Cambridge University Library
Biography
The first home of the University Library was at the buildings now known as the 'Old Schools', developed during the fifteenth century. In its early years the Library was under the superintendence of the University Chaplain; the first Librarian was appointed in 1577 and the first regulations for the Library's administration were drawn up five years later. Until the bequest of Tobias Rustat in 1666 the Library had no income for purchasing books, relying instead on gifts and bequests. The Library was granted the right to claim a copy of every work published in the United Kingdom by the Licensing Acts of 1662-1679 and 1685-1695, and by the Copyright Act of 1709 and successive Acts, although this privilege was not fully exploited until the nineteenth century. The Library moved to the present building, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, in 1934.
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
A catalogue of the earlier papers in the 1st vol. of Dr. W. Webb's Cambridge Collection
fo. 1v: [in hand of Charles Sayle] 'By a resolution of the Library Syndicate, 7 June 1893, "Leave was given to Mr J[ohn] W[illis] Clark to borrow one volume at a time of the Webb Collection of University Papers, and the Librarian was requested to see that the separate pieces were stamped and numbered before they were taken out of the Library." Mr A. Rogers states that this was done, 7 Nov. 1919.'
Abraham Glicksman: book and correspondence, 24 Mar. 1975 (Circa)
Agnes Dorothee Bensly: Letter to Library, 1896
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Alphabetical list of incunabula and later printed books to 1653 in the University Library, Cambridge
In Latin.
Alwyn Faber Scholfield: Papers
Includes correspondence with Montague Rhodes James, notes on classical literature and translations, correspondence and material relating to the University Library.
Annals of Cambridge University Library, 1424-1908, 1908
481 folios
Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore: Letter to University Library, 1867
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Bibliographical notes on the architecture of Cambridge University Library, in the hands of J.W. Clark and R. Willis, 1880 (Circa)
208 folios.
Cambridge University Library: Diaries
Appointments diaries listing library work, staff absences and various appointments.
Cambridge University Library: Index to Signatures
List of autograph signatures found in books in Cambridge University Library, 168 folios. The names are arranged in alphabetical order. Most of the entries are in the hand of C.E. Sayle, with some in that of F.J.H. Jenkinson. The entries were first made in 1894. Probably few if any entries were made after 1929 and the book is not now in use.
Cambridge University Library: Library Journal, 14 Dec 1842-1848
Probably compiled by Charles N. Wootton.
Cambridge University Library: List of subscribers to the new library
Cambridge University Library: minutes of Library syndicate meetings, 14 Nov 1842-17 Oct 1860
Copy possibly in the hand of Charles N. Wootton. On fly-leaf: 'John Smith April 4th 1868'.
Cambridge University Library: Supplement to the Manuscripts Catalogue
'A supplement to the printed catalogue of the manuscripts in the publick library', possibly compiled by T. Parne.
Cambridge University Library: Visitors' Book
Charles Cockerell: Designs for Cambridge University Library
Charles Cockerell: Drawings for the library and museums of Cambridge
Charles Edward Sayle: Diaries and papers
Diaries, writings on the history of music in Cambridge and the history of the Vatican library, correspondence and papers on Ximénès Doudan, Caspar von Kinschot and Reyner Wolfe.
Douglas Crawford McMurtrie: Correspondence to Francis Jenkinson and Cambridge University Library, 1922-1923
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Ernest James Worman: Handlist to the Taylor-Schechter Collection
List of manuscripts in the Taylor-Schechter Collection. For each item there is the title with a summary description, size, material, language, and date (when ascertainable).
F.A. Brockhaus: Correspondence to the Library and W. Robertson Smith, 1886
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Francis Bell: Letter to Library, 1883
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Francis Jenkinson and Charles Sayle: Cambridge Books
The volumes contain chronological lists of books printed in Cambridge owned by Cambridge University Library or found in other libraries. MS.Add.8763: 1521-1698; compiled by F.J.H. Jenkinson, c. 1890-1918, and annotated at the front 'F. Jenkinson's MS. with some notes by C. Sayle'. There are occasional cuttings from dealers' lists. MS.Add.8764: 1699-1900; compiled by C.E. Sayle, c. 1896-1902.
Francis Jenkinson and others: Miscellaneous Letters and Postcards
Correspondence preserved on account of its philatelic interest, and comprising mainly postcards addressed to F.J.H. Jenkinson, Librarian, and other members of the Library staff, together with a few addressed to Alfred Newton, Professor of Zoology, and other members of the University. The senders were booksellers or private individuals. A few of the postcards are unsigned or signed only with initials.
Francis Jenkinson: Correspondence
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers concerning Cambridge University Library business.
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