SMETTEM,+William+Home

SMETTEM, William Home (1889-1969) Rutherford College, Newcastle 1903; Newcastle 1919; DL Sunderland 1922; CL Chesterfield 1926; 1CL Scarborough 1929-1955 His spectacular success in overhauling and modernizing the CHESTERFIELD service prepared the way for his even greater success at SCARBOROUGH. Here he organized a new service in the old MI building. This soon proved inadequate and made necessary the large extension of 1936. Local studies and work with children were specially developed and a museum and art gallery, of which he was appointed Director, were also established.