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Codrington Library
The Codrington Library is an academic library in the city of Oxford, England.〔John S Simmons, ''(A note on the Codrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford )'', Oxford: All Souls College, 1982〕 It is the library of All Souls College (a constituent college of the University of Oxford).
The library in its current form was endowed by Christopher Codrington (1668–1710), a Fellow of the college who amassed his fortune through plantation slavery.〔James Walvin, ''(Slavery and the Building of Britain )'', BBC, Retrieved: 14.02.2014〕 Codrington bequeathed books worth £6,000, in addition to £10,000 in currency (the equivalent of approximately £1.2 million in modern terms). The library, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, was completed in 1751 and has been in continuous use by scholars since then. It is a grade I listed building.〔English Heritage, "(Codrington Library Listing )", English Heritage, Retrieved: 11.02.2014〕
The modern collection comprises some 185,000 items, about a third of which were produced before 1800.〔All Souls College, ''(The Codrington Library )'', All Souls College, Oxford, Retrieved: 07.05.2015〕 The library's collections are particularly strong in Law, European History, Ecclesiastical History, Military History, and Classics. There is an expanding collection devoted to sociological topics and the History of Science.〔 Unusually for an Oxford college library, access to the Codrington is open to all members of the University (subject to registration).〔All Souls College, "(Codrington Reader Application Form )", All Souls College, Oxford, Retrieved: 11.02.2014〕 The library contains a significant collection of manuscripts and early printed books, and attracts scholars from around the world.
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