Harold Leslie White
Encyclopedia
Sir Harold Leslie White CBE
(1905 – 1992) was the Parliamentary Librarian
of Australia
from 1947 to 1960, and National Librarian from 1960 until his retirement in 1970, when he was knighted
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1905 – 1992) was the Parliamentary Librarian
Parliament of Australia
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of Australia
Australia
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from 1947 to 1960, and National Librarian from 1960 until his retirement in 1970, when he was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
.
Further reading
- White, Harold, Sir (1968) The National Library in the Australian community Sydney : Library Association of Australia p. 286-292 : 1 ill. Offprint from the Australian library journal. (Oct. 1968) Speech delivered at the 22nd Annual Conference of CLA-ACB on 22 June, 1967.