Robin Darwall-Smith Explained

Robin Darwall-Smith
Honorific Suffix:FRHistS
Occupation:Archivist
Boards:Oxford Historical Society (trustee since 2014)[1]
Website:univ.ox.ac.uk
Alma Mater:University College, Oxford
University of Liverpool
Influences:George Cawkwell[2]
Discipline:Classics
Archives
Sub Discipline:Academic archives
Workplaces:Jesus College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, University College, Oxford
Main Interests:College archives
Notable Works:A History of University College, Oxford (OUP, 2008)

Robin Haydon Darwall-Smith FRHistS is a British archivist, based in Oxford and associated with several Oxford University College archives.

Robin Darwall-Smith studied classics at University College, Oxford under George Cawkwell, as an undergraduate and postgraduate.[3] 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.[4]

Darwall-Smith has been an archivist for Jesus College, Magdalen College,[5] and University College[6] at Oxford.

Robin Darwall-Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2010. He appeared on the television documentary series Ian Hislop's Olden Days in 2014.[7]

Selected books

Robin Darwall-Smith has written a number of books, including:[8] [9] [10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oxford Historical Society . . 26 August 2022 .
  2. Book: George Cawkwell of Oxford . Rajiva . Wijesinha . Rajiva Wijesinha . George Cawkwell and College History . 74–82 . S. Godage & Brothers . 2019 . 978-624-00-0293-6 .
  3. Web site: About Robin Darwall-Smith . The Property Chronicle . 19 June 2020 .
  4. Web site: University Challenge Tuesday 1st September 1987 . . 14 July 2021 . en . 2022-04-25.
  5. Web site: Magdalen's Archivist, Dr Robin Darwall-Smith, Elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society . 12 October 2010 . News . . 19 June 2020 .
  6. Web site: Profile: Dr Robin Darwall-Smith . . News . 19 June 2020 .
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  8. Web site: Robin Darwall-Smith's Books . . 19 June 2020 .
  9. Web site: Robin Darwall-Smith . . . 19 June 2020 .
  10. Web site: Robin Darwall-Smith . . . 19 June 2020 .
  11. Web site: Darwall-Smith, Robin . . 19 June 2020 .
  12. Darwall-Smith (Robin Haydon). Emperors and Architecture: A Study of Flavian Rome . Gros . Pierre . Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire . 1999 . 77-1 . 253–255 .
  13. Review: R. H. Darwall–Smith (ed.), Account rolls of University College, Oxford. Volume I: 1381/2–1470/1; Volume II: 1471/2–1596/7 . Woolgar . Christopher . 2002 . . 55 . 3 . 565 . 10.1111/1468-0289.00232 .
  14. Account Rolls of University College, Oxford. Vol. I: 1381/2–1470/1; Vol. II: 1471/2–1596/7 . Rosamond . Faith . . 119 . 483 . September 2004 . 1046–1047 . 10.1093/ehr/119.483.1046 .
  15. A History of University College, Oxford, by Robin Darwall-Smith (Oxford: Oxford U.P., 2008; pp. xxvi + 605. £75) . J. . Davis . . CXXV . 514 . June 2010 . 685–686 . 10.1093/ehr/ceq101 .
  16. . 38 . April 2017 . 1 . Book Reviews – Early records of University College Oxford . A. C. . Green . 163–164 . . 10.1080/23257962.2017.1283601 .
  17. R. H. Darwall-Smith (ed.): Early Records of University College, Oxford . Marritt . S. . 2017 . Sehepunkte . 17 . 2 .
  18. Web site: History of Universities XXXV/1 . 2022 . . UK . 18 May 2023 .
  19. Web site: Music in Twentieth-Century Oxford: New Directions . 29 March 2023 . . UK . 14 May 2023 .