Background
Ratcliffe, Frederick William was born on May 28, 1927. Son of Sydney and Dora Ratcliffe.
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Frederick William Ratcliffe
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Frederick William Ratcliffe, university librarian. Decorated Commander of British Empire, Encomienda de la Orden del Merito Civil (Spain); named honorary student school library and information studies, University College London University, since 1987; fellow, Corpus Christi College, 1980-1994, Chapter Woodard Schools, 1981-1997; life fellow, Corpus Christi College, since 1994.
Education
Master of Arts, Manchester University. Doctor of Philosophy, Manchester University. Master of Arts, Cambridge University.
Career
With North Staffs Regiment, 1945—1948. From assistant cataloguer to cataloguer Manchester University, 1954-1962. Sub-library Glasgow University, 1962-1963.
Deputy library University Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963-1965. University library John Rylands University Library. Manchester University, 1965-1980, director, 1972-1980.
University library University Cambridge, 1980-1994, emeritus university library, since 1994. Parker Librarian, Corpus Christi College Cambridge University, 1995-2000. Honorary lecturer history bibliography Manchester University, 1970-1980.
External professor department library and information studies Loughborough University, 1982-1986. Sandars reader bibliography Cambridge University, 1988-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Justice of the peace, Stockport, 1972-1980, Cambridge, 1981-1997. Founder, president Consortium University Research Libraries, 1984-1994. Founder, chairman advisory committee National Preservation Office, 1984-1994.
Founder, chairman library panel The Wellcome Trust, 1988-1993. Trustee St. Deiniol's Library., Hawarden, 1975-1998, Cambridge Foundation, 1989-1993, Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Center, 1994-1998. Vice president Eastern division Woodard Schools, 1994-1997, vice president emeritus, since 1997.
Fellow Library. Association (honorary), St. Deiniol's Library. (honorary).
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Married Joyce Brierley, 1952. 3 children.
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Decorated Commander of British Empire, Encomienda de la Orden del Merito Civil (Spain). Named honorary student school library and information studies, University College London University, since 1987. Fellow, Corpus Christi College, 1980-1994, Chapter Woodard Schools, 1981-1997. Life fellow, Corpus Christi College, since 1994.Decorated Commander of British Empire, Encomienda de la Orden del Merito Civil (Spain). Named honorary student school library and information studies, University College London University, since 1987. Fellow, Corpus Christi College, 1980-1994, Chapter Woodard Schools, 1981-1997.
Life fellow, Corpus Christi College, since 1994.