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1. Add MS 89010

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Title:
Papers of Sir Frank Francis
Scope & Content:
Contains the personal papers and correspondence of Sir Frank Francis, including papers relating to: speeches, writings and research; committee, club, and association membership; consultancies; social occasions, events, and openings; conferences and symposia; and national and international librari...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Greek, Ancient, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Russian, and Swedish
Date Range:
1920-2005
Extent:
192 files

2. Add MS 89010/15

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Title:
Personal papers of Frank Francis
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Swedish
Date Range:
1926-1984
Extent:
17 files

3. Add MS 89010/2

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Title:
Correspondence of Frank Francis
Scope & Content:
Contains general and other correspondence not covered by other series in the collection.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Swedish
Date Range:
c 1921-1988
Extent:
6 files

4. Add MS 89010/9

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Title:
Frank Francis's committee and council membership
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
1964-1987
Extent:
37 files

5. Add MS 89010/11

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Title:
Council on Library Resources papers
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence and subject files, including funding requests, on issues of interest to the CLR. Frank Francis acted as a consultant on foreign library developments to the CLR from 1968.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1966-1982
Extent:
31 files

6. Add MS 89010/16

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Title:
Other papers collected by Frank Francis
Scope & Content:
Contains letters received by A. F. Johnson, and Victor Scholderer; ‘Museum Musings’, verse by H. I. Bell, typewritten, corrected; H. R. Plomer’s texts of papers ‘The authorship of “A theatre of voluptuous worldlings”’, ‘The foreign book trade of the 18th century and the men engaged in it’, ‘A “C...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1938-1949
Extent:
1 folder

7. Add MS 89010/4

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Title:
Papers relating to the British Museum
Scope & Content:
Contains non-official papers, such as press cuttings, press releases, articles, and offprints relating chiefly to the publication of the Museum's catalogue of printed books. Also includes a typescript of an essay by Mollie Panter-Downes on the Museum.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1947-1982
Extent:
1 folder

8. Add MS 89010/14

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Title:
Papers relating to The British Library
Scope & Content:
Contains press cuttings, transcripts of radio broadcasts, and offprints relating to the Dainton Report, the concept of a national library, and the development of the British Library.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1967-1980
Extent:
1 folder

9. Add MS 89010/12

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Title:
Papers relating to the Library of Congress National Union Catalog
Scope & Content:
Contains press cuttings, correspondence, and publicity material relating to the catalog.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1967-1975
Extent:
1 folder

10. Add MS 89010/10

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Title:
Papers relating to the 18th Century Short Title Catalogue
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence, reports, discussion papers, committee minutes, press releases, and conference papers relating to the 18th Century Short Title Catalogue of printing in the English-speaking world (ESTC).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1966-1981
Extent:
5 files