The Library of Rhodes House, Oxford

Abstract

The career of Cecil John Rhodes is described, leading to the establishment by his bequest of the Rhodes Scholarship programme. The building of Rhodes House at Oxford is described and an account given of the library established in it and the development of its collections into one of the world′s finest repositories of British colonial history.

Citation

Howard, J.G. (1990), "The Library of Rhodes House, Oxford", Library Review, Vol. 39 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539010145167