Edward Hyslop Milligan (27 March 1922 – 26 July 2020),[1][2] also known as Ted Milligan, was a Quaker historian and the former librarian at Friends House, London. He was the author of The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920,[3] which includes entries for some 2,800 people. He received the 2009 Besterman/McColvin Award for this work [4] and an Honorary degree from Lancaster University [5] The ‘’Biographical Dictionary’’ was reviewed in ‘’Archives’’, ‘’The Friend’’, ‘’Friends Quarterly’’, ‘’Quaker Studies’’, ‘’Quaker History’’, and ‘’The Journal of the Friends Historical Society’’.
On his retirement, he was presented with a Festschrift: A Quaker miscellany for Edward H. Milligan, edited by David Blamires, Jeremy Greenwood and Alex Kerr (1985).[6] This includes:
"A bibliography of the writings of Edward H Milligan to 1984" by David Hall and Malcolm Thomas.[7] The diversity of his interests and the erudition of his friends is shown by the contents of the Miscellany:
E. H. M. at Yearly Meeting 1984. Photograph by Roger Haworth, courtesy The Friend
Britannica on Quakerism (1965) - reproducing the Encyclopædia Britannica article.
The Past Is Prologue: 100 Years of Quaker Overseas Work 1868-1968. (1968).
My Ancestors Were Quakers: How Can I Find Out More About Them?, with Malcolm J. Thomas. Society of Genealogists "My ancestor" series, First published in 1983. Reprinted several times - current 1999.
So Numerous a Family: 200 Years of Quaker Education at Ackworth, 1779-1979, with Elfrida Vipont Foulds (1979).
Quakers & Railways (1992).
Quaker marriage (1994) Quaker tapestry booklet series.
The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920 (2007).
^The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, by Edward H Milligan, Sessions of York (2007) ISBN978-1-85072-367-7.
^reported in The Friend 19 June 2009. The Besterman/McColvin Award is given by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) for outstanding works of reference
^. Archived from the original on 15 July 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
^A Quaker miscellany for Edward H. Milligan, edited by David Blamires, Jeremy Greenwood and Alex Kerr, published by David Blamires (1985) ISBN0-9510152-1-4
MP3 file: 39.7mb - 42 Minutes. (accessed 22 February 2008).
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edward, milligan, edward, hyslop, milligan, march, 1922, july, 2020, also, known, milligan, quaker, historian, former, librarian, friends, house, london, author, biographical, dictionary, british, quakers, commerce, industry, 1775, 1920, which, includes, entri. Edward Hyslop Milligan 27 March 1922 26 July 2020 1 2 also known as Ted Milligan was a Quaker historian and the former librarian at Friends House London He was the author of The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775 1920 3 which includes entries for some 2 800 people He received the 2009 Besterman McColvin Award for this work 4 and an Honorary degree from Lancaster University 5 The Biographical Dictionary was reviewed in Archives The Friend Friends Quarterly Quaker Studies Quaker History and The Journal of the Friends Historical Society Educated at Ackworth School and the University of Reading he was the Librarian and Archivist of Meeting for Sufferings of Britain Yearly Meeting responsible for the Library at Friends House London for 25 years from 1957 to 1985 He was succeeded by Malcolm J Thomas On his retirement he was presented with a Festschrift A Quaker miscellany for Edward H Milligan edited by David Blamires Jeremy Greenwood and Alex Kerr 1985 6 This includes A bibliography of the writings of Edward H Milligan to 1984 by David Hall and Malcolm Thomas 7 The diversity of his interests and the erudition of his friends is shown by the contents of the Miscellany E H M at Yearly Meeting 1984 Photograph by Roger Haworth courtesy The Friend My How you ve grown by Chris Barber Joseph Sherwood Quaker attorney and notary c 1734 73 by Melanie Barber Quakers observed in verse and prose by David Blamires Cushions on every other bench a basis for rapprochement among American Friends by Tom Bodine The ramblings of a recording clerk by Geoffrey Bowes Local variations in Quaker meeting houses by David Butler Quakers and Muggletonians in seventeenth century Ireland by Kenneth L Carroll Wounded healers ministry and pastoral care in a broken world by Jo Farrow Quaker Rather odd people by Elfrida Vipont Foulds Quakers in the looking glass of the stage by Ormerod Greenwood English and Irish Quakers and Irish Home Rule 1886 93 by Howard F Gregg Written epistles of London Yearly Meeting in the eighteenth century by David J Hall God at London Yearly Meeting 1900 by Hope Hewison Thomas Rickman in France by Alex Kerr The essence of Friends House a view from the centre by Jon North Women in the Society of Friends by Janet Scott The Committee on General Meetings 1875 83 by Malcolm J Thomas A cartoon by Lesley Webster The 1966 statement on membership in the Religious Society of Friends a memoir by Arthur J White We shall never thrive upon ignorance J J Gurney the service of John Wilhelm Rowntree 1893 1905 by Roger C Wilson Subscribers Colophon ContributorsPublications EditBritannica on Quakerism 1965 reproducing the Encyclopaedia Britannica article The Past Is Prologue 100 Years of Quaker Overseas Work 1868 1968 1968 My Ancestors Were Quakers How Can I Find Out More About Them with Malcolm J Thomas Society of Genealogists My ancestor series First published in 1983 Reprinted several times current 1999 So Numerous a Family 200 Years of Quaker Education at Ackworth 1779 1979 with Elfrida Vipont Foulds 1979 Quakers amp Railways 1992 Quaker marriage 1994 Quaker tapestry booklet series The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775 1920 2007 Pictorial Guide to the Quaker Tapestry 1998 Respectable rebels a Quaker history of William and Anne nee Tuke Alexander s family from 1660 2015 Quacks Books ODNB Ted Milligan has contributed 18 articles to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography References Edit Minute 20 08 03 Mid Thames Area Quaker Meeting The Friend 30 July 2020 Death notice The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775 1920 by Edward H Milligan Sessions of York 2007 ISBN 978 1 85072 367 7 reported in The Friend 19 June 2009 The Besterman McColvin Award is given by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals CILIP for outstanding works of reference Lancaster University Honorary degrees 2009 Archived from the original on 15 July 2009 Retrieved 28 March 2010 A Quaker miscellany for Edward H Milligan edited by David Blamires Jeremy Greenwood and Alex Kerr published by David Blamires 1985 ISBN 0 9510152 1 4 Miscellany pp 161 170 External links EditAudio clip Talk by Edward H Milligan to the Friends Historical Society Biography as the foundation of history 14 February 2008 MP3 file 39 7mb 42 Minutes accessed 22 February 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward H Milligan amp oldid 1105187441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
