Abstract:
The article represents the first results of a research on the topic of special li-braries, found in the Kingdom of Bulgaria from the late nineteenth century up to the end of Second World War. At this level of inquiry the main aim is, first of all, libraries to be located and analyzed in their real condition. Some statistical findings help to outline the activity that this type of libraries had in Bulgaria during the period of rapid formation of different professional and research groups and socie-ties. In addition, the paper shows first overall observations on the destiny of Bul-garian special libraries in recent after war years.
