Dr Williams’s Library – London, England

Dr Williams's Library is a small English research library located in Gordon Square in Bloomsbury, London. The library was founded using the estate of Daniel Williams (1643–1716) as a theological library, intended for the use of ministers of religion, students and others studying theology, religion and ecclesiastical history. Several of its first directors were ministers associated with Newington Green Unitarian Church. The library opened in 1729 at Red Cross Street with its original benefaction of around 7600 books from Williams. Its site moved frequently, until the acquisition of its present home, University Hall in Gordon Square, in 1890. In addition to its theological holdings, the library contains collections of…



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