Talk:List of keepers of the British Museum

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Keepers of Manuscripts

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The following appears to be a complete list of keepers of manuscripts of the British Library:

Keeper of Manuscripts (and Egerton Librarian from at least Bond's time)

1756-1776: Charles Morton (Under-Librarian and Keeper of Manuscripts and Medals)
1776-1799: Joseph Planta, FRS
1799-1811: Francis Douce, FSA
1812-1827: Sir Henry Ellis, KH, FRS, FSA
1828-1837: Josiah Forshall
1837-1878: Sir Frederic Madden, KH
1866-1878: Sir Edward Augustus Bond, KCB
1878-1888: Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, GCB, FBA
1888-1904: Edward John Long Scott
1904-1911: Sir George Frederic Warner, FBA, FSA
1911-1929: Julius Parnell Gilson
1929-1944: Sir Harold Idris Bell, CB, OBE, FBA
1944-1947: Eric George Millar, FSA
1947-1955: Arthur Jefferies Collins
1956-1961: Bertram Schofield, CBE
1961-1972: Theodore Cressy Skeat
1972-1973: Daniel Philip Waley

Thereafter removed to the British Library:

This might be useful, but I'm not sure whether it should be here or in an article on the BL. —Noswall59 (talk) 14:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC).Reply