Robin Darwall-Smith

Robin Darwall-Smith
FRHistS
OccupationArchivist
Board member ofOxford Historical Society (trustee since 2014)[2]
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
University of Liverpool
InfluencesGeorge Cawkwell[1]
Academic work
DisciplineClassics; Archives
Sub-disciplineAcademic archives
InstitutionsJesus College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, University College, Oxford
Main interestsCollege archives
Notable worksA History of University College, Oxford (OUP, 2008)
Websiteuniv.ox.ac.uk

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,[1] 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.[3]

Robin Darwall-Smith was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2010.[5] He appeared on the television documentary series Ian Hislop's Olden Days in 2014.[7]

Selected books

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

  • 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[12]
  • Account Rolls of University College, Oxford, Vol I (1381–1471), John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 978-0904107173[13][14]
  • Account Rolls of University College, Oxford, Vol II (1472–1597), Oxford Historical Society, 2001. ISBN 978-0904107197[13][14]
  • 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[15]
  • Early Records of University College, Oxford Historical Society, 2015. ISBN 978-0904107272[16][17]
  • History of Universities, volume XXXV/1, Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN 978-0192867445 (edited with Peregrine Horden)[18]
  • Music in Twentieth-Century Oxford: New Directions, Boydell Press, 2023. ISBN 978-1783277247 (edited with Susan Wollenberg)[19]

See also

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References

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