R. D. Hilton Smith
R. D. Hilton Smith | |
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| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, editor, and author |
Robert Dennis Hilton Smith (1903–1974), often referred to as R. D. Hilton Smith, was an English-born librarian who emigrated to Canada where he worked as a librarian and then as a bookseller.
In 1937 he was the Borough Librarian in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, in south-east London, England, the editor of The Library Association Record and a Fellow of The Library Association (F.L.A.).[1]
He was the deputy chief of the Toronto Public Library until the 1950s[2] when he left to move to Victoria, British Columbia and establish The Adelphi Book Shop Ltd. which was still operating in the period 1962-73.[3]
He wrote: "Canada’s best and brightest end up retired in Victoria and bring with them fine libraries and collections - in fact in many cases they’ve written their own books. For the book lover there’s a 100 years of treasures waiting to be found. (1961)" [4]
R. D. Hilton Smith was once described as an antiquarian bookseller, a former Deputy Chief Librarian in the Toronto Public Libraries, and a consultant editor for the Encyclopedia Canadiana.[5]
Works written or edited by R. D. Hilton Smith[edit]
- editor "Library Buildings. Their Heating, Lighting and Decoration. Papers Read at the 55th Annual Conference of the Library Association.", London, January, 1933, author Gold, H. A., others
- Denmark (1936-1937), editor McColvin, L. R. "A Survey of Libraries", London, 1938.
- consultant editor, Encyclopedia Canadiana
- Canada (1959), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.
- Canada (1960), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1961", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1961.
- "Alice One Hundred: being a catalogue in celebration of the 100th birthday of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Victoria.", published by The Adelphia Book Shop Ltd., Victoria, BC, Canada, 1966.
- Canada (1966), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1967", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1967.
- "Northwestern Approaches: The First Century of Books", published by The Adelphi Book Shop Ltd., Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1969.
- Crusoe 250 (1970)
References[edit]
- ^ R. D. Hilton Smith, Public Library Lighting, Vol. 1, title page. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Margeret Penman, A century of service: Toronto Public Library 1883-1983, Toronto Public Library Board, 1983, p. 62. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Dealer Catalogue Index, August 2015, amazonaws.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ email message distributed to subscribers of exlibris@library.berkeley.edu, May 5, 1999. Retrieved Dec 11, 2006
- ^ editor Martin, Lowell A.. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960" published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.
External links[edit]
- Children's Literature Collection, bookseller R. D. Hilton Smith, Collections, UBC Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retrieved Dec 11, 2006
- Papers of The Bibliographical Society of Canada, Vol 8, No 1 (1969), journal magazine, book reviewer R. D. Hilton Smith, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto, ON, Canada. Retrieved Jan 10, 2013
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