Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1596 - 1889 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
40 books
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
William Law (1836-1901) was a Rochdale mill owner who accumulated an exceptional library of English and Scottish manuscripts and books.
Archival history
The collection was built up by William Law. His nephew, Sir Alfred Law then inherited the library. In 2022, the manuscripts and books from Law's library, facilitated by Sotheby's and Sir Leonard Blavatnik as a donor, were distributed to several archives ... Read more
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by the Friends of the National Libraries from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A collection of children’s books. The books were published between 1596 and 1889, with the majority having been printed in the mid-Nineteenth Century.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
It is a condition of the donation that the items in this collection may not be sold.
Accruals
Further accruals to this collection are not expected.
System of arrangement
Dewey Decimal
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
Access points
Subject access points
Description control area
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Archival description created by Melanie Wood, Special Collections and Archives Librarian, March 2025.
Language(s)
- English
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