# THE OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162319
- **Other names:** OBS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 19, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162319


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, BROAD STREET, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX1 3BG
- **Phone:** 01608 654349
- **Email:** secretary@oxbibsoc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oxbibsoc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** I.THE SOCIETY EXISTS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESEARCH IN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SUBJECTS AND BY THE DISSEMINATION OF THAT RESEARCH TO THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER PUBLIC.II.THE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH THE SOCIETY PROMOTES ITS OBJECT INCLUDE:(A) TO PRINT AND DISSEMINATE PUBLICATIONS, IN PRINT AND ELECTRONICALLY;(B) TO HOLD MEETINGS FOR THE DISCUSSION OF QUESTIONS CONCERNING MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS AND THE ARTS AND TRADES CONNECTED WITH THEM;(C) TO ORGANISE VISITS TO LIBRARIES AND COLLECTIONS;(D) TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS.

**Activities:** (a) to print and disseminate publications, in print and electronically;(b) to hold meetings for the discussion of questions concerning manuscripts and printed books and the arts and trades connected with them;(c) to organise visits to libraries and collections;(d) to do all such other lawful things as are necessary for the attainment of the said objects.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Elizabeth Plane |  | June 18, 2020 |
| Daniel Joseph Fried |  | June 18, 2020 |
| Dr DAVID GEORGE RUNDLE |  | June 1, 2006 |
| Dr Francesca Louise Galligan |  | Oct. 1, 2022 |
| Dr Lucy Elizabeth Pasteur |  | Oct. 1, 2023 |
| Dr Mark Stuart Byford |  | Oct. 1, 2023 |
| Dr Sarah Cusk |  | June 18, 2020 |
| Elizabeth Jane Adams |  | June 18, 2020 |
| John Ryan |  | Oct. 1, 2023 |
| Mark Davidson Bainbridge |  | June 18, 2020 |
| NIGEL GUY WILSON FBA |  | June 12, 2018 |
| Nikki Tomkins |  | May 29, 2025 |
| PROFESSOR ADAM SMYTH |  | May 6, 2022 |
| Paul Westcott Nash |  | May 29, 2025 |
| Professor Emma Josephine Smith |  | June 18, 2020 |
| SCOTT HOWARD MANDELBROTE |  | May 1, 2006 |




