wˌɛn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd laɪbɹˈɛɹiən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ɪt wʌz dʒˈɔɪntli wɪð ˈɛdwɚd ɡˈoːɹdən dˈʌf; hiː bɪkˌeɪm sˈoʊl laɪbɹˈɛɹiən fɹʌm ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.
When appointed librarian in 1899 it was jointly with Edward Gordon Duff; he became sole Librarian from October 1900.