Art, Culture, Library, Specialized, University
The Armstrong Browning Library is a research
library devoted to the study of the lives and works of the Victorian poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It houses the world's
largest collection of books, letters, manuscripts, and memorabilia pertaining to the Brownings, as well as a substantial collection of
primary and secondary materials related to 19th-century literature and culture. Included in the latter category are works by literary figures
who were contemporaries and associates of the Brownings, such as Matthew Arnold, Charles Dickens, George MacDonald, Joseph Milsand, and John Ruskin. Growing collections of 19th-century women poets and 19th-century theological pamphlets are among its newest avenues of expansion.