525 Years of Collecting and Care: The libraries, archives and museums of the University of Aberdeen 525 Years in the Pursuit of Truth: A New History of The University of Aberdeen

For 525 years, the historic libraries, archives and museum of the University of Aberdeen have been enriched by donations, gifts and acquisitions leading to collections which are now of international significance. As a curator of that historic material, Jane Pirie identifies key donors and figures involved in the care and formation of collections from the founding of King’s and Marischal Colleges through to their union in the University of Aberdeen.