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Jim Downey

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It is with sadness that we report the death on 7 January, following a short illness, of Jim Downey, recently retired Acquisitions Librarian at the Institute of Development Studies. Jim began work at the IDS in 1967 where his efforts were central to the building of a unique and important collection of literature from and about the Third World. Since his retirement Jim had been working towards an MPhil in History with the University of London and, in pursuit of his research, was a frequent visitor to both the IDS and University Libraries. The thoughts of Jim's colleagues are with his widow Betty, who worked alongside Jim in the Acquisitions Section of the IDS Library, and where she remains in employment.

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Friday January 17th 1997