Pepys Library
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Pepys Library is a historic library in Cambridge renowned for housing the personal collection and famous diary manuscripts of 17th-century English naval administrator Samuel Pepys.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pepys Library canonical | 2 |
| Pepys Library (via Samuel Pepys) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1224443 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pepys Library Context triple: [Magdalene College, Cambridge, hasNotableFeature, Pepys Library]
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Wren Library
Wren Library is the historic main library of Trinity College, Cambridge, renowned for its classical architecture by Sir Christopher Wren and its collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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B.
Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library is a historic academic library complex in Durham, England, housing special collections and archives of Durham University near Durham Cathedral.
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C.
Walton Library
Walton Library is a major academic library at Newcastle University that supports teaching and research with extensive scholarly collections and study facilities.
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Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library is the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe.
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E.
Brotherton Library
Brotherton Library is the main research library of the University of Leeds, renowned for its extensive special collections and striking domed reading room.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pepys Library Target entity description: Pepys Library is a historic library in Cambridge renowned for housing the personal collection and famous diary manuscripts of 17th-century English naval administrator Samuel Pepys.
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A.
Wren Library
Wren Library is the historic main library of Trinity College, Cambridge, renowned for its classical architecture by Sir Christopher Wren and its collection of rare books and manuscripts.
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B.
Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library is a historic academic library complex in Durham, England, housing special collections and archives of Durham University near Durham Cathedral.
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C.
Walton Library
Walton Library is a major academic library at Newcastle University that supports teaching and research with extensive scholarly collections and study facilities.
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D.
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library is the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe.
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E.
Brotherton Library
Brotherton Library is the main research library of the University of Leeds, renowned for its extensive special collections and striking domed reading room.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic library
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research library ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | open to scholars by appointment ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late 17th-century style ⓘ |
| collectionSize | approximately 3,000 volumes ⓘ |
| collectionType | personal library collection ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| donationCondition |
books to be arranged exactly as in Pepys’s house
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collection to be kept together and intact ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
17th-century printed books
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Samuel Pepys’s diaries ⓘ Samuel Pepys’s naval papers ⓘ ballads ⓘ engravings ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ music manuscripts ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | closed historical collection ⓘ |
| hasNotableItem |
Pepys’s naval records
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broadside ballads collection ⓘ early printed music books ⓘ original autograph manuscripts of Pepys’s diary ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
Long Gallery
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Lower Library ⓘ Upper Library ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| holdsArchiveOf | Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| inception | 1703 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
housing the diary manuscripts of Samuel Pepys
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preservation of Samuel Pepys’s personal book collection ⓘ |
| languageOfCollection | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, England
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surface form:
Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
River Cam
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surface form:
the River Cam
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| namedAfter | Samuel Pepys ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Magdalene College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Magdalene College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
17th-century literature
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London history ⓘ Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration England
naval history ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pepys Library Description of subject: Pepys Library is a historic library in Cambridge renowned for housing the personal collection and famous diary manuscripts of 17th-century English naval administrator Samuel Pepys.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Pepys Library (via Samuel Pepys)