Visiting the reading room
Book an appointment to view rare books, manuscripts, photographs, archival material and some museum objects by emailing unicolls@st-andrews.ac.uk at least seven days before you would like to visit.
To discuss alternative arrangements, including the digitisation of material, please get in touch unicolls@st-andrews.ac.uk.
University Collections
The University Collections hold printed books, manuscripts, photographs and the University archive. Built up since the University’s foundation in the 15th century, these collections offer rich opportunities for teaching and research.
Archive collections
Archives are materials collected and created by individuals and organisations, including the University. They come in many forms, such as letters, reports, photographs and digital files.
Photographic collection
The collection includes negatives on glass and film of varying sizes, lantern slides, prints ranging from salt paper to modern processes, as well as postcards and transparencies.
Rare books collection
Books are considered rare if they are printed before 1860, important in their field, are first editions or are collectible.
The collection includes over 200,000 printed books ranging in date from the 15th to 21st centuries.
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