Herbert Mayow Adams
1893-1985. Librarian and honorary fellow of Trinity. Previously employed by a firm of antiquarian booksellers, he completed the entire re-cataloguing of his library and compiled the Catalogue of the books printed on the Continent of Europe 1501-1600 in Cambridge libraries. 2v. (1967). He was the founding President of the Cambridge Library Group (1950) and President of the Bibliographical Society (1954-1956). Located on the north wall of the Ante-Chapel.
Inscription text by Francis Henry Sandbach
Memorial inscription
HERBERT MAYOW ADAMS
PER ANNOS XXXIV BIBLIOTHECARIVS
EMERITVS SOCIVS HONORIS CAVSA NOMINATVS
NOSTRAE BIBLIOTHECAE INDICEM CVM PERFECISSET
VBIQVE CANTABRIGIAE LIBROS ANTIQVOS INVESTIGAVIT
ATQVE AMPLISSIME DESCRIPTOS REDDIDIT NOTIORES
VIR DOCTRINA DILIGENTIA MODESTIA PRAECELLENS
OBIIT A.S.MCMLXXXV SVAE AETATIS XCII
Translation
Herbert Mayow Adams was Librarian for thirty-four years, and was made an Honorary Fellow in recognition of his services. When he had completed the recataloguing of the College Library he searched out early printed books in all other Cambridge libraries and by means of full descriptions made them better known. He was remarkable for his learning, application and modesty. He died in 1985 at the age of ninety-one.
Brass located on the north wall of the Ante-Chapel.Inscription text by Francis Henry Sandbach.
