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The future of the past; The Bodleian's great acquisitions

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Alumni Weekend
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Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Dr Ovenden looks at the Bodleian's great acquisitions, from Alan Bennett's gift of his literary archive to Cavalli's Erismena, the earliest surviving score of an opera in the English language.
Hear more about the 'treasure trove' which is the Bodleian today and some of the acquisitions which will be major resources for generations of scholars to come.

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Series
Alumni Weekend
People
Richard Ovenden
Keywords
Libraries
collections
alumni
hidden treasures
bodleian
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 30/11/2010
Duration: 00:10:55

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