Cambridge University., Library

Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), antiquary and bibliophile, was born at Manchester on 2 July 1792, and attended Rugby and University College, Oxford. Over the course of his life Phillipps developed an extensive collection of books and manuscripts, including old Welsh poetry and oriental manuscripts. Around 1822 he established a private printing press, and thereafter printed cartularies, genealogies, visitations, extracts from registers, and catalogues of manuscripts held in libraries. He was created a baronet in 1821. Phillipps died at Cheltenham on 6 February 1872.

From the guide to the Sir Thomas Phillipps: Catalogue of his Manuscripts, 1890, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

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.

From the guide to the Cambridge University Library: Visitors' Book, 1895-1986, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

Cambridge University Library holds the theses and exercises of students who have taken the degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Music at the university.

From the guide to the List of Exercises of Bachelors and Doctors of Music, 1875-1910, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

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.

From the guide to the Cambridge University Library: Index to Signatures, 1894 - c. 1929, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

The Collection includes the library archive collections of University College Cardiff, Cardiff Technical College, College of Advanced Technology, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology and Cardiff University.

From the guide to the Library Archive Collection, 1884-[ongoing], (Cardiff University Library Archives)

The first home of Cambridge 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. It 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.

Harry Gidney Aldis (1863-1911) and William Fergusson Cuthbertson were Secretaries of Cambridge University Library.

From the guide to the Cambridge University Library: Diaries, 1901-1922, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)