Charles_William_Sutton
Charles William Sutton
British librarian and author (1848–1920)
Charles William Sutton (1848–1920) was a British librarian and author.[1]
Charles William Sutton | |
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| Born | 1848 |
| Died | 1920 |
| Nationality | British |
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Sutton was librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries.[2] He was also Secretary of the Chetham Society from 1890 to 1920, Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society from 1885 to 1920 and also a Member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.
He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography, creating many articles for the main work, and some for Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.[3]
The collection of his letters "1887–1908: letters to John Brownbill and other correspondence" are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies.[1]
His letter to Edward Arber is in the University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections.[2]
- Ernest Axon Charles W. Sutton, M.A., Chief Librarian, Manchester Public Libraries, 1879–1920. An appreciation With two portraits (1921)
- Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
- "Catalogue description Letter from Charles William Sutton, librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries". 31 January 1905. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via National Archive of the UK.
- "Charles William Sutton – Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org.
| Professional and academic associations | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Tonge |
Secretary of the Chetham Society 1890–1920 |
Succeeded by Ernest Broxap |
| Preceded by James Holme Nicholson |
President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1899–1900 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Joseph Heaton Stanning |
Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1885–1920 |
Succeeded by George Pearson |
