Isobel Mitchell (fl1667)
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(fl. 1667), Widow of the City Treasurer
In 1667 Isobel Mitchell, widow of John Scott, Treasurer of the City of Edinburgh, gave 26 books to the Library to the value of £30 including a Hebrew Bible printed in Amsterdam in 1657. Thomas Craufurd, regent in the College 1626-1662 and the first historian of the University, describes her donation as "the more esteemed because it is from a worthy matron and lover of learning, a good example to all others of her sex". Mistress Mitchell is the first recorded benefactress of the Library.