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December 8, 2024
Treasures of New College Library : The Dumfries Presbytery Library TAGS: cataloguing | Church of Scotland | Dumfries Presbytery Library | Funk | John Howard | New College Library | rare books | research | Special Collections The Dumfries Presbytery Library is a collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century books that was first documented in 1710, with the acceptance of a substantial donation of books from Dr John Hutton. It …Continue reading →
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