Dr. William's Trust and Library: A History

Reference Type	Book
Year of Publication	2022
Author	Author: Alan Argent
Language	English
Number of Pages	335 pp.
Publisher	The Boydell Press
City	Suffolk, England
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Region	Europe
Library Type	Archives and Special Collections Private/Personal Library Religious Libraries
Chronological Period	1800-1849 1850-1899 18th century 1900-1949 1950-1999 21st century
ISBN	9781783277025
Annotation	Contents: Notes on Dates, Money, Welsh Place Names and Publications Prologue Dr Williams and His Will Benjamin Sheppard, Receiver 1721-31: Faith, Fitness, and Diligence Constructing the Library Building 1725-30: A Proper Plan Francis Barkstead, Receiver 1731-47: Piety and Charity John Cooper, Receiver 1748-62: Liberty and Liberal Dissent Richard Jupp junior, Receiver 1762-95: A Very Respectable Body Richard Webb Jupp, Receiver 1795-1850, and David Davison, Receiver 1850-7: Fashionable Sympathies Amid Increasing Light Walter D. Jeremy, Receiver 1857-93: The Scrupulous Observer Francis H. Jones, Secretary and Librarian 1886-1914: Introducing Order Robert Travers Herford, Secretary and Librarian 1914-25: Application and Imagination Stephen Kay Jones, Librarian 1925-46, and Joseph Worthington, Secretary 1925-44: A New Age with Old Strains Roger Thomas, Secretary 1944-66 and Librarian 1946-66: Trusted Innovator Kenneth Twinn, Secretary and Librarian 1966-76: Modest Dependability John Creasey, Librarian, and James McClelland, Secretary, 1977-98: Mixed Blessings David Wykes, Director 1998-2021: Past, Present, and Future Dr Williams's Trust: An Assessment Appendix 1: Trustees in 1723 Appendix 2: Lists from Short Account (with later additions)