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== Early years == |
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Born in 1893, she went to the [[Bellerive FCJ Catholic College|FCJ College]] in Liverpool. During the First World War she worked at the [[Ministry of Munitions]]. In 1925 she started work at the BBC as |
Born in 1893, she went to the [[Bellerive FCJ Catholic College|FCJ College]] in Liverpool. During the [[First World War]] she worked at the [[Ministry of Munitions]]. In 1925 she started work at the BBC as an information assistant working for the Artistic Director, but in 1926 was moved to a News Unit covering the [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|General Strike]]. From her earliest days at the BBC she thought "...there was, and increasingly would be, the need for a library which would function in the same way as does a University Library for its students...".<ref name=personal>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb009430 Miss F Milnes, the BBC reference library: formation, history and development, 1927 to 1958, ''The Library World'', vol. 60:8 pp171 - 175]</ref> She pressed harder for this after her stint in the News Unit where her "conviction was strengthened on the need for a library, argued and contested, until finally [she] was given the green light".<ref name=personal/> In January 1927, Milnes was authorised to begin the library and information service which would occupy her for the rest of her working life. She cut back on her mile-long walks to the [[British Library|British Museum Reading Room]] and, starting with an encyclopaedia, Bible and a heap of press cuttings, gradually built up a collection of on-site resources. |
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== Establishing the library == |
== Establishing the library == |
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Revision as of 15:46, 21 June 2016
FM (1893 – 1966) was a librarian who established the reference library at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and ran it for more than thirty years. The library was her idea, and she persuaded the newly-founded corporation that one was needed. She began the work in 1927 and by the time she retired in 1958 the library had 46 staff. She was given an MBE in 1943 for her contribution to the national broadcaster.
Early years
Born in 1893, she went to the FCJ College in Liverpool. During the First World War she worked at the Ministry of Munitions. In 1925 she started work at the BBC as an information assistant working for the Artistic Director, but in 1926 was moved to a News Unit covering the General Strike. From her earliest days at the BBC she thought "...there was, and increasingly would be, the need for a library which would function in the same way as does a University Library for its students...".[1] She pressed harder for this after her stint in the News Unit where her "conviction was strengthened on the need for a library, argued and contested, until finally [she] was given the green light".[1] In January 1927, Milnes was authorised to begin the library and information service which would occupy her for the rest of her working life. She cut back on her mile-long walks to the British Museum Reading Room and, starting with an encyclopaedia, Bible and a heap of press cuttings, gradually built up a collection of on-site resources.