Hertford Library’s special collections house books gifted in previous centuries to the college’s predecessors Hart Hall and Magdalen Hall.
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Hertford Library’s special collections house books gifted in previous centuries to the college’s predecessors Hart Hall and Magdalen Hall.
Hertford’s predecessor, Magdalen Hall, built up a library through donations from current and old members, and friends of the Hall.
By Sophie Floate, Rare Books Cataloguer