The Codrington Library is a library in All Souls College, one of the colleges forming part of Oxford University in England.[1]
The library was founded through a bequest by Christopher Codrington (1668–1710), a Fellow of the College. Codrington bequeathed books worth £6,000 and £10,000 in money, which allowed the library to be built and endowed. Codrington was born in Barbados and amassed his fortune from the slave trade.[2] The library was completed in 1751 and has been in continuous use by scholars since then.
References
- ^ John S Simmons, A note on the Codrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford, Oxford: All Souls College, 1982.
- ^ James Walvin, Slavery and the Building of Britain, BBC.
External links
- The Codrington Library
- All Souls College Library, Oxford University Library Services
- All Souls College: Codrington Library photograph on Flickr
Coordinates: 51°45′14″N 1°15′12″W / 51.7538°N 1.2533°W
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