D.I-II
LIBRARY
D.III.1
Unlabelled volume, probably an order book discontinued almost
immediately, June 1959.
2
Order book, HT 1962-MT 1971. Continued at D.III.28-31 & D.V.14.
3
Accounts book, June 1817-Dec 1922. A complete account of receipts
& expenditures (including a short account of Shortridge & the timber
money) Continued at D.III.32.
4
Accounts book, July 1904 only: expenditure on books. At fol. 11:
Table of normal expenditures.
5
Accounts book, 1967-1970: book expenditures by subject.
6
Accounts book, 1970-1977: book expenditures by subject. Loose-leaf.
Continued at D.III.33.
7
Accessions book, by subject, 1905-1906. Encloses: additions,
1919-1923.
8
Accessions book, by subject, MT 1928-MT 1969.
9
Accessions book in chronological order, June 1953-1967.
10
Accessions book in chronological order, Apr 1967-Dec 1971.
Continued at D.III.26 & D.V.20.
11
Suggestions book (‘Libri desiderati’) 1828-1880. See also: D.IV.1.
12
Suggestions book, July 1895-[n.d., post 1970]. From 1897 to 1908
this volume lists books presented to the Library as well as those
v
bought on recommendation. At fol 2 : notes concerning Library
v
history; at fol 4ff: suggestions; at fol 142 : statistics concerning the
card catalogue; at fol 159: Minutes of the Library Committee, 23 Jan
v
v
1902; at fol 205 : a list of books sold 11 Dec 1898; at fol 207 ff: lists
v
of missing books, 1896-1908; at fol 214 : a list of duplicates; at fol
v
v
220 : resolutions of the Library Committee, 3 Feb 1910; at fol 221 : a
list of mistakes in the catalogue.
13
Fines book, Apr 1942-June 1943.
14
Memoranda [n.d....], arranged by shelf-mark, of missing or
inaccurately catalogued books. At fol 297: a list of ‘incomplete or
faulty cataloguing’.
D.III
LIBRARY, continued
D.III.15
16
Register of books borrowed by undergraduates when the Fellows’
Library was initially opened to them, May 1902-June 1907.
Register of books borrowed from the undergraduate Library,
Oct 1857-Feb 1859.
17
Register of books borrowed from the undergraduate Library:
Feb 1859-May 1860.
18
May 1860-May 1862.
19
May 1862-Apr 1864.
20
Apr 1864-Feb 1867.
21
Feb 1867-Nov 1870.
22
Jan 1871-Nov 1872.
23
Jan 1873-May 1887.
24
Register of books in the Fellows’ Library lent to members formerly
on the foundation, June 1849-July 1882. On front board is list of
rules, 30 June 1846.
25
Library Committee minutes book, June 1932-May 1957.
26
Accessions book, in chronological order, Jan 1972-July 1976.
Continued at D.V.20.
27
Stationery account book, June 1967-May 1974.
28
Order book, 1973-1974. Continued from D.III.1-2.
29
Order book, 1974.
30
Order book, 1974-1975.
31
Order book, 1975-1976. Continued at D.V.14.
32
Accounts, 1923-1953. Continued from D.III.3.
33
Accounts, 1977/78-1987/88. Expenditures by subject. Loose-leaf.
Continued from D.III.6.
D.IV
LIBRARY, Continued
D.IV.1
Register of books borrowed from the Fellows’ Library,
Oct 1785-Oct 1816.
Reversed: at ff 1 & 7: Libri desiderati. See also: D.III.11-12; At fol 4:
old volumes; at fol 5: duplicates; at fol 6: memorandum, 26 June
1801.
2
Register of books borrowed, Fellows’ Library, Oct 1816-May 1827.
3
Register of books borrowed, Fellows’ Library, May 1827-Oct 1849.
4
Register of books borrowed, Fellows’ Library, Oct 1849-Oct 1876.
5
Register of books borrowed, Fellows’ Library, Nov 1876-Nov 1902.
6
Register of books borrowed, Fellows’ Library, Oct 1902-July 1911.
See fol 1 for opening of Fellows’ Library to undergraduates in 1902
& D.III.15 for undergraduate borrowing.
7
Register of books borrowed, June 1911-Nov 1920.
8
Register of books borrowed, Dec 1920-Oct 1924 (vol. III)
9
Register of books borrowed, Oct 1924-Feb 1928 (vol. IV)
10
Register of books borrowed, Feb 1928-Sep 1931 (vol. V)
11
Register of books borrowed, June 1931-May 1934 (vol. VI)
12
[Number not yet used]
13
Register of books borrowed, Jan 1937-Oct 1939 (vol. VIII)
14
Register of books borrowed, Oct 1939-Jan 1944.
15
Register of books borrowed, Jan 1944-Feb 1947.
Encloses: continuation, Feb-May 1947. Continued at D.V.18.
16
Register of books borrowed, May 1947-May 1950.
17
Register of books borrowed, May 1950-1953.
18
Register of books borrowed, Apr 1953-Feb 1955.
D.V
LIBRARY, Continued
D.V.1
2
Register of books borrowed, Feb 1955-Feb 1957.
Catalogue [n.d.], in alphabetical order.
At fol 1: Decretum concerning borrowing, 20 July 1650, enlarged
23 Mar 1739; at ff 3 & 4: list of books delivered, 1739-1748; at
v
fol 5 ff: catalogue. (Shelf-marks: letter + 2 numbers, e.g., A.3.3)
3
Shelf-list, 1789, by David Williams.
At fol 1: list of missing books, 22 June 1791. At back: accessions
lists, 1786-1799.
4
Shelf-list [n.d.] 2 v. Revised version of D.V.3.
5
Shelf-list [n.d....] 3 v. Revised version of D.V.3.
At fol 2, vol 1: incomplete index. Enclosed: list of missing books.
List of further revisions entered on left-hand pages of volumes.
6
Shelf-list [n.d.] incomplete.
At fol 6 begins revised version of D.V.4 (incomplete); at fol 11 begins
a ‘shelf catalogue’ (incomplete).
7
Unbound pages of a shelf-list [n.d.] (incomplete). Revised version of
D.V.4 and, perhaps, continuation of D.V.5 since the first pages of
D.V.5 cover A.1.folio-A.6, which these pages lack.
8
Typed shelf-list [n.d., post 1942].
Shelf-marks: number + 1 or 2 letters, e.g., 74 AA; 256 D.
9
List of 17th-19th-century mathematics books now stored in Stack.
10
‘A catalogue of old and curious books in the closed cases’, 1837.
(Shelf-marks as in D.V.3); at fol 29:’A catalogue of the old, curious
and valuable books in the closed cases’, 1858.
11
Catalogue of the Edersheim collection [n.d.]. Author & subject lists.
Enclosed: list of those deposited on loan in Griffiths Institute. (For
shelf-list, see Stack shelf-list)
12
Serials record, c1959-1971.
13
Catalogue of additional mss given Coxe numbers, 1986.
D.V
LIBRARY, Continued
D.V.14
Order book, 1972-1977. Continued from D.III.32.
(Order books discontinued in 1977 when ordering by separate slips
began. Thereafter see Accessions books, D.V.20, etc.)
15
Library shelf-list [n.d.] in 12 small notebooks.
Shelf-marks are letter + 2 numbers, e.g., A.9.1.
16
Alphabetical list of Joseph Sanford’s library, A-Z.
17
Revised list of J. Sanford’s library, A-Z. 2 vols.
18
Fellows’ register, June 1947-Nov 1981. Continued from D.IV.15.
19
Library suggestions book, Oct 1973-Jan 1977.
20
Accessions book, Aug 1976-Aug 1983 Continued from D.III.26.
21
Accessions book, Aug 1983-July 1989.
22
Register of gifts, 1979-1995.
E.IV.6-8
LIBRARY FINANCIAL PAPERS
E.IV.6
1879-1903
1813,1818,1861,1882-1902
Parker’s invoices.
Library receipts.
E.IV.7
1903-1916,1918
1837-1857
1857-1870
1857-1877
1878-1892
1892-1895
1895-1906
Apr 1909-May 1911
Dec 1912-Dec 1914
1908-1915
c1953-1963
[various dates]
Library receipts & invoices.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Parsons Thomson & Co accounts.
Cheque stubs.
Cheque stubs.
Old cheques.
Accounts.
Miscellaneous financial papers.
E.IV.8
1945-1952
1953-1967
Invoices, etc.
Invoices, etc.
E.V.2
LIBRARY
1374 & 1400
1427
Two indentures concerning William Rede’s gift of books to the
Library:
Sunday after St Luke 1374, Rede’s indenture of gift.
1400, indenture between Exeter College & John Bampton
et al., exors of the will of William Rede, Bp of Chichester,
concerning the conditions governing the use of books left
to the College & including a list of the books. Indenture
appears to be that mentioned in Boase, p. 9 & transcribed
in Bodley ms Wood D.2, p. 74, 106. (Ultraviolet
negatives in strongroom).
Draft of charter of Henry Boner to Exeter College
referring to a gift of books. Cf Emden, Biographical
register, v. 1, p. 218.
27 Dec 1774
George Harris’ ‘Opinion upon Mr Sanford’s testamentary
paper.’ (On the question of whether Joseph Sanford had left his
books to the College).
1778-1779
Estimates, contract & payments for rebuilding the Library.
Dec 1808
List of duplicates sold.
Jun 1809
T.D. Macbride’s letter of thanks for the edition of Shakespeare
given to him for his services in the College Library.
20 Jun 1813
Request from the President of Magdalen College to borrow
a book.
18 Mar 1835
Payments & receipts.
30 Jun 1846
Rules for lending books to non-resident & ex-fellows.
29 May 1854
Temporary arrangements for housing the books during the
building of the new Library.
1850s [?]
Photograph of Scott Library, Bodleian & garden terrace.
c1855-1856
Papers concerning the building of Scott’s Library including
a picture & photocopy of drawing.
1865,1877-78
Miscellaneous papers. Library Association, 1877.
13 Apr 1893
Letter concerning a book borrowed in 1756.
[n.d.,19th c]
Cataloguing rules.
E.V.2
LIBRARY, Continued
[n.d.,20th c]
Notice concerning slips.
[n.d.]
Box of keys, some of which are labelled in connection with
the Library.
c1902-1907
List of missing books.
1904
Estimate for books & periodicals.
1916-1936
Petty cash book. Final signature is Nevill Coghill.
1926
Letter from Margaret MacKail informing College of the
Burne-Jones bequest of Kelmscott Chaucer.
[n.d.]
Plates for the former Library book-plate & for the bookplate of Thomas Smith Glubb, fellow.
c1931
Letter concerning the new book-plate, with a specimen of
the former book-plate & the artist’s framed proof of the Eric
Gill book-plate. (Plate in use 1970s onwards is not the original
Gill plate. See D.III.27, Library accounts for Sep 1971: £25.00
for book-plates & plate. Use of ex libris printed from the
original plate seems to have ended c1960/61)
1943
Disbursement of discarded books.
1966
Printed copy of John Stephan, An elusive Abbot of Buckfast,
with covering letters 1966-67.
1970s-1990s
Die used for printing book-plates. Copy of the Eric Gill plate.
1978,1984,1998 Exeter College Library rules.
1983
Design for book-plate for Exeter, by Richard Parker.
(unsolicited, not used).
1987-1992
Fines.
1993
‘Library: Twenty-four hour opening’. Notice concerning new
security system & extended hours.
See also: M.II.2, Baverstock, the will of Richard Hutchins, 28 May 1714, leaving
all his printed books to Exeter College.