King's College Library
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King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England.
The Foyle Special Collections Library at King’s College London holds seven grammars and lexicons of Philippine languages, originally acquired in Manila by Alexander Dalrymple during the British occupation (1762–64). Comprising four manuscripts (two unpublished) and annotated printed editions, the dictionaries were later lent and bequeathed to William Marsden, a pioneering orientalist and linguist. A printed label pasted over Dalrymple’s bookplate reads “Afterwards bequeathed to me,” confirming the transfer. In 1835, Marsden donated his entire library—including these dictionaries—to the newly founded King’s College London.
