L. M. Harrod

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Leonard Montague Harrod (21 May 1905 – 12 March 1984) was a British librarian and indexer. He was the librarian and the director of the Raffles Library in Singapore, and the Chief Librarian and Curator of Islington Public Libraries.[1][2]

Early life and education

Harrod was born in Horsham, England on 21 May 1905. He attended the Rutlish School in London and the School of Librarianship in University College London.[3]

Career

He was on the library staff of Wimbledon Public Library from 1923 to 1924, Fulham Library from 1924 to 1926 and Croydon Central Library from 1926 to 1937.[4] From 1937 to 1940, he served as the Borough Librarian of Mitcham Public Library.[4] From 1940 to 1954, he served as the Chief Librarian and Curator of Islington Public Libraries.[3]

Harrod arrived in Singapore in September 1954 and was appointed the librarian of

Public Works Department of Singapore designed the National Library Building on Stamford Road.[3] In 1958, he was appointed the Singapore correspondent of the Society of Indexers.[4] He retired from his position as the director of the library in January 1960.[3]

Harrod served as the librarian of John Laing R & D from 1960 to 1961 and the

The History of the King's works. Vol.6, 1782-1851. He served as the society's vice-chairman from 1974 to 1976 and served as a vice-president in 1978. In 1982, he was awarded the society's Carey Award.[4]

Personal life and death

Harrod married his wife, Jean, in 1932, and they had two children and four grandchildren. He achieved the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music on the violin.[4]

He died on 12 March 1984.[3]

Bibliography

  • The Librarians' Glossary of Terms Used in Librarianship, Documentation, and the Book Crafts, and Reference Book (1938)[6][7][8][9]
  • The Libraries of Greater London (1951)
  • Books for Young People, Group III: Fourteen to Seventeen (1957)[10]
  • Library Work with Children (1969)
  • Indexers on Indexing: A Selection of Articles Published in The Indexer (1978)[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Landau, Thomas (1954). Who's Who in Librarianship. Bowes & Bowes. p. 129.
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  3. ^ a b c d e Mohamed, Zaubidah. "L. M. Harrod". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^
    doi:10.3828/indexer.1984.14.2.2. Archived from the original
    on 2019-08-03.
  5. The Singapore Free Press
    . Singapore. 4 September 1954. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. JSTOR 27947154
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  7. JSTOR 24299637
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  8. JSTOR 4306152
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  9. JSTOR 25541008
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  10. JSTOR 4304742
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  11. JSTOR 25540946
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  12. ^ Tamblyn, Eldon W. "Indexers on Indexing: A Selection of Articles Published in The Indexer". College & Research Libraries. 39 (6): 515–516.
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