Books and Borrowing 1750-1830

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St Andrews University Library

st-andrews

There are 25 receipt books from St Andrews covering our period. 5 have been fully transcribed. Press on ‘Open’ next to any register with a substantial quantity in the ‘Borrowing Records’ column to view images and transcription of the register. Digitised images of the remaining registers without transcriptions can also, however, be viewed by pressing on ‘Open’ next to any relevant register.

NameStart yearEnd yearTypeDescriptionPagesBooksBorrowersBorrowing records
Library Receipt Book (UYLY207-11)
Open
00Student197000
Library Receipt Book (UYLY207-15)
Open
00Student435000
Library Receipt Book 1737-1748. (UYLY205-1)
Open
17371748Other172000
Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2)
Open
17481753Other

This ledger features a combination of student and professorial borrowings, with the students typically borrowing on the authority of professors (‘on order’).

Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals.

Where they are not clearly stated in the ledger, return years should be treated with a degree of caution for professors especially, since they potentially held onto books for long periods.

1796631133990
Library Receipt Book 1752-1759. (UYLY205-3)
Open
17521759Other272000
Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1)
Open
17681772Student

Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals. 

Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, ditto marks have been interpreted in the conventional sense as referring to the above entry.

2869382145254
Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2)
Open
17721776Student

Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals. 

Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, ditto marks have been interpreted in the conventional sense as referring to the above entry.

18411941985792
Library Receipt Book 1776-1779. (UYLY207-3)
Open
17761779Student

Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals.

 Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, ditto marks have been interpreted in the conventional sense as referring to the above entry.

3009111673297
Library Receipt Book 1779-1781. (UYLY207-4)
Open
17791781Student381000
Library Receipt Book 1781-1783. (UYLY207-5)
Open
17811783Student382000
Library Receipt Book 1781-1797. (UYLY206-2)
Open
17811797Professorial136000
Library Receipt Book 1783-1785. (UYLY207-6)
Open
17831785Student358000
Library Receipt Book 1787-1789. (UYLY207-8)
Open
17871789Student471111
Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9)
Open
17881791Student

Borrowings of multivolume editions that do not state a number of volumes are taken as indicating all volumes (e.g. the entirety of a three-volume novel) unless this seems unreasonable, as in the case of extensive editions such as periodicals.

Unless there is clear evidence to the contrary, ditto marks have been interpreted in the conventional sense as referring to the above entry.

Both borrowed and returned dates are frequently not stated in this ledger. In the absence of a possible implied ditto in the return column for a return date, the borrowed date has been re-entered. Where borrowed dates themselves are missing, a ditto has been assumed in the borrowed column. Such dates should be treated with due caution.

36211361433161
Library Receipt Book 1791-1795. (UYLY207-10)
Open
17911795Student359000
Library Receipt Book 1801-1816. (UYLY206-5)
Open
18011816Professorial191000
Library Receipt Book 1809-1816. (UYLY207-13)
Open
18091816Student492000
Library Receipt Book 1821-1832. (UYLY206-8)
Open
18211832Professorial63416619194
UYLY206-3
Open
00Professorial296000
UYLY206-6
Open
00Professorial220000
UYLY206-7
Open
00Professorial197000
UYLY206-9
Open
00Professorial818000
UYLY207-12
Open
00Student230000
UYLY207-14
Open
00Student374000
UYLY207-7
Open
00Student371000