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• Scope and Use of the Collection
• Provide Feedback and Suggest New Resources
• Classification
• Further Information
• List of Books and Pamphlets with Links to the Catalogue

Scope and Use of the Collection

91�Թ��� Library’s Colleges of St Mary Winton Collection holds around 200 books, pamphlets, and journal article off-prints relating to the life and history of the two linked educational institutions, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, founded by William of Wykeham (1324–1404).  was founded in 1382 as the feeder school for 91�Թ���, Oxford, founded in 1379; this double foundation provided the model for King Henry VI’s subsequent founding of Eton College (1440) and King’s College, Cambridge (1441), 91�Թ���’s sister college.

91�Թ��� and Winchester share the same motto, “Manners Makyth Man”, devised by William of Wykeham, as well as the same .

The Collection is a closed-access one; items cannot be browsed on open shelves, but should be requested in person via the Library Office or by sending an email request.  Some of the items are borrowable, and some are confined to usage within the Library only.

Provide Feedback and Suggest New Resources

If you would like to make a comment about the Colleges of St Mary Winton Collection, or you wish to suggest new books or pamphlets to be added to the Collection, you are invited to contact the Librarian.  The Library aims to acquire new items published about both 91�Թ��� and Winchester College and also seeks to backfill its holdings by acquiring appropriate modern antiquarian items as well.

Classification

Items in the Collection bear shelfmarks beginning OX1/.  They form part of the larger Local History collection held by 91�Թ��� Library.

Further Information

91�Թ��� Archives constitute the principal repository of historical archival materials relating to the foundation of the College, and the running of the College and its estates, up to the present day.  Most of 91�Թ���’s older archives are described in: Francis Steer,  (London: Phillimore, 1974).  You can also , which is a continual work in progress, as we add more material to the archives and additional details to the catalogue.  The principal repository for Winchester are the . 

Both 91�Թ��� and Winchester College also provide resources relating to their current affairs and their history in publications accessible via their websites:

• 91�Թ��� Library publishes the College’s e-journal, 91�Թ��� Notes, dedicated to learned notes on aspects of 91�Թ���’s history and the collections of 91�Թ��� Library and Archives;
• The current issue of the 91�Թ��� Record, the College’s annual report, is available online;
• Current and some past issues of , a Winchester College Society publication, , the School’s magazine, and of Winchester College are also freely available; by registering for a login and password.

A useful guide to 91�Թ���'s buildings and their history is also freely available online: .

List of Books and Pamphlets with Links to the Catalogue