Alice Minchin

Alice Ethel Minchin (5 November 1889 – 26 July 1966) was a New Zealand teacher and librarian.

Biography

Minchin was born in Waihou, Northland, New Zealand on 5 November 1889.[1] In 1917 she was appointed as the first librarian at the Auckland University College Library, a position she held until 1945.[2][3]

gollark: It can't run commands, no.
gollark: The most common passwords are variations on passwords. People are stupid.
gollark: Or possibly the xkcd recommendation, but I think that's a bit flawed somehow.
gollark: ... just use a random one and a password manager.
gollark: It is useful to be able to just upload from the interweb, though.

References
  1. Evans, Enid A. "Alice Ethel Minchin". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. "Alice Minchin, 1889-1966, first Librarian, Auckland University College Library. | Manuscripts and Archives – The University of Auckland Library". archives.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Brief history of the collections | The University of Auckland - Libraries and Learning Services". www.library.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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