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Cameron, William J.
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Dates of existence
1926-1989
History
William J. Cameron was born in New Zealand in 1926. He completed his B.A. and M.A. degrees at the Victoria University College, University of New Zealand, and a Ph.D. in English Literature at the University of Reading in 1958. Dr. Cameron lectured at Victoria University College and the University of Auckland, New Zealand, the University of Reading, England, and McMaster University, Canada. In 1968 he was appointed Associated Dean and Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario. Two years later he became Dean of the School of Library and Information Science and held that position until 1984. Cameron has written several books including John Dryden in New Zealand (1960), Bibliographical Control of Early Books (1978), and A bibliography in short-title catalog form of Bell's British theatre 1780-1793 and Bell's English theatre 1792 (1984).