Edmund Craster
Encyclopedia
Sir Herbert Henry Edmund Craster (5 November 1879 – 21 March 1959) was a British librarian, who served as Bodley's Librarian
(the librarian in charge of the Bodleian Library
at the University of Oxford
) from 1931 to 1945.
and Balliol College, Oxford
. He became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
in 1903, and edited the History of Northumberland (volumes 8 to 10) between 1904 and 1914. He was appointed Sub-Librarian of the Bodleian Library
in 1912, also serving as Keeper of Western Manuscripts from 1927, until 1931 when he became Bodley's Librarian
. He left in 1945, the year in which he received his knighthood, and became the Librarian of All Souls in 1946. His writings included Speeches on Foreign Policy by Lord Halifax in 1940 and a History of the Bodleian Library in 1952. He died on 21 March 1959.
Bodley's Librarian
The head of the Bodleian Library, the main library at the University of Oxford, is known as Bodley's Librarian: Sir Thomas Bodley, as founder, gave his name to both the institution and the position. Although there had been a university library at Oxford since about 1320, it had declined by the end...
(the librarian in charge of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
) from 1931 to 1945.
Life
Edmund Craster was educated at Clifton CollegeClifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. He became a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
in 1903, and edited the History of Northumberland (volumes 8 to 10) between 1904 and 1914. He was appointed Sub-Librarian of the Bodleian Library
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
in 1912, also serving as Keeper of Western Manuscripts from 1927, until 1931 when he became Bodley's Librarian
Bodley's Librarian
The head of the Bodleian Library, the main library at the University of Oxford, is known as Bodley's Librarian: Sir Thomas Bodley, as founder, gave his name to both the institution and the position. Although there had been a university library at Oxford since about 1320, it had declined by the end...
. He left in 1945, the year in which he received his knighthood, and became the Librarian of All Souls in 1946. His writings included Speeches on Foreign Policy by Lord Halifax in 1940 and a History of the Bodleian Library in 1952. He died on 21 March 1959.