Robert Dennis Hilton Smith (1903–1974), often referred to as R. D. Hilton Smith, was an English-born librarian who emigrated to Canada where he worked as a librarian and then as a bookseller.
In 1937, he was the Borough Librarian in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford, in south-east London, England, the editor of The Library Association Record and a Fellow of The Library Association (F.L.A.).R. D. Hilton Smith, Public Library Lighting, Vol. 1, title page. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
He was the deputy chief of the Toronto Public Library until the 1950sMargeret Penman, A century of service: Toronto Public Library 1883-1983, Toronto Public Library Board, 1983, p. 62. Retrieved 1 October 2020. when he left to move to Victoria, British Columbia, and establish The Adelphi Book Shop Ltd. which was still operating in the period 1962–1973.Dealer Catalogue Index, August 2015, amazonaws.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
He wrote: "Canada's best and brightest end up retired in Victoria and bring with them fine libraries and collections - in fact in many cases they've written their own books. For the book lover there's a 100 years of treasures waiting to be found. (1961)" email message distributed to subscribers of [email protected], May 5, 1999. Retrieved Dec 11, 2006
R. D. Hilton Smith was once described as an antiquarian bookseller, a former Deputy Chief Librarian in the Toronto Public Libraries, and a consultant editor for the Encyclopedia Canadiana.editor Martin, Lowell A.. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960" published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960.
Works written or edited by R. D. Hilton Smith
editor "Library Buildings. Their Heating, Lighting and Decoration. Papers Read at the 55th Annual Conference of the Library Association.", London, January, 1933, author Gold, H. A., others Denmark (1936-1937), editor McColvin, L. R. "A Survey of Libraries", London, 1938. consultant editor, Encyclopedia Canadiana Canada (1959), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1960", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1960. Canada (1960), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1961", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1961. "Alice One Hundred: being a catalogue in celebration of the 100th birthday of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Victoria.", published by The Adelphia Book Shop Ltd., Victoria, BC, Canada, 1966. Canada (1966), editor Martin, Lowell A. "The Book of Knowledge Annual 1967", published by Grolier and Grolier of Canada, 1967. "Northwestern Approaches: The First Century of Books", published by The Adelphi Book Shop Ltd., Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1969. Crusoe 250 (1970)
References
External links Children's Literature Collection, bookseller R. D. Hilton Smith, Collections, UBC Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Retrieved Dec 11, 2006 Papers of The Bibliographical Society of Canada, Vol 8, No 1 (1969), journal magazine, book reviewer R. D. Hilton Smith, University of Toronto Libraries, Toronto, ON, Canada. Retrieved Jan 10, 2013