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Subjects: African Studies, Ancient Near East, Bodleian Library, Cartography, Celtic, China and Inner Asia, Classics and Ancient History, College Libraries, Commonwealth Studies, Egyptology, English, Finding Stuff, Geography, Hebraica, Judaica, and Semitics, History - U.S., History - British, History - General, History of Science and Medicine, Japan, Korea, Maps, Middle East, Modern Languages, Music, Oriental Studies, Politics and International Relations, Searching the Libraries (catalogues and finding aids), South Asia, South East Asia, Theology, Tibetan Studies, US Studies

Purpose of this guide

This guide is intended for students and researchers using Special Collections, particularly those held in the Weston Library.

Use this guide to find out about resources available to support the use of archives and manuscripts, maps, music, rare books and printed ephemera.

Contact us

Research and academic enquiries (email)
tel: +44 (0)1865 277150
Reading room desk and manuscript bookings and orders (email)
tel: +44 (0)1865 277150
Weston postal address (map and location)
Weston Library,
Bodleian Libraries,
Broad Street,
Oxford,
OX1 3BG

Special Collections Reading Rooms

Special collections reading rooms

Special Collections Websites

Special collections finding aids

Finding Aids - Papyri, Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library
by Matthew Holford Last Updated Apr 8, 2021 1678 views this year
Finding Aids - Early Modern Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library
by Special Collections Last Updated Apr 6, 2021 797 views this year
Finding Aids - Archives and Modern Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library
by Special Collections Last Updated Apr 28, 2021 2396 views this year
Finding Aids - Oriental Manuscripts & Rare Books
by Special Collections Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 1750 views this year
Web Archives
by Susan Thomas Last Updated Mar 31, 2021 85 views this year
Finding Aids - Music Collections
by Special Collections Last Updated May 12, 2021 811 views this year
Finding aids for maps
by Debbie Hall Last Updated May 14, 2021 1115 views this year
Rare Books in the Bodleian Library
by Sarah Wheale Last Updated May 17, 2021 1574 views this year
Printed images in Bodleian collections
by Sarah Wheale Last Updated Mar 5, 2021 312 views this year

John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera

John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Mar 31, 2021 392 views this year
John Johnson Collection for Local Historians
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 77 views this year
John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera for Art Historians
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 182 views this year
John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera for Historians
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 134 views this year
John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera for English Literature students
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 106 views this year
Long Eighteenth Century in the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 91 views this year
Games for Research
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 226 views this year
John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera and Women's Studies
by Julie Anne Lambert Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 189 views this year

Subject Guide

Special Collections

Contact:

Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

+44 (0)1865 277150

Last Updated: Apr 6, 2021 10:48 AM
URL: https://ox.libguides.com/specialcollections
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Subjects: African Studies, Ancient Near East, Bodleian Library, Cartography, Celtic, China and Inner Asia, Classics and Ancient History, College Libraries, Commonwealth Studies, Egyptology, English, Finding Stuff, Geography, Hebraica, Judaica, and Semitics, History - U.S., History - British, History - General, History of Science and Medicine, Japan, Korea, Maps, Middle East, Modern Languages, Music, Oriental Studies, Politics and International Relations, Searching the Libraries (catalogues and finding aids), South Asia, South East Asia, Theology, Tibetan Studies, US Studies

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