OSBORNE,+Edgar

OSBORNE, Edgar (1890-1978) Bournemouth 1904; Sheffield 1913; 1CL Derbyshire 1923-1954 He built up a service in DERBYSHIRE which became a model for other counties and pioneered decentralization and regional branches. With F A Sharr he published //County library practice// in 1950. He was active in the LA but, perhaps, became best known as a collector of early children's books, his collection being presented to TORONTO in 1949. They are listed in //The Osborne collection of early children's books// (2//v//., 1958-1975).