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The Brynmor Jones Library. The Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) is the main library at the University of Hull, England.In 1967 it was named after Sir Brynmor Jones (1903-1989) who initiated research in the field of Liquid Crystals at Hull and became Head of the Department of Chemistry in 1947. [1]
Larkin was born in Coventry and lived in Hull while he was head librarian at the Brynmor Jones Library [6] from 1955 until his death in 1985. Larkin was a jazz critic for The Daily Telegraph between 1961 and 1971. [7] He lived for much of this time in a flat in Pearson Park in Hull [8] near the university, and later in a house at Newland Park. [9]
Jones was a driving force behind the expansion of Hull University library, working closely with the university librarian Philip Larkin. The new library was opened in 1960; later, in 1967, it was named the Brynmor Jones Library in his honour. Jones received a number of honorary degrees. He retired in 1972. [2]
The period of rapid expansion of Hull University coincided with the vice-chancellorship of Sir Brynmor Jones (1956–1972), during whose time in office student numbers quadrupled. The Brynmor Jones Library , which houses more than a million volumes, was constructed in two phases: the first phase was fully completed in 1959, with a tower block ...
From 5 July to 1 October 2017, as part of the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 celebrations, the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull University mounted the exhibition "Larkin: New Eyes Each Year". It featured objects from Larkin's life, as well as his personal collection of books from his last home at Newland Park, in the original shelf order in which he ...
The University of Hull, ... Brynmor Jones Library; F. Ferens Chair in Philosophy; Ferens Hall; H. Hull University Labour Club; Hull University Union; Hull York ...
W.B. Yeadon's will donated his collection of photographs, documents and research notes to the Brynmor Jones Library of the University of Hull; [1] the collection includes over 30,000 photographs, primarily of LNER locomotives and trains, as well as company (works) records of locomotive repairs, boiler repairs, allocations, and other documents. [2]
Willi Soukop RA (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995) [1] was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink.Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University in front of the Brynmor Jones Library.