| 词条 | James Battye |
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| name = James Sykes Battye | image = J S Battye bust at Battye Library.jpg | alt = | caption = A bust of Battye located in the State Library of Western Australia | birth_name = | birth_date = 1871 | birth_place = | death_date = 1954 | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = {{plainlist|
| years_active = 1894{{spaced endash}}1954 | known_for = Inaugural chief librarian in Western Australia | notable_works = }} Dr. James Sykes Battye (1871–1954) was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library in Perth, Western Australia. He was a leading historian, librarian and public figure in Western Australian and also served as a Chancellor of the University of Western Australia. In 1951, The West Australian newspaper designated him as the Principal librarian and secretary of the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia[1] Battye Street in the Canberra suburb of Bruce is named in his honour.[2] BiographyJames Sykes Battye was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 20 November 1871. His father Daniel Battye, was a wool-weaver from Yorkshire in England. His mother was Maria, (née Quamby).[3] He married Sarah Elizabeth May in Melbourne on 15 May 1895.[4] Battye came to Western Australia from Victoria in 1894 to take up the position which he held until his death in 1954.[5] Although not directly within his professional role, he developed a strong interest in Western Australian history and began collecting material from early in the century. Battye died on 15 July 1954.[6] The J S Battye Library is named in his honour. "Battye" is a local term for the library and also his History of Western Australia volume published at the time of the Western Australia centenary celebrations in 1929. Published worksBattye was involved in a number of publishing projects - the Cyclopedia of Western Australia before the First World War, and the History of Western Australia, as well as the commemoration of the state's centenary in 1929 he was involved in the organising committee.
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References1. ^{{cite news|title=Personal column|date=14 November 1951|newspaper=The West Australian|page=|accessdate=}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=ACT Planning and Land Authority|title=Street and Suburb Names - Battye Street, Bruce|url=http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search2?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENTkzNSZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D|accessdate=8 July 2013}} 3. ^http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/battye-james-sykes-5156 ADB Biography 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4544219 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=11, |issue=2,894 |location=Western Australia |date=28 May 1895 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83651355 |title=Who's Who in W.A. |newspaper=The Daily News |volume=LV, |issue=18,968 |location=Western Australia |date=4 January 1936 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |page=7 (GOLDFIELDS EDITION) |via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52955148 |title=W.A. Historian And Librarian Dies |newspaper=The West Australian |volume=70, |issue=21,211 |location=Western Australia |date=16 July 1954 |accessdate=4 October 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} Further reading
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