Jenkinson, Charles Hilary (1882–1961)

British archivist. He entered the public record office in 1906 and was Deputy Keeper of the Records and Keeper of the Land Revenue Records (1947–54). As adviser on archives to the War Office, he made a considerable contribution to protecting the records of Italy, Germany, and Austria during their occupation in World War II and also attended the Nuremberg Trials to advise on the archives of the Tribunal.

Jenkinson was educated at Cambridge University. Among the appointments he held were member of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, honorary vice-president of the International Council on Archives, which he was instrumental in founding, and vice-president of the British Records Association. He lectured on archives at Cambridge and London universities, and was a prime mover in establishing the first British professional training course for archivists at University College, London, in 1947. Among his major works are The Later Court Hands in England (1927), English Court Hand (1915), coauthored with C Johnson, and A Manual of Archive Administration (1922, revised 1937). Awarded the CBE in 1943, he was knighted in 1949.