Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Paton, William Bryce, 1907-1988, OBE, librarian
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Description area
Dates of existence
1907-1988
History
Paton was a lecturer and the first head of the Scottish School of Librarianship at the Scottish College of Commerce, 1946-1950. He received an honorary Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1972 and was visiting professor to the department of library studies at the University of Strathclyde, 1972-1980. He was the County Librarian for Lanarkshire until he retired in 1987.
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Relationships area
Related entity
University of Strathclyde (1964 to date)
Identifier of the related entity
C0047
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1972-1980
Description of relationship
Paton received an honorary degree from the University in 1972 and was visiting professor to the department of library studies, 1972-1980.
Related entity
Scottish College of Commerce, Glasgow (1915-1964)
Identifier of the related entity
C0041
Category of the relationship
associative
Dates of the relationship
1946 - 1950
Description of relationship
Paton was a lecturer and first head of the College's Scottish School of Librarianship.
Access points area
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
P0114
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created by Carol Stewart, July 2010.
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Sources
Obituary by Peter Grant in Scottish Libraries, No. 11, September/October 1988, p.13.
Obituary in L.A. Record, 90(8) August 1988.