Wind Room at the Sackler Library

Title

Wind Room at the Sackler Library

Shelfmark

MS. Wind 29

Summary

Papers relating to the Wind Room at the Sackler Library, including:

Folder 1: 'History of the Wind Room': Photocopies of papers, 1958-1999, compiled by Margaret Wind to illustrate to the history of the Wind Room at the Sackler library from early gifts of books to the Department of the History of Art Library by Josephine Crane in the 1950s to the transfer of Edgar Wind's personal library from the Winds' flat to the new Wind Room in 1999; with notes and summaries by Margaret Wind. [I, 18 A i; WIND 22]

Folder 2: 'Early negotiations 1957- ': Photocopies of papers, 1957-1967, relating to the creation and the development of the History of Art Library in Oxford, including acquisition policy, accession lists, proposals and memoranda by Edgar Wind. [I, 18 A i (a); WIND 23]

Folder 3: 'Purpose of the Library': Papers relating to the library of the Department of the History of Art at 35 Beaumont Street, including Edgar Wind's original notes on classification and arrangement, and his list of contents of the library and of desiderata, c. 1950s. Also includes later correspondence by Margaret Wind about the library, its contents and arrangement, 1990-1997. [I, 18 A i (a); WIND 23]

Folder 4: 'Selection of books for Wind Room': Proposal by Pascal Griener and Cecilia Hurley, 1997, for the selection of books to be stored in the Wind Reading Room at the Sackler Library, with corrections by Margaret Wind; annotated shelf list; extensive notes by Margaret Wind. [I, 18 A i (b); WIND 24]

Folder 5: 'Wind Room 1996- ': Correspondence, 1996-1999, of Margaret Wind with architect Robert Adam and others relating to the creation of the Wind Reading Room at the Sackler Library, including layout of the room, shelving and furniture, security; correspondence and invitations relating to the opening of the Sackler Library, 2001. Also includes floor plans of the Sackler Library, and plans, elevations and details of the Wind Room, c. 1998. [I, 18 A i; WIND 22]

Date

1957-2001

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (5 folders)