McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
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Barlow, Horace Mallinson, 1884-
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1884-1954
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Dr. Horace Mallinson Barlow was born in 1884 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England.
He was a physician and librarian. He served as an assistant librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London from 1907 to 1923 and as a Secretary from 1923 to 1944. He is the author of the books "The Medical Library Association: A Few Observations" (1910) and "Old English Herbals, 1525-1640" (1913). In 1912, he compiled "Royal College of Physicians of London: Catalogue of the Library." The Royal College of Physicians archives hold a collection of 2,300 bookplates of medical men collected by Dr. Barlow.
He died on June 21, 1954, in West Worthing, England.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/nr92028922