John Browne was the sixth son of Richard Browne of Marton,
Yorkshire. The library was originally located in a ground-floor room in the
Radcliffe Quad of the College. However, when a new Master's Lodgings was built, the books were moved there. They form a decorative backdrop in the dining room, in fitted bookcases. John Browne died on 7 August 1764. ==References==