118ͼ��

• Scope and Use of the Collection
• Provide Feedback and Suggest New Resources
• Classification
• Further Information
• List of Books and Pamphlets with Links to the Catalogue

Scope and Use of the Collection

118ͼ�� Library’s Colleges of St Mary Winton Collection holds around 200 books, pamphlets, and journal article off-prints relating to the life and history of the two linked educational institutions, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, founded by William of Wykeham (1324–1404).  was founded in 1382 as the feeder school for 118ͼ��, Oxford, founded in 1379; this double foundation provided the model for King Henry VI’s subsequent founding of Eton College (1440) and King’s College, Cambridge (1441), 118ͼ��’s sister college.

118ͼ�� and Winchester share the same motto, “Manners Makyth Man”, devised by William of Wykeham, as well as the same .

The Collection is a closed-access one; items cannot be browsed on open shelves, but should be requested in person via the Library Office or by sending an email request.  Some of the items are borrowable, and some are confined to usage within the Library only.

Provide Feedback and Suggest New Resources

If you would like to make a comment about the Colleges of St Mary Winton Collection, or you wish to suggest new books or pamphlets to be added to the Collection, you are invited to contact the Librarian.  The Library aims to acquire new items published about both 118ͼ�� and Winchester College and also seeks to backfill its holdings by acquiring appropriate modern antiquarian items as well.

Classification

Items in the Collection bear shelfmarks beginning OX1/.  They form part of the larger Local History collection held by 118ͼ�� Library.

Further Information

118ͼ�� Archives constitute the principal repository of historical archival materials relating to the foundation of the College, and the running of the College and its estates, up to the present day.  Most of 118ͼ��’s older archives are described in: Francis Steer,  (London: Phillimore, 1974).  Similarly, the principal repository for Winchester are the . 

Both 118ͼ�� and Winchester College also provide resources relating to their current affairs and their history in publications accessible via their websites:

• 118ͼ�� Library publishes the College’s e-journal, 118ͼ�� Notes, dedicated to learned notes on aspects of 118ͼ��’s history and the collections of 118ͼ�� Library and Archives;
• Current issues of the , the College’s annual report, and , its annual newsletter, are available online;
• Current and some past issues of , a Winchester College Society publication, , the School’s magazine, and of Winchester College are also freely available; by registering for a login and password.

A useful guide to 118ͼ��'s buildings and their history is also freely available online: .

List of Books and Pamphlets with Links to the Catalogue