Library Committee Minutes

  • Reference
    • GB 133 USC/65
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1895-2004
  • Physical Description
    • 33 items some volumes are scuffed, damaged spines etc.

Scope and Content

The Library committee was a joint committee of Senate and Council, and was responsible for the University Library (from 1972-2004, known as the John Rylands University Library of Manchester). The Committee was one of the University's oldest, dating back to the 1860s. The Medical Library was supervised by the Medical Library Committee. From early 70s the User Sub-Committee minutes are included.

Minutes signed to 1980.

Arrangement

Minutes arranged as follows:

  • /1 23 Jan 1895 - 24 Nov 1902 (spine damaged)
  • /2 1 Dec 1902 - 29 Mar 1907
  • /3 30 Apr 1907 - 2 Jul 1913
  • /4 27 Oct 1913 - 13 Dec 1915
  • /5 20 Feb 1916 - 4 Nov 1919
  • /6 13 Feb 1920 - 14 May 1923
  • /7 28 May 1923 - 1 Jan 1927
  • /8 11 Jan 1927 - 18 Jul 1930
  • /9 17 Oct 1930 - 17 Oct 1933
  • /10 24 Oct 1933 - 17 Jul 1937
  • /11 18 Oct 1937 - 12 Oct 1943
  • /12 5 May 1944 - 16 Oct 1950
  • /13 24 Oct 1950 - 22 Nov 1955
  • /14 28 May 1956 - 5 Jun 1962
  • /15 22 Oct 1962-26 May 1965
  • /16 22 Oct 1965 - 4 Dec 1968
  • /17 14 Jan 1969 - 6 Dec 1972
  • /18 20 Jul 1973 - 16 Jun 1980
  • /19 6 Oct 1980 - 14 Nov 1983 [folder]
  • /20 22 Feb 1984 - 10 Nov 1986 [folder]
  • /21 23 Feb 1987 - 6 Nov 1989 [folder]
  • /22 11 Jul 1990 - 20 May 1991
  • /23 21Oct 1991 - 18 May 1992
  • /24 26 Oct 1992 - 17 May 1993
  • /25 29 Sep 1993 - 16 May 1994
  • /26 20 Oct 1994 - 5 Jun 1995
  • /27 5 Jun 1995 - 20 May 1996
  • /28 12 Jun 1996 - 19 May 1997
  • /29 19 May 1997 - 20 Apr 1998
  • /30 27 Oct 1998 - 19 Apr 1999
  • /31 8 Nov 1999 - 15 May 2000
  • /32 24 Oct 2000 - 21 May 2001
  • /33 5 Nov 2001 - 14 May 2002
  • /34 4 Nov 2002 - 11 May 2004 [folder]

Related Material

The University Archives has custody of the Library's archive (uncatalogued).