Examination for Librarianship, Queen's College, Galway, 1856

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Title

Examination for Librarianship, Queen's College, Galway, 1856

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Description

The four examination papers set for the post of Librarian in Queen's College, Galway, on 8 and 9 January 1856. Eight candidates took the examination. The successful candidate was 'Mr. John Howard Richardson, A.B., of Queen's College, Galway'. He was to hold the post from 1856 to 1877. During his time as Librarian he produced the first printed catalogue of the books held by the Library.

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Subject

University of Galway

Librarian

Examination

Language

English

German

French

References

'Examination for Librarianship of the Queen's College, Galway', 1856, in Google Books, accessed 12 April 2024.

Places mentioned

Dublin Castle

Contributor

Jane Conroy

Publisher

University of Galway Library

Rights

This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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