Printed Materials

The Armstrong Browning Library books and other printed materials holdings offer an invaluable resource for research on Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the literature of the nineteenth century, and the Victorian period in general. Half of the 25,000 volumes (19,500 titles) housed in the Library are considered rare, as are the 1500 Browning-related music scores and a majority of the 5300 bound periodical volumes.

Books
The Library's books are divided into two major collections: the central Armstrong Browning Library Collection (with ABL Browning Library, ABL Rare, and ABL Non-Rare sub-divisions), which focuses on Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and general information about the Victorian era, and the 19th Century Collection, which includes first and early editions of the works of various literary figures of the period. Within these two large collections are numerous distinct sub-collections.

ABL Browning Library Collection
ABL Rare Collection
ABL Non-Rare Collection
19th Century Collection

Other Printed Materials
The Armstrong Browning Library also has a significant collection of non-book materials, including music scores and periodicals.

Browning Music Collection
Periodicals Collection