R. D. Hilton Smith

Who was R. D. Hilton Smith?

R. D. Hilton Smith has been described as ...a British librarian and once head of the Toronto Public Library, came to Victoria in the early 1950s where he established Adelphi Books.

He wrote of Victoria, "Canada’s best and brightest end up retired in Victoria and bring with them fine libraries and collections - in fact in many cases they’ve written their own books. For the book lover there’s a 100 years of treasures waiting to be found."

As an encyclopedia contributor, R. D. Hilton Smith has been described as, an antiquarian bookseller; former Deputy Chief Librarian, Toronto Public Libraries; consultant editor, Encyclopedia Canadiana.