MULLINS,+John+Davies

MULLINS, John Davies (1832-1900) CL Birmingham Library 1858; CL Birmingham 1865-1898 A promising beginning at BIRMINGHAM was set back by the fire of 1879 which, however, resulted in a new Central Library three years later. He was responsible for new branch libraries and for considerable development of the Shakespeare Collection; during his period of office book stocks grew to more than 250,000 and book issues to 1,250,000.

b. 1832 London vice-pres. of LA author of articles

(YB 1897, 124, PORTRAIT on p. 125)