Doris Jones, the Society's wartime librarians celebrates 100th birthday

摘要

Jones joined the Society in June 1934 at age 16, following an interview which included a handwriting test. Despite feeling "a bit overawed" on her first day, she quickly settled in to become an indispensable member of the library team. She officially retired in 1979, but remained on a part-time basis for several years after to catalogue the library's collection of historical material. Writing to The Pharmaceutical Journal following Jones's retirement, David Massam, former secretary of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, recalled that her "phenomenal memory of the library stock, coupled with her knowledge of the content of the books, has made her name virtually synonymous with the library".