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Anderson Collection

The library of James Maitland Anderson (1852-1927), St Andrews University librarian 1881-1925, presented by his executors. It consists of c1000 vols, mainly 19th and 20th centuries, but with 72 pre-1801, 17 pre-1701 and 2 pre 1601 items. The main subject areas are philosophy, especially the works of Kierkegaard, and education history. There is a strong Scandinavian bias throughout the collection. Anderson's Papers are available in the Manuscripts section.

Finding aids

Supported by Revelation records for the 19th and 20th century Christian theology and church history are now on SAULCAT. The rest of the collection is available through the guardbook catalogue only. The collection has the prefix And.