Christopher Fletcher

Dr Christopher Fletcher is Keeper of Special Collections at the Bodleian Library and Professorial Fellow and Fellow Librarian at Exeter College, University of Oxford. He leads a large team responsible for rare books, manuscripts, and archives, with oversight of conservation, exhibitions, and reading room operations. A member of Oxford’s English Faculty, he bridges academic scholarship and library stewardship.

• Broad responsibilities include curatorial leadership and expanding special collections
• Focus on book history and material culture

Research and professional interests span modern British literary studies (neo-romanticism), book history, collecting practices, and the materiality of texts. He emphasizes collection-building initiatives, such as acquiring Rector Prideaux’s teaching notes for Exeter College.

Teaching involves the English MSt B course and Bodleian Student Editions, a collaborative digital manuscript edition project.

Scientific awards and memberships:

• Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
• Member of the Grolier Club of New York

Advisory roles include national committees on libraries, Art Council England’s Designation Scheme, and Oxford’s student book collecting prize adjudication.