Dame Elizabeth Anne Griffiths (2 November 1932 – 3 March 2017) was a British librarian and

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. She served as the personal archivist of

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. She was educated at St Leonard's School in

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, and worked as a Lady Clerk in the

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from 1952 to 1960. She returned to his office in 1983 and served as the Librarian and Archivist until 2017.

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1932 births 2017 deaths British archivists British librarians British women librarians Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at St Leonards School {{UK-academic-bio-stub