Charles William Sutton

MA
Born1848
Died1920
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Librarian
  • Author

Charles William Sutton (1848–1920) was a British librarian and author.[1]

Career

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.

Writing

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]

Legacy

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]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Charles William Sutton – Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org.

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Professional and academic associations Preceded byRichard Tonge Secretary of the Chetham Society 1890–1920 Succeeded byErnest Broxap Preceded byJames Holme Nicholson President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1899–1900 Succeeded byWilliam Boyd Dawkins Preceded byJoseph Heaton Stanning Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 1885–1920 Succeeded byGeorge Pearson
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