e ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁C raw ford ▁don ated ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Bro ads ides ▁from ▁the ▁Bibli othe ca ▁Lind es iana . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁C raw ford ' s ▁library ▁were ▁depos ited ▁here , ▁however ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Ry lands ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁having ▁be que athed ▁her ▁private ▁collections ▁and ▁an ▁end ow ment ▁of ▁£ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁enable ▁the ▁library ▁to ▁expand . ▁The ▁funds ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁ac quire ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁books , ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁manuscript s ▁and ▁extend ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁L ibr arian , ▁Henry ▁Gu ppy , ▁invited ▁individuals ▁to ▁depos it ▁their ▁arch ives ▁for ▁safe ▁keeping ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁when ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁county ▁record ▁offices ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁or ▁Ch esh ire ▁and ▁the ▁library ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁collect ▁historical ▁family ▁records . ▁ ▁Staff ▁L ibr ari ans ▁at ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁before ▁its ▁mer ger ▁include ▁Edward ▁Gordon ▁D uff ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁Henry ▁Gu ppy ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( joint ▁L ibr arian