Bishop, W.J.

William John Bishop. Life dates: 1903-1961.

Librarian. In post 1946-1953.

Started work at WHML as Librarian in April 1946, taking up the post after Moorat's retirement. Bishop had previously worked as a medical librarian at the Royal College of Physicians and Royal Society of Medicine. Active in making WHML part of the Medical Section of the Library Association, including participating in an exchange scheme for surplus books and journals from 1947. Bishop resigned his post in 1953, for reasons described as disillusionment with the library's underfinancing and working conditions (Symons 1993, p.40). He continued to work as a researcher and writer, and as librarian of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.