Tag Archives: Hawkins Collection

Preservation news: highlights of 2015

Posted on 26/01/2016 by Library of the Society of Friends

Though we are well into January, here’s a look back at some of the exciting and varied work done over the past year to preserve the Library’s collections for future generations of users. We were delighted to have back the … Continue reading →

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The Hawkins Collection: an early Quaker library, its provenance and some puzzles

Posted on 25/03/2015 by Library of the Society of Friends

We’ve recently finished cataloguing the contents of the Hawkins Collection – a remarkable private library bequeathed by Richard Hawkins (1649?-1735) to Westminster Monthly Meeting. The collection consists of 86 bound volumes containing over 1,200 individual publications – books, pamphlets and … Continue reading →

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