Rozwój księgozbioru Biblioteki Seminarium Duchownego w Sandomierzu w latach 1907-1918

• Published in: Archiwa biblioteki i muzea kościelne no. 122; pp. 399 - 427
• Main Author: Tylec, Piotr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Polish
• Published: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II 2024; The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• Subjects: Christian Theology and Religion; History; History of Church(es); book collection; seminary library; Sandomierz; seminary
• ISSN: 0518-3766; 2545-3491

The article presents the development of the book collection of the Sandomierz Seminary Library from 1907 to 1918. This was the period when the clerical college was managed by Rev. Paweł Kubicki, later the suffragan of Sandomierz, while Rev. Andrzej Wyrzykowski served as librarian. These clergymen, taking advantage of favourable opportunities, i.e. new storage facilities and financial situation, undertook the modernization of the existing seminary book collection. The goal of these efforts was to adapt it for a philosophy and theology course. The primary task of the library’s caretakers was the development of the existing book collection. New items were acquired through purchase and by accepting donations. The books and magazines were procured in the country, as well as abroad, including in Germany. Among the most valuable collections brought in at the time were Jacques Paul Migne’s patrology and the Acta Sanctorum of the Bollandists. The donors of the library collections were mainly priests of the Sandomierz Diocese. The rapidly growing seminary book collection required a great deal of work, including compiling and securing acquisitions. These initiatives were undertaken by the librarian together with groups of alumni. Between 1907 and 1918, the clerical college was enriched with several thousand volumes, which today are part of the book collection of the Sandomierz Diocesan Library.