Manuscrits

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Country

FR

Name of institution (English)

Arsenal University Library (Toulouse Capitole University Libraries)

Name of institution (official language of the state)

Language of name of institution

fra

Contact information: postal address

3 rue de la cité administrative, 31070 Toulouse Cedex 07

Contact information: phone number

0033 0534456149

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Contact information: email

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Type of reference number

Archival reference number

Title (English)

Manuscripts

Title (official language of the state)

Manuscrits

Language of title

fra

Creator / accumulator

Bibliothèques de l'Université Toulouse Capitole

Date note

14th century/19th century

Language(s)

fra

Extent

c. 800 volumes

Type of material

Textual Material

Scope and content

The Manuscrits collection of the Bibliothèque Universitaire de l'Arsenal contains about 800 volumes, including the old archives of the universities of Toulouse and Cahors. Often, these documents relate to regional history, literature, and archaeology, as well as to medicine and sciences in general.
Some of these documents relate to the history of the Sephardic community in France, such as the following:
Ms 250, Regestrum licenciatorum et doctorum utriusque facultatis et artis universitatis Tholosanae..., fol. 184v-185; May 23, 1573: Doctorate in medicine of Marcos Rodrigo, a Portuguese New Christian from Estremoz, who had also obtained his baccalaureate in medicine at the University of Toulouse.
Ms 28, Registre des diplômés. Bacheliers. Toulouse. Université (Faculté de droit, faculté de théologie, faculté de médecine). 1622-1664, fol 178v, August 20, 1660: Registration of Baltasar Oróbio de Castro (alias Isaac Oróbio de Castro) at the University of Toulouse.
Ms 9, Registre des étudiants diplômés. Licenciés et docteurs. Toulouse. Université (Faculté des arts, faculté de droit, faculté de théologie, faculté de médecine). 1653-1664, fol. 170; September 9, 1660: Act of aggregation of Oróbio de Castro at the University of Toulouse.

Archival history

The collections of the Toulouse University Libraries are among the most important in France. They contain more than 50,000 units, including manuscripts, printed rare books, engravings, photographs and maps. The collections currently stored in the libraries of the universities Toulouse 1 Capitole Jean-Jaurès and Toulouse III Paul Sabatier were originally part of the former University Library of Toulouse. These collections were mainly constituted in the 19th and 20th centuries, resulting from donations, purchases, and State institutions' deposits.

Administrative / Biographical history

The Arsenal University Library is one of the structures that are part of the Toulouse Capitole University Libraries. It was built in 1972 and designed by the architect Paul de Noyers (1911-2006). From 2000 to 2014, it underwent ongoing modernisation works. In 2016, further renovation and restructuring modernised the library and transformed its facilities.

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Digital copies are available online, including the manuscripts mentioned above:

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Author of the description

Kevin Soares, 2022

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Bibliothèque Universitaire de l'Arsenal (Bibliothèques de l'Université Toulouse Capitole) Collections (official language of the state)