Charles William Sutton Explained

Charles William Sutton
Honorific Suffix:MA
Birth Date:1848
Death Date:1920
Nationality:British

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

Career

Sutton was a librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries.[2] He was also Secretary of the Chetham Society from 1890 to 1920, Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society from 1885 to 1920 and a Member of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.

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" is held by Manchester Archives and Local Studies.

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

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Discovery Service. The National. Archives. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: Catalogue description Letter from Charles William Sutton, librarian of the Free Manchester Public Libraries. 31 January 1905. National Archive of the UK. 19 July 2019. 19 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719202516/https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/6b8d2c5a-4660-4fd0-8c8b-52019d2a74a5. dead.
  3. Web site: Charles William Sutton – Wikisource, the free online library. en.wikisource.org.