Agnes Cuming

Agnes Cuming (1890–1962) was an Irish born English philosopher and the first librarian of the University of Hull (1929–1955).[1] She was one of the first wave of women librarians at university colleges,[2] and was responsible for protecting the book collection during the Hull Blitz in World War II. Although the library had no purpose-built building for her 27-year tenure, by the end it had a collection of 125,000 books and 11 staff. Her successor was the poet Philip Larkin.[3]

  1. ^ Larkin, Philip (1962). "Obituaries: Cuming". The Library Record. p. 194.
  2. ^ Denley, Peter (2000-04-13). History of Universities Volume XV: 1997-1999. OUP Oxford. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-154232-9.
  3. ^ "Brief history of the Library". www.hull.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-25.