Books from the University of Saint Thomas preserved in the National Library
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https://doi.org/10.15359/rb.34-2.3Keywords:
National Library, University Library, Special Collections, Patrimony, HistoryAbstract
The University of Saint Thomas was the first institution of Costa Rican Higher Education, created in 1843 by Dr. José María Castro Madriz, which was established as a pioneering university in the country. Starting academic work in 1844, when entered for the Library, the first shipment of books from Europe. Over time, the acquisition of related to the subjects of study such as law, philosophy, literature, grammar, theology and history, among others, books grew and therefore the bibliographic collection increased. Despite the flourishing university, political decisions influenced the closure of the institution in 1888.
With the closure of the university, educator Miguel Obregon Lizano urged that the book collections of the University Library was transferred to another unit of information, giving rise to the National Library of Costa Rica, which bears his name and since then protects the books University of Saint Thomas.
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Molina-Jiménez, I. (1995). El que quiera divertirse. Libros y sociedad en Costa Rica (1750-1914) (Colección Nueva Historia). San José: Editorial UCR.
Molina-Jiménez, I. (2002). Una imprenta de Provincia. El Taller de los Sibaja en Alajuela, Costa Rica (1867-1969). San José: Imprenta Nacional.
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