(according to the archival documents and newspaper publications at the beginning of the 20th century)
Sil'nykh E. V. – The Ural State Mining University, Ekaterinburg, the Russian Federation. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The article illustrates some chapters of history of the creation of library at the Ural State Mining University – the first
institution of higher education in the Urals. Some extracts from newspaper publications of the beginning of the 20th
century have been introduced, which were dedicated to the gradual development of the library, replenishment of its
reserves, which were fundamentally realized for the donations of the citizens of Ekaterinburg. Some materials from the
reserves of the State Archive of Sverdlovsk region have been introduced, which include the resolutions of the Institution
Council as far as the library is concerned. In connection with the coming anniversary of the Research Library of the Ural
State Mining University the attention is stressed on the determination of the date of the library foundation.
Key words: the Research Library of the Ural State Mining University; the history of the library; newspaper publications of
the beginning of the 20th century; archive documents; the library organization; replenishment of the reserves of the library.