''Staffordshire and The Great Rebellion'' (1964, jointly), ''Victorian and Edwardian Oxford from old photographs'' (1971, jointly), ''The Diary of [[Thomas Turner (diarist and shopkeeper)|Thomas Turner]] 1754–65'' (1984) and various journal articles.<ref name=Who>{{cite web|title=Vaisey, David George|work=[[Who's Who|Who's Who 2010]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=Nov 2009|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40919|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref><ref name=OULS>{{cite web|url=http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/librarian/librarians/vaisey|date=14 January 2008|title=David George Vaisey|publisher=[[Oxford University Library Services]]|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref>
Other positions that he has held include a visiting professorship in Library Studies at the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (1985), membership of the [[Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts]] (1986 to 1998<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=50745|page=16171|date=15 December 1986}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=53541|page=214|date=7 January 1994}}</ref>), and President of the [[Society of Archivists]] from 1999 to 2002. He was made an Honorary Fellow of [[Kellogg College, Oxford]] in 1996, and is a Fellow of the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]] and the [[Royal Historical Society]]. A historian with a particular interest in the use of local source materials, his publications include ''Staffordshire and The Great Rebellion'' (1964, jointly), ''Victorian and Edwardian Oxford from old photographs'' (1971, jointly), ''The Diary of [[Thomas Turner (diarist and shopkeeper)|Thomas Turner]] 1754–65'' (1984) and various journal articles.<ref name=Who>{{cite web|title=Vaisey, David George|work=[[Who's Who|Who's Who 2010]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=Nov 2009|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40919|accessdate=4 January 2010}}</ref><ref name=OULS>{{cite web|url=http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/librarian/librarians/vaisey|date=14 January 2008|title=David George Vaisey|publisher=[[Oxford University Library Services]]|accessdate=4 January 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205054108/http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/about/librarian/librarians/vaisey|archivedate=5 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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David George Vaisey CBE (born 15 March 1935) is a British librarian who was Bodley's Librarian (head of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford) from 1986 until 1996.

Life

Vaisey was educated at Rendcomb College in Gloucestershire and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History, graduating in 1959, followed by qualification as an archivist at the Bodleian Library in 1960.[1][2] While performing his National Service he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment on 23 April 1955,[3] and transferred to the Territorial Army on 21 September 1956,[4] and was promoted acting lieutenant on 28 December 1956.[5] His Who's Who entry states also he served with the King's African Rifles.[1] After working as assistant archivist for Staffordshire County Council between 1960 and 1963, he joined the Bodleian Library in Oxford in 1963, initially as Assistant Librarian before becoming Senior Assistant Librarian, then Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian in 1975; he also became a Fellow of Exeter College in 1975. He was, in addition, Deputy Keeper of the Oxford University Archives between 1966 and 1975. He was appointed Bodley's Librarian in 1986, succeeding John Jolliffe who had died in the previous year. He retired from the Bodleian in 1996, with the title of Bodley's Librarian Emeritus,[1] and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[6] Between 1995 and 2000, he was Keeper of the Archives of the university.[1]

Other positions that he has held include a visiting professorship in Library Studies at the University of California Los Angeles (1985), membership of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts (1986 to 1998[7][8]), and President of the Society of Archivists from 1999 to 2002. He was made an Honorary Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford in 1996, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society. A historian with a particular interest in the use of local source materials, his publications include Staffordshire and The Great Rebellion (1964, jointly), Victorian and Edwardian Oxford from old photographs (1971, jointly), The Diary of Thomas Turner 1754–65 (1984) and various journal articles.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vaisey, David George". Who's Who 2010. Oxford University Press. November 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "David George Vaisey". Oxford University Library Services. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "No. 40525". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1955. p. 3799.
  4. ^ "No. 40912". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 June 1955. p. 6115.
  5. ^ "No. 40965". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1956. p. 82.
  6. ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 10.
  7. ^ "No. 50745". The London Gazette. 15 December 1986. p. 16171.
  8. ^ "No. 53541". The London Gazette. 7 January 1994. p. 214.
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