About This Guide
This guide provides a handlist of manuscripts at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library that are dated to 1600 or earlier, along with information on resources for conducting research on medieval and early modern manuscripts. It was prepared by N. Kıvılcım Yavuz based on first-hand examination of manuscripts and related accession materials and legacy records during her time as Ann Hyde Postdoctoral Researcher at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas (September 2019-August 2022).
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Elspeth Healey, Special Collections Librarian.
About Kenneth Spencer Research Library and Its Collections
Kenneth Spencer Research Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and archives library of the University of Kansas. The Library is home to Special Collections (established in 1953), the Kansas Collection (founded before the turn of the twentieth century by the University's first librarian, Carrie Watson), and the University Archives (established in 1969).
The Library is open to all researchers, regardless of academic affiliation or place of residence.
Further information on the history of the library as well as its collections and opening hours may be found on the website of the Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
About Pre-1600 Manuscripts at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library
How to Consult Manuscripts at at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Kenneth Spencer Research Library is open to all researchers, regardless of academic affiliation or place of residence. Manuscripts can be consulted at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library Marilyn Stokstad Reading Room. See the Use Collections page on the Kenneth Spencer Research Library website for further details.