F. Csanak Dóra: Az Akadémiai Könyvtár története a szabadságharcig (A MTAK kiadványai 14. Budapest, 1959)

A gyűjteményekért való aggodalom jogosult volt. Május 9-én találat érte a TRATTNER—KÁROLYI-házat, teteje leégett, de szerencsére sikerült elfojtani a tüzet, s a könyvtár nem pusztult el. Az Akadémiát a padláson elhelyezett néhány polc elégésén kívül nem érte kár.

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0 A szabadságharc leverése korszakhatárt jelentett az Akadémia történetében. Az abszolutizmus új alapszabályt kényszerített a társaságra, amely biztosította a kormányzat beleszólását az Akadémia minden ügyébe. A változás természetesen a könyvtárra is hatással volt, a fejlődés üteme évekre lassúbb, az amúgyis súlyos problémák megoldása még nehezebb lett. DÓRA F. CSANAK: II1STORY OF THE LIBRARY OF THE HUNGÁRIÁN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1820—1849 The Library cf the Hungárián Aoademy of Sciences was founded in IS26, shorlly after the foundution of the Academy. Count TELEKI donated bis fathcr's library containing 30 000 volumes thus creating a new publio library in Pest. On aecount of lack of room and of certain legal misunderstandings, however, the Acadcmy could not take posscssion of the library until 1844. Meanwliile a numerous collection of books vas established partly by mcans of purchase and by the extension of the copyright-copy svstem to the Academy (1837), partly by donations and inheriting literary remains. (Count TELEKI donated beside the mentionod library his own collection of books, incunables, codices, the legacy of the linguist KRESZNERICS, bought a number of new books and periodieals. Other donators were the MAitcziBÁNYifamilv, the Counts BATTHYÁNY, E. PÁZMÁNDY HORVÁTH,I. SÁNDOR members of the Academy and alsó unknown persons.) The department of manuseripts was alsó founded mostlv by donations. The most important way of enriching the stock was the establishment of systematical relations of exchange with foreign academies and scientific institutions, creating a rich collection of modern periodieals. In 1837 the Aeademv moved into a new building (though not yet an establishment of its own), vhere the library occupied eight rooms. Thus the lack of room was lessened for a while. After the rooms had been furnished, the leaders of the Academy made preparations for the taking over of the TELEKI Library. Acommission was appointed to work out the details, but, as all rooms were occupied by the Academy's own collection of books, those had to be arrangedfirst, and the taking over was postponed. Thero being no appointed librarian, F. TOLDY, secretarv of the Academy accepted the task of arranging the books. With the help of a copyist he completed the alphabetieal eatalogue of 9 volumes by 1844. It was onlv then that the volumes of the TELEKI Library could be ineorporated in the collection of the Academy. On Dec. 23, 1844, the library was officially opened. In 1845—48 the eataloguing of the TELEKI Collection and of the new aequisitions continued. A reeord of new aceessions was introduced and the regulái

1 opening liours were fixed. Financial diffieulties still afflieted the library and the problem of the personnel was still unsolved. Though the snlary of the librarian to be appointed. was secured by the TELEKI-fund, the TELEKI family did not nominate the librarian until 1850, in spito of the repested requcsts from the Academy. Until this time the wholc staff of the library consisted of an assistant-librarian, a copyist and a store-keoper. TOLDY himself renounced in 1840, when he becamo director of the Library of the University. From 1840 on he still partook in the work of the library though not regularly. In 1848 he published his Instructions for the Library of the Academy, dealing with all its problems : the function, components, storage, cleaning, eonservation, eataloguing, acquisition, usc and administration of the library, the problems of personnel ete. In Abiy 1849, during the siege of Pest, the building where the rooms were rented by the Academy caught fire, but fortunately the library was saved. After 1849 a new eonstitution was forced upon the Academy enabling the govemment to interfere in all its affairs. 10

0 KGy 1849. 57. v. —58. f. 29