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The most important items in the Library are the six original bound manuscripts of Pepys's diary but there are other remarkable holdings, including: [1]. Naval records compiled by Pepys when he was Secretary to the Admiralty, including two of the "Anthony Rolls", illustrating the Royal Navy's ships circa 1546, including the Mary Rose.
Magdalen College offered associate and bachelor's degrees in liberal studies with majors in philosophy, theology, history, and literature as well as a multi-disciplinary major in the great books. [3] Its curriculum was based on the study of the great books throughout its curriculum both in its core and in its majors. [ 9 ]
Magdalen College (/ ˈ m ɔː d l ɪ n / MAWD-lin) [4] is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. [5] It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete. [6] It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges, as of 2022, [3] and one of the strongest academically, setting the record for the highest Norrington Score in 2010 and topping the table twice since then. [7]
Magdalene College (/ ˈ m ɔː d l ɪ n / MAWD-lin) [7] is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. [8] The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene.
A list of alumni of Magdalen College (/ ˈ m ɔː d l ɪ n / MAWD-lin), [1] one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Notable former students include politicians, lawyers, bishops, poets, and academics. The list is largely male as women were first admitted to study at Magdalen in 1979. [2]
The Architectural Drawings of Magdalen College: A Catalogue, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0199248667 (with Roger White) A History of University College, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0199284290 [16] Early Records of University College, Oxford Historical Society, 2015. ISBN 978-0904107272 [17] [18]
Sir Thomas Herbert Warren (1853–1930), President (1885–1928), by Glyn Philpot. Sir Thomas Herbert Warren, KCVO (21 October 1853 – 9 June 1930) was a British academic and administrator who was president of Magdalen College, Oxford for 43 years (1885–1928) and vice-chancellor of Oxford University (1906–10).
Founders Tower is a tower in Magdalen College, Oxford, England. It is the second-highest tower in the college, after the Great Tower. It is very slightly taller than St Swithun's Tower, which faces it across St John's Quad. Founders Tower houses the entrance to the Old Library, and sits above the main entrance to the Cloisters.