A Brief History of the University of Sydney LibraryVII Major BenefactionsThroughout its history the Library has attracted many thousands of donations of books and funds. Among the most significant are: 1878 Thomas Walker - library of Nicol Stenhouse 1884 Thomas Fisher - bequest "for establishing and maintaining a library" 1887 Sir Charles Nicholson - collection of books and early manuscripts 1959 William H Deane - collection of rare books and two endowment funds 1960 Andrew D Osborn - numerous collections of books and two endowment funds 1972 Kathleen Laurence - bequest for a biological sciences library 1977 Edward Richardson - Handel collection 1979 Anthony Gilbert - endowment fund 1979 Ronald Graham - science fiction collection 1979 Professor Walter Moore - collection of rare books in the history of science
1993 Charlotte McGuffog - bequest for the Library 1995 Barbara Browning - bequest for the collection 1996 Mollie Burns - endowment fund 1996 Selby Old Foundation - endowment fund 1997 Sir John Proud - bequest for rare books 1999 Ethel May Richmond - bequest to the Library 2000 Maurice Saxby - children's literature collection 2001 Leslie Edward John Lillie - bequest for the collection 2002 Richard Hanly - bequest for the humanities Friends of the University of Sydney Library
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1992 Dr Eric Edwards - bequest for the collection
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