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The Melitensia Collection comprises material pertaining to the Maltese Islands published by Maltese or foreign authors, works published by Maltese authors on any subject and publications pertaining to the Order of St John.
The Archives and Rare Books Collection houses a vast collection of Cabinet and Rare Books, together with a range of collections donated or bequeathed to the Library that cover topics from language and literature to anthropology and music.
Archives and Rare Books Collection are a unique resource of rare books, manuscripts, photographs and also the University of Malta Heritage Archive Collection (UMHAC), which is the University’s own archival and administrative records.
Some of the donations have been generously donated or bequeathed to the UM Library, and have been named to honour the donors who have put these collections together in the course of their lifetime. Some of the collection represent the total of the namesake life’s work.
Access the collection descriptions through the A–Z lists.
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Brig. Alfred Samut-Tagliaferro CBE Collection
Democratic Nationalist Party (DNP) Archive
George Said Zammit Ordnance Maps Collection
Mgr. Annetto Depasquale Bequest
Malta Drydocks papers donated by Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino
Rużar Briffa papers donated by Paul P. Borg
University of Malta Heritage Archive Collection