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Angus Library and Archive

1893 establishments in EnglandBaptist Christianity in EnglandHistory of BaptistsLibraries established in 1893Libraries of the University of Oxford
Regent's Park College, Oxford

The Angus Library and Archive is a collection of over 70,000 items relating to the history of the Baptist movement from 1612. It is based on the site of Regent's Park College, Oxford, a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford and one of the key centres for Baptist ministerial training worldwide.

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Angus Library and Archive
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