Charles William Sutton

Charles William Sutton (1848-1920) was a British librarian and author.[1]

Career

Sutton was librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries.[2]

Writing

He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography, creating many articles for the main work, and some for Supplement 1 and Supplement 2.[3]

Legacy

The collection of his letters "1887-1908: letters to John Brownbill and other correspondence" are held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies.[1]

His letter to Edward Arber is in the University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections.[2]

Bibliography
  • Ernest Axon Charles W. Sutton, M.A., Chief Librarian, Manchester Public Libraries, 1879-1920. An appreciation With two portraits (1921)

References
  1. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  2. "Catalogue description Letter from Charles William Sutton, librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries". January 31, 1905 – via National Archive of the UK.
  3. "Charles William Sutton - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org.
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