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25 January to 4 June 2005
(closed 25-28 March inclusive)
Monday-Friday 09.00-18.00, Saturday 09.00-16.30. Sunday closed.
ADMISSION FREE

All Good Friends: Donations from the Friends of the Library

From the start, Cambridge University Library profited from the liberality and foresight of benefactors. Its oldest existing catalogue, dating from the early fifteenth century, names the donors of most of the volumes listed, and in the succeeding centuries the Library has been immeasurably enriched by significant gifts from patrons such as Theodore Beza, King George I and Viscount Morley. But the desire to augment the Library and assist its users has not been limited to those with magnificent treasures to present: the practical goodwill of all well-wishers is greatly valued. For twenty-five years, the Friends of Cambridge University Library have served as a focus for those seeking to further the Library’s aims, collections and activities. This exhibition displays a sample of the books and manuscripts bought, contributed towards, and donated by the Friends. It salutes and celebrates the Friends’ imagination, energy and generosity.

Exhibition open 25 January to 4 June 2005
(closed 25-28 March inclusive)

Monday-Friday 09.00-18.00, Saturday 09.00-16.30. Sunday closed.

ADMISSION FREE