Robin Darwall-Smith
British archivist
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Robin Haydon Darwall-Smith FRHistS FSA (born 1963) is a British archivist, based in Oxford and associated with several Oxford University College archives.
1963[1]
Jesus College, Oxford;
Magdalen College, Oxford;
University College, Oxford
Robin Darwall-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robin Haydon Darwall-Smith 1963[1] |
| Occupation | Archivist |
| Employer(s) | Oxfordshire Archives; Jesus College, Oxford; Magdalen College, Oxford; University College, Oxford |
Board member of | Oxford Historical Society (trustee since 2014)[2] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford University of Liverpool |
| Influences | George Cawkwell[3] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics; Archives |
Sub-discipline | Academic archives |
| Institutions | Jesus College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, University College, Oxford |
Main interests | College archives |
Notable works | A History of University College, Oxford (OUP, 2008) |
| Website | univ.ox.ac.uk |
Education
Robin Darwall-Smith studied classics at University College, Oxford under George Cawkwell[3] and Chris Pelling[4] as an undergraduate and postgraduate.[5] He then trained as an archivist at the University of Liverpool. While at Oxford, Darwall-Smith represented University College on the television quiz show University Challenge in 1987, reaching the series final.[6]
Career
Darwall-Smith initially worked at the Oxfordshire Archives. Subsequently, he has been an archivist for Jesus College, Magdalen College,[7] and University College[8] at Oxford.[5]
Robin Darwall-Smith was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2009[9] and of the Royal Historical Society in 2010.[7] He appeared on the television documentary series Ian Hislop's Olden Days in 2014.[10]
Some of his papers are held by the Archive at University College, Oxford.[11]
Selected books
Robin Darwall-Smith has written a number of books, including:[12][13][14][15]
- The Jowett papers: A summary catalogue of the papers of Benjamin Jowett (1817–1893) at Balliol College, Oxford. Balliol College Library, 1993. ISBN 978-0951256930
- Emperors and Architecture: A Study of Flavian Rome, Peeters. 1996. ISBN 978-2870311714[16]
- Account Rolls of University College, Oxford, Vol I (1381–1471), John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 978-0904107173[17][18]
- Account Rolls of University College, Oxford, Vol II (1472–1597), Oxford Historical Society, 2001. ISBN 978-0904107197[17][18]
- The Architectural Drawings of Magdalen College: A Catalogue, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0199248667 (with Roger White)
- A History of University College, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0199284290[19]
- Early Records of University College, Oxford Historical Society, 2015. ISBN 978-0904107272[20][21]
- History of Universities, volume XXXV/1, Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-0192867445 (edited with Peregrine Horden)[22]
- Music in Twentieth-Century Oxford: New Directions, Boydell Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1783277247 (edited with Susan Wollenberg)[23]