Minchin, Alice Ethel (1889–1966)
Minchin, Alice Ethel (1889–1966)
New Zealand teacher and librarian. Born Nov 5, 1889, at Waihou, Hokianga, New Zealand; died July 26, 1966, in Auckland; dau. of Charles Minchin and Edith (Fennell) Minchin; Auckland University College, BA, 1926.
Taught at district high schools (early 1900s); became 1st librarian at Auckland University College (1918); lectured in classification and cataloging at New Zealand Library School in Wellington (1940s).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).
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