Given by Bishop Edward Maltby (1770-1859), on his retirement from the See of Durham in 1856. The surviving collection contains approximately 1,500 titles, including 50 foreign 16th century books, 9 STC, and 61 Wing. Classical literature,philology, and theology are prominent. There is some science and English literature, including Sir Thomas Browne's Hydriotaphia (1658) with an inscription and corrections by the author, and an excellent run of the Edinburgh Review.
Maltby Library
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- ReferenceGB 33 maltby
- Dates of Creation1503-1863
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish ; Latin
- Physical Description1,500 volumes.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
See his entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Open for consultation
Acquisition Information
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection was printed in 1863 available onlineCatalogus librorum impressorum quos legavit Universitati Dunelmensi Edwardus Maltby. Now catalogued in Discover.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assistwhere possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Custodial History
In 1929, under pressure for space, about a third of the collection was discarded as duplicates of items in other collections or editions of supposedly little interest, some being given to what is now the University of Newcastle, and others soldor discarded.