Lucy Toulmin Smith

Lucy Toulmin Smith (1838–1911) was an Anglo-American antiquarian and librarian, known for her first publication of the York Mystery Plays and other early works.

[2] Subsequently she edited many other important early documents, in some cases also translating from the French.

She also contributed to the girls' magazine Atalanta, edited by L. T. Meade, who was the wife of her brother Alfred.

The library housed valuable collections of books, but had no librarian, until in September 1894 Toulmin Smith was appointed.

In addition to the ordinary running of the library, she took pains to build up collections of special relevance to the college's nonconformist heritage.