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University of Aberdeen Historic Collections: Special Libraries and Archives
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Special Libraries and Archives
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3SW
Scotland
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Collection details
Archives, Law and Order, Literature, Medicine, Music, Natural Sciences, Religion, Science and Technology, Social History, World Cultures
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Facilities
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Access to Special Libraries:
As the Reading Room is on the first floor, we regret that disabled access is restricted. Visitors who wish to consult material should contact the Reading Room staff in advance to arrange facilities.
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Contact details
Reading Room (Tel)
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01224 272598
Senior Curator (Archives) (Tel)
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01224 272929
Head of Library Services (Tel)
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01224 272928
Manager, Historic Collections (Tel)
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01224 272599
Office Fax (Fax)
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01224 273891
E-mail
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speclib@abdn.ac.uk
Website
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www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/
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Open
Monday to Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm
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Closed
Saturday & Sunday, some local holidays and Christmas and New Year holidays
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Description
Aberdeen University’s Special Libraries and Archives provides a unique and internationally significant range of printed, archival and other documentary sources for the benefit of the higher education community and beyond.The richness of these collections extends across all the disciplines of the medieval and early modern university curriculum and across the European world of learning.
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Key artists and exhibits
Family, estate, and business papers relating to the North-East of Scotland
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Hebraica and Judaica
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Humanism and neo-Latin literature
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Institutional history of King’s College, (founded 1495);Marischal College, 1593; University of Aberdeen, 1860)
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Jacobitism
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Law (and canon law)
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Nineteenth-century literature
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Science and medicine, from the Renaissance to the twentieth century
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Scottish balladry and folksong
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Scottish Enlightenment philosophy
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Theology from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century
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Articles
Seven More Scottish Museum Collections Get Recognition
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
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Collections
Public access available to collections information
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Disability Access
Parking for disabled available
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General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Loan service
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Facilities
Library
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities
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Copyright © 24 Hour Museum
Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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