Editing Chetham's Library (section)

===Librarians===
Past librarians include Robert Thyer (1709–1781), who became Librarian in 1732.<ref name="Byrom"/><ref>Among his works was ''The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras''; Published from the original manuscripts, formerly in the possession of W. Longueville, Esq.; with notes by R. Thyer, Keeper of the Public Library at Manchester. 2 vols. London: J. and R. Tonson, 1759</ref> Peter Hordern (died 1836) was librarian and also the minister of St Clement's Chapel, [[Chorlton-cum-Hardy|Chorlton]]. [[Thomas Jones (librarian)|Thomas Jones]] held the position from 1845 to 1875; during his time, the size of the library more than doubled (from 19,000&nbsp;volumes to 40,000&nbsp;volumes). He also produced a two-volume catalogue of the library's collection in 1862 and 1863.<ref name=Oxford>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15097|title=Jones, Thomas (1810–1875)|last=Sutton|first=C. W.|author2=Crosby, Alan G.|year=2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/15097 |access-date=27 January 2009}}</ref><ref>Radcliffe, John ''Bibliotheca chethamensis: Bibliothecae publicae Mancuniensis ab Humfredo Chetham, armigero fundatae catalogus, exhibens libros in varias classes pro varietate argumenti distributos''; [begun by John Radcliffe, continued by Thomas Jones]. 5 vols. Mancuni: Harrop, 1791-1863</ref>