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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]
Sir Brynmor Jones (25 September 1903 – 16 July 1989) [1] was a Welsh-born Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull. Brynmor Jones was born in North Wales and was educated at University College of Wales at Bangor (BSc in Chemistry, 1925) and at St John's College, Cambridge (PhD, 1933). He obtained a number of research fellowships at the ...
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 ...
Brynmor Jones Library; C. Carnegie Heritage Centre; W. William Crampton Library This page was last edited on 1 January 2014, at 03:08 (UTC). ...
Long-lasting materials for today's liquid crystal displays – Team headed by Sir Brynmor Jones and Developed by Scotsman George Gray and Englishman Ken Harrison In conjunction with the Royal Radar Establishment and the University of Hull [113] Shorthand – Timothy Bright (1550/1-1615). Invented first modern shorthand
This library is the work of J.G. Ralston and was dedicated on February 23, 1906. It was the second library proposed for Waterloo and now houses offices for private attorneys. 98: Waverly: Waverly: Feb 20, 1903: $10,000 100 2nd Street SW This library was dedicated on January 1, 1905, and now houses city offices. 99: West Liberty West Liberty ...