Eliza Jeffries Davis

Eliza Jeffries Davis FSA (1875 – 1943) was an English historian specialising in the history of London.

[2] During this time she made her first historical publication with her sister Joyce Jeffries Davis, who had studied modern history at St Hilda’s College, Oxford.

[7] Known as EJD to her close colleagues, she continued to publish articles on the history of London and was involved in several historical societies including the Historical Association, where she was editor of the journal History from 1922 to 1934.

[8][9][3] In its early years she established a library collection as Honorary Librarian, served on its committee, and delivered some of its first seminars.

She also served as Acting Secretary and Librarian in 1939 when the incumbent, Charles Guy Parsloe, was seconded to the Ministry of Information during World War II.