Harold Leslie White CBE (1905 - 1992)

Born 14 Jun 1905 in Numurkah, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Elizabeth Ogilvie (Wilson) White MBE — married 18 Oct 1930 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Died 31 Aug 1992 at age 87 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Biography

Harold White CBE is Notable.

Harold was a librarian

Harold Leslie White was born in 1905 in Numurkah, Victoria, Australia.^[1] He was the son of James White and Beatrice Elizabeth Hodge.

He married Elizabeth Ogilvie Wilson at Queen’s College, Carlton, Victoria, on the 18th of October 1930.^[2][3] They had four children: David, Judith, John, and Katharine.

He was the Australian Parliamentary Librarian from 1947, and also as the first National Librarian oversaw the creation of the National Library of Australia.^[4][3]

He died in Canberra, ACT, on 31 August 1992.^[3]

Awards

Harold White was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1962,^[5] and was knighted in 1970.^[6] He was also a recipient of the Australian Library and Information Association's H.C.L. Anderson award in 1983 for outstanding service to librarianship.^[3] The National Library renamed the Harold White Research Fellowship in his honour in 1985.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria BDM: birth registration 20613 / 1905 WHITE, Harold Leslie, Place of event: NUMURKAH, Australia, Mother's name: Beatrice Elizabeth HODGE, Father's Name: James
2. ↑ Victoria BDM: marriage registration 11429 / 1930 WHITE, Harold Leslie, spouse: WILSON, Elizth
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Graeme Powell, 'White, Sir Harold Leslie (1905–1992)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/white-sir-harold-leslie-1557/text34524, published online 2017, accessed online 15 August 2019.
4. ↑ Pauline Fanning (1993) Sir Harold White, 14 June 1905–31 August 1992, Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 24:3, 154-157, DOI: 10.1080/00048623.1993.10754834
5. ↑ Mr Harold Leslie WHITE. Award: The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil) (Imperial)
6. ↑ Mr Harold Leslie WHITE. Award: Knight Bachelor (Imperial).
7. ↑ https://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/harold-white-fellowships

See also:

• John Farquharson, 'White, Sir Harold Leslie (1905–1992)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/white-sir-harold-leslie-1557/text1619, accessed 15 August 2019.
• Peter Biskup (1993) A Belated Tribute to Sir Harold White, Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 24:3, 152-153, DOI: 10.1080/00048623.1993.10754833

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