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1882–1933
A Cambridge librarian with a vivid circle of literary friends, he is remembered both for his quiet scholarship and for helping preserve the work of Samuel Butler. His life also left a small but lasting mark on early 20th-century literary culture.

by A. T. (Augustus Theodore) Bartholomew, Henry Festing Jones
Born on August 26, 1882, Augustus Theodore Bartholomew was a longtime librarian at Cambridge University Library, where he worked from 1900 until his death on March 14, 1933. He is often listed as A. T. Bartholomew, and sources describe him as a respected figure in Cambridge literary life.
Bartholomew is especially associated with the writer Samuel Butler. He served as co-editor, with Henry Festing Jones, of Butler's works, a role that helped preserve and organize Butler's legacy for later readers.
He also maintained friendships with notable literary figures including Siegfried Sassoon, Forrest Reid, and Charles Sayle. That mix of librarianship, editing, and personal connection makes him an interesting behind-the-scenes presence in the story of English literary culture.