# Rich and Learn'd: the library of Gresham College

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Irene Gilchrist
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/rich-and-learnd-library-gresham-college)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Irene Gilchrist, archivist at the Guildhall Library, explores in this lecture the history of the Library. The original Library at Guildhall was founded in the 1420s under the terms of the will of Richard Whittington. Today it is a major public reference library which specialises in the history of London, especially the City, as well as having other significant collections. The Library holds many interesting documents from the early days of Gresham College.

## Lectures

1. [Rich and Learn'd: the library of Gresham College](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/rich-and-learnd-library-gresham-college/478553f40e01) (YouTube)