Blundell / Chambers / Emmison The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume XII

ISBN: 978-1-80010-700-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 12, 150 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc

The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, vol. 12

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blundell, Jos. Hight

Chambers, L. H.

Emmison, F. G.

Fowler, G. Herbert

Über Autor(innen)

Blundell Jos. Hight:
Joseph Hight Blundell (1852-1929) was a businessman. He was born in the Luton area and later lived in Toddington. He was a numismatist, genealogist and historian, writing books about Bedfordshire tokens, the Blundells, a history of Toddington and contributing to VCH Bedford vol. 3. He saw Austin’s History of Luton through to publication after the author’s death.Chambers L. H.:
Lewis Henry Chambers (1868-1962) was a church organist. He recorded church bells and the monumental inscriptions for many churches in Bedfordshire and neighbouring counties.Emmison F. G.:
F. G. Emmison (1907-1995) MBE, FSA, FRHistS began his career at Bedfordshire County Record Office under Dr Fowler, where he worked on the Bedfordshire Parish Registers series. He became Essex County Archivist in 1938. He was prominent in archive management and staff training. He did much to publicise archives through his writings on Essex history, including Tudor secretary: Sir William Petre at court and home (1961).Fowler G. Herbert:
Dr G. Herbert Fowler (1861-1940) was a zoologist working in London before he retired to Bedfordshire, where he became a county councillor and chairman of the county’s Records Committee in 1913. He immediately reformed the existing record room, established standard procedures and ran it as a public service, the first in the country. He was a founder member of BHRS in 1912 and its Secretary, General Editor and principal contributor to the annual volumes until his death. He also published extensively on sources in Buckinghamshire and elsewhere.