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Special collections
Napoleon collection
The Library holds a special collection of pre-1900 books on Napoleon collected by Sir Winston Churchill. They are listed on both the Churchill College Library catalogue and the Cambridge University union catalogue (Newton). To access the list from the Churchill College Library catalogue just type "Napoleon collection" as a search term. These books are shelved in the Maisonneuve Room; please apply to the Librarian if you wish to consult them.
Powys collection
The Library has a small collection of books by and about the Powys brothers, particularly John Cowper Powys. They are listed on both the Churchill College Library catalogue and on the Cambridge Univeristy union catalogue (Newton). To access the list from the Churchill College Library catalogue just type "Powys collection" as a search term. These books are shelved in the Reserve Stock; please apply to the Librarian if you wish to consult them.
Roskill Library
The Roskill Library is housed in the Churchill Archives Centre. It contains collections on political and scientific history and biography of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, amassed partly to assist researchers at the Archives Centre. Books may be borrowed from the Roskill Library at the discretion of the Archivist.