Jones was born in Lambeth, London[3] and he was prevented from joining the legal profession due to a problem with his speech.[4] He had been educated at St Paul's School in London and then starting to train in the law at Lincoln's Inn before becoming the travelling secretary to the Charity Commissioners (c.1835–37). His father was literary and had been editor of the Naval Chronicle and the European Magazine. He joined the British Museum in April 1837. He was central in determining their rules for cataloguing. Following the death of Richard Garrett he was appointed Assistant Keeper of Printed Books in 1850, Keeper (1856–66) (following the promotion of Anthony Panizzi), and then Principal Librarian in charge of the museum (1866–78).[5]
Jones enjoyed a large budget of £10,000 to spend on books alone. This figure had been negotiated by his predecessor, Sir Anthony Panizzi, who had been knighted for his efforts as the Chief Librarian. Jones approved every purchase that was made.[4]
Jones was appointed President of the Library Association in 1877. He edited works for the Hakluyt Society.[6] He contributed over 200 articles for the Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.[7]
John Winter Jones was the nephew of the editor Stephen Jones (1763–1827).
Bibliographyedit
The title page of Jones's A Translation of All the Greek, Latin, Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1889 edition)[8]
J[ohn] W[inter] Jones (1823), A Translation of All the Greek, Latin, Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England; and also in the Notes of the Editions by Christian, Archbold, and Williams, London: Printed for Charles Reader, Law Bookseller, 29, Bell's Yard, Lincoln's Inn; M. A. Nattali, 24, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden; J. Carfrae, Edinburgh; and R. Milliken, Dublin, OCLC 8044881.
Richard Hakluyt and J. Winter Jones, Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands. London: Hakluyt Society, 1850.
J. Winter Jones, Observations on the origin of the division of man's life into stages. London: F. S. Ellis, 1861. Reprinted from Archaeologia, Volume XXII.
J. Winter Jones, , London: Woodfall and Kinder, 1862. Printed for the British Museum.
J. Winter Jones, Preface. In: British Museum, Department of Printed Books, List of books forming the reference library in the reading room of the British Museum, 4th edition. British Museum, 1910. Printed for the Trustees of the British Museum.
Referencesedit
^Richard Garnett (1892). "Jones, John Winter". In Dictionary of National Biography. 30. London. pp. 145-146.
^J[ohn] W[inter] Jones (1889), A Translation of All the Greek, Latin, Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England; and also in the Notes of the Editions by Christian, Archbold, and Williams, Philadelphia, Penn.: J. W. Johnson & Co., OCLC 58547017
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Letter from John T. Wood to J. Winter Jones, Principal Librarian of The British Museum, Turkey, 27 October 1868
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john, winter, jones, june, 1805, september, 1881, english, librarian, principal, librarian, british, museum, between, 1866, 1873, first, president, library, association, engraving, born1805london, englanddied1881occupationlibrarianemployerbritish, museum, cont. John Winter Jones 16 June 1805 7 September 1881 was an English librarian 1 He was Principal Librarian of the British Museum between 1866 and 1873 2 He was the first President of the Library Association in the U K 3 John Winter JonesEngraving of John Winter JonesBorn1805London EnglandDied1881OccupationLibrarianEmployerBritish Museum Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editJones was born in Lambeth London 3 and he was prevented from joining the legal profession due to a problem with his speech 4 He had been educated at St Paul s School in London and then starting to train in the law at Lincoln s Inn before becoming the travelling secretary to the Charity Commissioners c 1835 37 His father was literary and had been editor of the Naval Chronicle and the European Magazine He joined the British Museum in April 1837 He was central in determining their rules for cataloguing Following the death of Richard Garrett he was appointed Assistant Keeper of Printed Books in 1850 Keeper 1856 66 following the promotion of Anthony Panizzi and then Principal Librarian in charge of the museum 1866 78 5 Jones enjoyed a large budget of 10 000 to spend on books alone This figure had been negotiated by his predecessor Sir Anthony Panizzi who had been knighted for his efforts as the Chief Librarian Jones approved every purchase that was made 4 Jones was appointed President of the Library Association in 1877 He edited works for the Hakluyt Society 6 He contributed over 200 articles for the Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge 7 John Winter Jones was the nephew of the editor Stephen Jones 1763 1827 Bibliography edit nbsp The title page of Jones s A Translation of All the Greek Latin Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone s Commentaries on the Laws of England 1889 edition 8 J ohn W inter Jones 1823 A Translation of All the Greek Latin Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone s Commentaries on the Laws of England and also in the Notes of the Editions by Christian Archbold and Williams London Printed for Charles Reader Law Bookseller 29 Bell s Yard Lincoln s Inn M A Nattali 24 Tavistock Street Covent Garden J Carfrae Edinburgh and R Milliken Dublin OCLC 8044881 Richard Hakluyt and J Winter Jones Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands London Hakluyt Society 1850 J Winter Jones Observations on the origin of the division of man s life into stages London F S Ellis 1861 Reprinted from Archaeologia Volume XXII J Winter Jones A Guide to the Print Book Collection to the Public London Woodfall and Kinder 1862 Printed for the British Museum J Winter Jones Preface In British Museum Department of Printed Books List of books forming the reference library in the reading room of the British Museum 4th edition British Museum 1910 Printed for the Trustees of the British Museum References edit Richard Garnett 1892 Jones John Winter In Dictionary of National Biography 30 London pp 145 146 Alan Day A History of the British Museum Library 1753 1973 Library Review Volume 48 Issue 2 pages 95 111 1999 ISSN 0024 2535 Emerald Group Publishing a b Garnett Richard 1899 The late John Winter Jones V P S A Ballantyne Hanson amp Co a b Mr Winter Jones Illustrated London News 2 November 1866 p 437 Retrieved 13 December 2010 David M Wilson The British Museum A History The British Museum Press 2002 pages 143 144 178 plate 25 ISBN 0 7141 2764 7 Richard Hakluyt and J Winter Jones Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands London Hakluyt Society 1850 Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge London Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1843 J ohn W inter Jones 1889 A Translation of All the Greek Latin Italian and French Quotations which Occur in Blackstone s Commentaries on the Laws of England and also in the Notes of the Editions by Christian Archbold and Williams Philadelphia Penn J W Johnson amp Co OCLC 58547017 Jones John Winter Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Winter Jones nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about John Winter Jones Online books by John Winter Jones Letter from John T Wood to J Winter Jones Principal Librarian of The British Museum Turkey 27 October 1868 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Winter Jones amp oldid 1146078037, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
