Clifford William Herbert Currie

Background

Currie, Clifford William Herbert was born on November 24, 1918 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. Son of William Albert and Gladys Irene (Slingsby) Currie.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Fitzwilliam College Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1949; Master of Laws, Cambridge (England) University, 1950; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1954; Master of Arts, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (England) University, 1973; Bachelor of Civil Law, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (England) University, 1974.

Career

Assistant library Cambridge University, 1951-1953. Public library director London Borough of Bromley, England, 1953-1959. Library Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1959-1968.

Executive director Canada Library. Association, Ottawa, Ontario, 1968-1971. Library Ashmolean Library., Oxford, England, 1972-1978.

University library College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1978-1986.

Achievements

• Clifford William Herbert Currie has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian, art historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with British Army, 1939-1945. Fellow Library. Association England (board advanced studies 1966-1968). Member International Association Technology University Libraries (vice president 1968, secretary 1962-1967, director), Working Party Libraries and the Book Trade (founding member), Society Bookmen.

Clubs: Athenaeum, Arts, Authors, London, Frewen, Oxford. Grolier (New York City).

Connections

Married Inga-Britta Olsson, October 14, 1972.

Father:

William Albert Currie

Mother:

Gladys Irene (Slingsby) Currie

Spouse:

Inga-Britta Olsson