Robert Theodore
Milford
Male
England
1862-01-21
Brightwell, Berkshire, England
1935-01-04
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Robert Milford attended Haileybury College before going up to Oxford University, where he studied classics, obtaining a B.A. in 1884 and an M.A. in 1888.
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From The London Times, 12 January 1935
Letters – Mr Robert T. Milford – English Periodicals at the Bodleian
A member of the staff of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, writes:-
Mr. Robert Theodore Milford, who died recently, was a figure at the Bodleian Library for 20 years. He joined the staff soon after the outbreak of the War: he was over 50, but teaching had kept his Latin and Greek from rusting. He wrote a good hand, too, another valuable asset, and soon acquired a knowledge of library routine. As the younger men gradually left to join up he turned his hand to a variety of jobs, and ultimately held temporary rank as a statutory assistant.
One of his first tasks was the cataloguing of the valuable Bywater Collection, then lately received. He also revised the classical headings in the catalogue, a piece of work that is likely to stand after any revision. Later he wrote a hand-list of “Libb. Polon.,” a collection of Polish books and books on Poland, bought many years ago, but never before made available for readers.
For the last few years he was engaged on a catalogue of English newspapers and periodicals published from 1663 to 1800. The Bodleian Library, thanks to the Nichols and Hope collections, is particularly rich in early periodical literature, but its resources in that respect arc at present insufficiently known to students. Mr. Milford completed his work on the catalogue shortly before his death. It will be published by the Oxford Bibliographical Society, and cannot fail to be of the greatest value to those engaged in historical and literary research. Milford was a good colleague, a man of mild and cheerful serenity.
1881 - 1884
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1884 - Oxford University Tournament (Amateur)
1883 - Oxford University Tournament (Amateur)
Round 1
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
J. Arkwright
6-2
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Thomas Robinson Grey
6-1
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
bye
Final
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
2-6
3-6
6-4
6-2
9-7
Round 1
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Henry (Harry) Grove
6-3
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Reginald Arthur Gamble
6-3
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Champion Branfill Russell
2-6
5-6
6-2
6-4
6-4
Final
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Rev. Herbert Carnegie Knox
6-4
6-3
6-5
Round 1
Robert Theodore Milford 1 *
Arthur Richard Springett
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis 1 *
Robert Theodore Milford
6-4
6-5
4-6
6-0
Round 1
Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis 1 *
Robert Theodore Milford
6-4
6-4