The Montefiore Collections are a rich and diverse collection of books, papers, manuscripts, testimonials, ritual silver and vestments acquired by Sir Moses Montefiore during his lifetime and subsequently by the trustees of his endowment.
Catalogues of the collection are available on this website; if you would like to arrange a viewing, please contact the Librarian for more information.
The Collections are grouped as follows:
- The Core Collection which includes The Censuses and the Petitions
- The Collection at UCL, which includes the Testimonials
- Hebrew manuscripts and papers
- Ritual silver
- Vestments
- Montefiore College artefacts
A lavishly illustrated book on the Montefiore Collections, ’A Bath of Wine for the Sabbath – the Montefiore Endowment and its Collections’ by Lucien Gubbay (ISBN 978-0-9527006-5-4 ) was published by Chroniclers, London in November 2013 and is on sale, price £10 (paperback), £15 (hardback).
Inquirers should note that the Montefiore Endowment owns, preserves and maintains its books and manuscripts in its library at The Schaller House Campus, 44a Albert Road, London NW4 2SJ and those on loan to the libraries of University College London. All items are listed on this website and are available for inspection and study by scholars at the Montefiore Library and at the UCL Libraries by arrangement with the respective librarians (see website for particulars). Where precious manuscripts are involved, a charge will be made for supervision during such visits.
The Endowment lacks the staff or the facilities to help individuals with research, to supply photocopies or to answer other than general queries. In exceptional cases, and where fully justified academically, photocopies or scans may be supplied on the payment of an appropriate fee to cover costs.
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