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St Andrews Collection

Developed by the Library during the present century from existing stock and regularly added to. The collection is a large one, relating to St Andrews, both town and University. It contains many items of local historical interest and association, including books and pamphlets of all kinds and on all subjects by University and townspeople, as well as ephemeral items relating to student life. There is also a huge amount of local material held within the manuscripts collections. 

Finding aids

Most of the collection is available through the on-line catalogue, but some of the older material can only be found through the guard book catalogue. The collection has the prefix St A.