Theological and Religious Studies Collection Directory

Name of Library:

Wesley College Library

Address:

College Park Drive, Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QD

Town:

Bristol

Telephone:

0117 959 1200

Fax:

0117 950 1277

E-mail:

librarian@wesley-college-bristol.ac.uk

Website:

http://www.wesley-college-bristol.ac.uk

Alternative names

Contact

Dr Michael Brealey

Job Title

Librarian

Purpose and main user community of the library

Primarily serves staff and students of the college

Terms of access

Preferably by appointment only

Opening hours

Mon - Fri 0900-1700

Disabled access

First floor of library accessible by staircase only

Lending

Books lent only to libraries in the Bristol Federation for Theological Education or through the ABTAPL scheme.

Volumes

38,000

Periodicals - Back Issues

150

Current Periodicals

Other

Mss. (also videos, cassettes, slides taken in resource centre)

Volumes added per year

800

Coverage

Emphasis on Biblical studies, Theology, Church history, Social studies, with particular

strength in Methodist history.

Special Collections

Methodist history, strong in tracts and pamphlets, largely devoted to Methodist divisions and

controversies (including anti-Methodist material).Methodist Church Music Society Library:

Housed in the library.

Manuscript

Wesley letters, documents and memorabilia, and other material relating to the early history of

Methodism. Official papers of Didsbury College in its Manchester and Bristol locations.

Research resource

Methodist history; Writings of the Wesley family; Hymnology.

Catalogue Type

Computer

URL of catalogue

	http://www.wesley-college-bristol.ac.uk/library.php
	Other facilities

Photocopying

Full Time Staff

Part Time Staff

Voluntary Staff

1 student

	Future plans
	We are working with the National Register of Archives (NRA) to digitise the handlist to our important manuscript collection. We hope this will then be made available online in a searchable format.