Pepys Library
The Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge is the personal library of Samuel Pepys bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703.The library is housed in a room on the first floor of the Pepys Building inside the college. It contains 3000 books preserved in their original bookcases and organised by size as Pepys had catalogued them. Under the terms of the bequest, none of the books can be sold and no new books may be added to the library.
A selection of the most interesting volumes are on display, including Pepys' diaries with their descriptions of the Great Fire of London and illustrated catalogues of the British Navy compiled by Pepys when he was Secretary to the Admiralty.