Background
Randall, Lilian Maria Charlotte was born on February 1, 1931 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1937. Daughter of Frederick Henry and Elizabeth Agnes (Ziegler) Cramer.
Randall, Lilian Maria Charlotte was born on February 1, 1931 in Berlin. Came to the United States, 1937. Daughter of Frederick Henry and Elizabeth Agnes (Ziegler) Cramer.
Bachelor cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1950. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Radcliffe College, 1955.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Towson State University, 1993. Doctor of Arts (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1998.
Assistant director Maryland State Arts Council, 1972-1973. Curator manuscripts and rare books Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1974-1985, research curator manuscripts, 1985-1995. Research consultant, 1995-1997.
Visiting lecturer department art history Johns Hopkins University, 1964-1968. Honorary visiting lecturer University Michigan, Ann Arbor. Lecturer in field; board directors Digital Scriptorium: Electronic Access to Medieval Manuscripts.
Advisor Union Manuscript Computer Catalogue, since 1996.
Member Williston Library. committee, 1988-1989. Reviewer, panelist National Endowment of the Humanities, 1980. Fellow Medieval Academy American (library preservation committee, various committees 1985-1987, 90-93, since 2004).
Member International Center Medieval Art (board director 1978-1982, 96-99, member committee since 2004), College Art Association (Arthur Kingsley Porter prize 1957), Baltimore Bibliophiles (board director 1966-1980, president 1980-1983), Pyramid Atlantic (board director 1985-1988), Museum Fine Arts Boston (visiting committee Art of Europe department since 2002, advisory board Manuscripta since 2004), Grolier Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Richard Harding Randall, April 11, 1953. Children: Christopher, Julia, Katharine.