Marshall Library of Economics

Library in Cambridge, England

The Marshall Library of Economics is a library of the University of Cambridge, England.

History

The library is the outgrowth of a Moral Sciences Library begun in 1885 by Professor Alfred Marshall and Professor Henry Sidgwick, consisting largely of their own books and housed in the Selwyn Divinity School, opposite St John's College. Since 2012 the library has also held books of the Centre of Development Studies, which had been housed in the Mill Lane Library.

Upon his death in 1924, Professor Marshall bequeathed much of his personal library to Cambridge. In his honour, the expanded collection was named "The Marshall Library of Economics", and moved to larger quarters in the former Balfour Laboratory in Downing Place. In 1935, it took over the former Squire Law Library, adjoining the Geological Museum, and in the early 1960s relocated once again to its present home on the Sidgwick Site. The Marshall Library is housed within the Austin Robinson Building (which is home to the Faculty of Economics), designed by Hugh Casson.

Collections

The library covers Economics, Applied Economics, and Development Studies. The collection consists of approximately 75,000 monographs, 25,000 volumes of periodicals and serials, 30 current periodical titles (print).^[1] The historic collection includes about 4,000 rare books, and various archival materials of economists (e.g. John Neville Keynes, Arthur Pigou, Austin Robinson).

References

^ "Cambridge Libraries Directory, Marshall Library". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

External links

Marshall Library of Economics Library Guide

University of Cambridge

People

Chancellor
- The Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Vice-Chancellor
- Deborah Prentice
List of University of Cambridge people

Colleges

Faculties and
departments,
by school

Arts and Humanities	English Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic Architecture CRASSH Existential Risk Classics Divinity Music Philosophy
Biological sciences	Genetics Gurdon Institute Physiology, Development and Neuroscience Plant Sciences Botanic Garden Sainsbury Laboratory Stem Cell Institute
Clinical Medicine	Autism Research Centre Cancer Unit Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit Mitochondrial Biology Unit Oncology Brain Imaging Centre
Humanities and Social sciences	Economics Education History History and Philosophy of Science Human, Social, and Political Science Archaeological Research Politics and International Studies Law Criminology
Physical sciences	Astronomy Chemistry Earth Sciences Palaeoclimate Research Geography Scott Polar Research Institute Mathematical Sciences Mathematics Theoretical Cosmology Materials Science and Metallurgy Physics
Technology	Business School Alternative Finance Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Computer Science and Technology Engineering Manufacturing
Others	ADC Theatre Institute of Continuing Education Library Press (journals)