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The British Library was created on 1 July 1973 as a result of the British Library Act 1972. [13] Prior to this, the national library was part of the British Museum, which provided the bulk of the holdings of the new library, alongside smaller organisations which were folded in (such as the National Central Library, [14] the National Lending Library for Science and Technology and the British ...
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The Friends of the British Library is a registered charitable organisation in the UK with close links to the British Library. It provides funding in the form of grants to the British Library in order to allow the Library to acquire new items and collections, procure new equipment and facilities, and produce exhibitions.
Access within the British Library is free. Starting in 2021, some newspaper pages from the years 1720–1880 are free to view online. [18] Full online access is by subscription, based on daily or item charges, £14.99 for one month or £8.34 per month for an annual subscription, as of December 2024.
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The Lansdowne manuscripts are a significant named collection of the British Library, based on the collection of William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. [1] The purchase of the collection by the British Museum was in 1807. [2] The main features of the collection, as outlined by Nicholas Harris Nicolas, are: [3]
The British Library has acquired the private archive – containing notebooks, video and photographs – of Hunter Davies, the author of the only authorised biography of The Beatles to date.
Pages in category "Manuscripts in the British Library" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.