Saturday, February 16, 2019

Elizabeth Hallam Smith

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'''Elizabeth Mary Hallam-Smith''' (''née'' '''Hallam'''; born 5 November 1950)<ref name="who"> |url=http://bit.ly/2IjdNkA |website=Who's Who |accessdate=16 February 2019 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u245217}}</ref> is an English historian and [[information professional]] who was the librarian of the [[House of Lords Library]] from 2006–2016. She is the first female to hold the post as well as the first to hold the post in conjunction with Director of Information Services.

==Early life and education==

Hallam-Smith was born in [[Midsomer Norton]], [[Somerset]],<ref>''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007''</ref> the daughter of Edwin William Lewis Hallam and Barbara Mary Anthony Hallam.<ref name="who"/>

She earned a BA (Hons) and Ph.D. at the [[University of London]].

==Career==
Hallam-Smith began her career at the [[Public Record Office]] as Assistant Keeper from 1976–93.<ref name="encyclopedia"></ref> She was director of Public Services, 1993–2004. Director of National Advisory and Public Services at the [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|National Archives]] in [[Kew]] from 2004–06, when she joined the Parliamentary Library.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

She was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in the civilian division (CB) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]], for services to parliament and national heritage.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the [[University of East Anglia]] and the [[University of York]].

==Personal life==
Hallam-Smith was married to Terence Stephen Smith from 1975–2004. They have one son and one daughter.<ref name="who"/>

==References==




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[[Category:English historians]]
[[Category:21st-century English historians‎]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of London]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London]]
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society]]



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