R. D. Hilton Smith

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R. D. Hilton Smith
Born 1903
London, England
Died 1974 (aged 7071)
Occupation Librarian, editor, and author

R. D. Hilton Smith (1903–1974) has been described as ...a British librarian (of London) and once head of the Toronto Public Library, came to Victoria in the early 1950s where he established Adelphi Books.

He wrote of Victoria, "Canada’s best and brightest end up retired in Victoria and bring with them fine libraries and collections - in fact in many cases they’ve written their own books. For the book lover there’s a 100 years of treasures waiting to be found. (1961)" [1]

As an encyclopedia contributor, R. D. Hilton Smith has been described as, an antiquarian bookseller; former Deputy Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Libraries; consultant editor, Encyclopedia Canadiana.[2]

Literary Work by R. D. Hilton Smith

References

  1. email message distributed to subscribers of exlibris@library.berkeley.edu, May 5, 1999. Retrieved Dec 11, 2006
  2. editor Martin, Lowell A.. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960" published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.
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