A collection of publications and papers relating to, and donated by the Megaw family. The Megaw Reading
Room in the Lynn Library was opened in 1952 and created through the generosity of the Megaw family. It was
named after Judge Robert Megaw (1867-1947). The room was extended to commemorate Alice K. Megaw,
Judge Megaw's daughter. Alice Megaw was appointed Assistant Librarian at Queen's in 1941, Sub-Librarian in
1950 and Deputy Librarian in 1959. She retired in 1961. The extension to the Megaw Reading Room opened
in December 1996. Around this time the Megaw family deposited a number of publications and papers written
by members of the family. The papers were held in the Megaw Reading Room until Special Collections moved
to the McClay Library in July 2009. [QUB Listing]
Contains publications, including some on crystallography by Helen D. Megaw, alongside a box of Megaw's scientific papers and some notes and photographs.
Some of the information listed from this repository has been extracted by the Women's History Project
from lists available in the library. It must be remembered that due to time constraints, not
all items in this repository were examined individually. We are grateful for the assistance
provided by Mary Kelly, librarian.