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An avid collector of printed poll books, Harry Anderson Pitman, who was one of the founders of the Society of Genealogists, gave a large collection to the Society in 1939, bequeathing further volumes at his death in 1942. Anthony Camp published a list of those held in 1961 and the librarian, John Sims, produced a full catalogue in 1964 (last revised in 1995). When John Sims moved to the Institute of Historical Research he organised an exchange of photocopies that added much to both collections. Later still he compiled the definitive ''Handlist of British Parliamentary Poll Books'' (University of Leicester, 1984) [FS Library 942 N4h] listing known printed poll books and describing their physical arrangement. The book by Jeremy Gibson and Colin Rogers, ''Poll Books 1696-1872: a directory of holdings in Great Britain'' (The Family History Partnership, 4th edition, 2008) [FS Library 942 N43g 2008] shows by year both manuscript and printed polls. Neither lists poll books for Ireland. | An avid collector of printed poll books, Harry Anderson Pitman, who was one of the founders of the Society of Genealogists, gave a large collection to the Society in 1939, bequeathing further volumes at his death in 1942. Anthony Camp published a list of those held in 1961 and the librarian, John Sims, produced a full catalogue in 1964 (last revised in 1995). When John Sims moved to the Institute of Historical Research he organised an exchange of photocopies that added much to both collections. Later still he compiled the definitive ''Handlist of British Parliamentary Poll Books'' (University of Leicester, 1984) [FS Library 942 N4h] listing known printed poll books and describing their physical arrangement. The book by Jeremy Gibson and Colin Rogers, ''Poll Books 1696-1872: a directory of holdings in Great Britain'' (The Family History Partnership, 4th edition, 2008) [FS Library 942 N43g 2008] shows by year both manuscript and printed polls. Neither lists poll books for Ireland. | ||
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*John Sims, ''Handlist of British Parliamentary Poll Books'' (University of Leicester, Occasional Publication No. 4, and University of California, Riverside, 1984). | *John Sims, ''Handlist of British Parliamentary Poll Books'' (University of Leicester, Occasional Publication No. 4, and University of California, Riverside, 1984). | ||