Kings Land Library
Burns Library is home to the papers and personal library of Hilaire Belloc, a British Catholic author and journalist. When the Kings Land library became part of Burns Library’s collection it moved from being a personal collection of books utilized by a family to being an archival collection. These photos show this transformation tracing the transition from personal possession to archival object.
The library at Kings Land, the Belloc family home
Box 132, folder 12, Hilaire Belloc Papers MS2005-003
The comfortable, well-worn sofas and the tea things in the background show a room that was well-used and well-loved.
Box 132, folder 12, Hilaire Belloc Papers MS2005-003
As a research collection, it is now organized for and utilized by researchers and scholars.
The Kings Land Library in the stacks of John J. Burns Library.
