• Ian Leith obituary

    Ian Leith obituary
    My friend and former colleague Ian Leith, who has died aged 75, was a long-serving acquisitions officer with the Historic England Archive. Ian’s knowledge of the archive’s collections, many of which he was responsible for acquiring over a career spanning 47 years, was exceptional.Researchers interested in unearthing little-known treasures in uncatalogued collections knew to contact Ian, who had extraordinary powers of recall. He is acknowledged in many books produced over the last 40

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