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Thomas Watts was a Librarian at the British Museum. He became assistant keeper of books in 1856 and ten years later he was appointed keeper of printed books. He was largely responsible for developing the museum's print collections, especially its foreign language translations. Between 1851 and 1860 he ordered eighty thousand books and examined six hundred thousand titles. He died unexpectedly in 1869 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LETTER CONTAINS A NEWSPAPER CUTTING WITH RACIALLY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
Thomas Watts was a Librarian at the British Museum. He became assistant keeper of books in 1856 and ten years later he was appointed keeper of printed books. He was largely responsible for developing the museum's print collections, especially its foreign language translations. Between 1851 and 1860 he ordered eighty thousand books and examined six hundred thousand titles. He died unexpectedly in 1869 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LETTER CONTAINS A NEWSPAPER CUTTING WITH RACIALLY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE
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| Name: | Thomas Watts |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1811 |
| Date of death: | 1869 |
| Role: | Librarian |
| Linked correspondent: | Harriet Beecher Stowe (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP182 |
| Image rights: | © British Library Board |
