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Succession. 



1871 Edward Maunde Thompson, Esq. 

 Barclay Vincent Head, Esq. 



1872 Dr. Albert Giinther . 



1875 Frederick Smith, Esq. 

 Kichard Garnett, Esq. 



1879 Arthnr Gardiner Butler, Esq. . 

 — — Edward John Long - Scott, Esq. . 



v. William Wright, resigned. 

 v. Reginald Stuart Poole, pro- 

 moted. 



v. George Robert Gray, 

 deceased. 



v. Dr. A. Giiuther, promoted. 



Appointed Third Assistant 

 Keeper of Printed Books, 

 in consequence of pro- 

 motion of George Bullen. 



v. Frederick Smith, deceased. 



v. E. M. Thompson, promoted. 



Extra Assistant Keepers 



1805 Horace Walpole Bedford, Esq. . 

 1816 Antonio Schlichtegroll, Esq. 

 — — John Thomas Smith, Esq. 

 1819 George Henry Noehden, LL.D. 

 1822 Philip Bliss, D.O.L. . 



F. A. Walter, Esq. . 



1831 Antonio Panizzi, Esq. 

 1833 W. Young Ottley, Esq. 

 1836 Henry Josi, Esq. 



of Departments. 



Printed Books. 

 v. H. W. Bedford, promoted. 

 Prints. 



v. A. Schlichtegroll, resigned. 

 v. G. H. Noehden, promoted. 

 v. P. Bliss, resigned. 

 v. F. A. Walter, resigned. 

 v. J. T. Smith, deceased. 

 v. W. Y. Ottley, deceased. 



Keepers of the Reading Room. 

 1758 Peter Templeman, M.D. 



1761 Rev. Richard Penneck, B.D. . . v. Dr. Templeman, resigned. 



1803 The duties of this office were made over to the Assistant Librarians ; 

 and in 1805 to the Under and Assistant Librarians. In 1824 the 

 duties were made over to a Clerk of the Room, under the control of 

 the Principal Librarian ; and in 1857 to one of the Assistant Keepers 

 of the Department of Printed Books, with the title of Superintendent 

 of the Reading Room, also under the control of the Principal 

 Librarian. 



