Special Collections
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Founded in 1833 and occupying listed buildings within the Durham World Heritage site, Durham University's Palace Green Library houses archives, early printed books and other special collections. These include:
- Over 70,000 books printed before 1850 including 300 incunables
- Over 100 medieval manuscripts
- 3,400 metres of archives and artefacts
- Over 30,000 maps and prints and 100,000 photographs
We are open to anyone needing to consult our collections once they have registered with us. Registration here involves completing a form, providing proofs of identity and agreeing to abide by the Library's rules (please contact us if you require further information on this)
Two of the University Library's special collections were awarded Designated status in 2005 in the first round of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Designation Scheme.
Living on the Hills: 10,000 years of Durham
The DLI Collection Gallery: Courage, Comrades, Community
Colourful Crowns
Little Bookworms
Catch Your Breath
Breathe in, Breathe Out
Little Bookworms
Origami Lanterns
Little Bookworms
Air Ball Game
Little Bookworms
Christmas Decorations
Little Bookworms
Subscribe to this events listingThe Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship programme
The 9-year Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship programme was inaugurated on 29 June with the donation to the university of £114,000 by the Foundation. Fellows will research the Abbas Hilmi II Papers and produce lectures and ultimately an edited volume in 2027.
(13 Jul 2018) » Find out more about: Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship
News Feed: Library News
- Partial water and power shutdown in the Library – Saturday 17 November (9 Nov 2018)
- New Food & Drink policy in the Library (8 Oct 2018)
- Queen’s Campus Library Book Moves (31 Jul 2018)
- Library remodelling 2018 (1 Jun 2018)
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Contact details
Palace Green Library
Palace Green
DURHAM
DH1 3RN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2972
Email: pg.library@durham.ac.uk
