A Major Discovery: Durkheim's Bordeaux University Library Loans

Abstract

The discovery of registers recording Durkheim’s loans from Bordeaux University’s Arts and Science Library, and also his acquisition requests, presents scholars in the fi eld with a vast and at the same time challenging mass of new material. Acknowledgements are due to Nicolas Sembel and Matthieu Bera for their combination of initiative and effort, after the initial discovery’s excitement, in looking for similar registers in the university’s