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The Leopold Muller Library's main constituents are the Kressel and
Elkoshi collections, comprising over 35,000 volumes in Hebrew
and over 7,000
volumes in western languages. The collections cover the full range of Hebrew
and Jewish studies, with special focus
on Hebrew literature of the 19th and
20th centuries, Haskalah, modern Jewish history, Zionism, and Israel. The Kressel
collection
includes a biographical and historical archive of some 500 box files
of Hebrew newspaper and periodical cuttings on 12,000 Jewish
personalities and
on the early Yishuv in Palestine, as well as representative samples of the Hebrew
and Yiddish press. More recent
additions to the Library include the Foyle-Montefiore, Hugo Gryn and Loewe collections. For more details please follow this
link.
Visitors live in comfortably furnished cottages in the tranquil grounds of the Yarnton Manor Estate - |
- or in the newly-built apartments on the Manor Farm site at the end of Church Lane (where there is also an annexe of the library).
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On-site catering is not provided, but all the kitchens are well equipped wth modern cooking facilities. The gardens are maintained with care by the groundstaff and provide a peaceful haven. Volley-ball equipment and a croquet set are available on request. A regular minibus service operates between Yarnton Manor and the centre of Oxford from early morning to late evening. |
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The principal library of the University of Oxford is the Bodleian
Library. The Bodleian Library contains collections of manuscripts and
printed
books. Its collections of Hebrew and Yiddish books and manuscripts are unrivalled.
Visitors may also be able to use the
Oriental
Institute Library which contains Hebrew (mainly Biblical), Jewish, Islamic,
and other oriental works.
One of the most historic and stimulating university towns in the world, is
surrounded by beautiful countryside and medieval villages,
and is only an hour
away from London by train or bus and also near Stratford-upon-Avon. Visit the
Oxford City web
site for a what's on
listing, maps of the city and a virtual guide.
