Career
Born and raised in London, Foskett received his Bachelor from Queen Mary College, London in 1939 and later on in 1954 his Master of Arts at Birkbeck, University of London. He started his career late 1930s as librarian in the Ilford Public Libraries in Essex. During World World War II he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and later in the Intelligence Corps.
From 1948 to 1957 he was Head of Information in the Research Division of the Metal Box Company Limited, and from 1957 to 1978 at the Library of the Institute of Education in London.
The last five years before retirement he was Director at the Central Library Services of the University of London.
