The article is aimed at studying histories and fate of the book collections of Novorossiyskiy University lecturers that entered the University library at the turn of the 1910s and 1920s and have been stored in its stocks in various amounts. The authors of the article considered it necessary to fill in certain gaps in academic literature concerning the histories and fate of the book collections of University staff in the specified period. The article represents publications from the book collections coming from outstanding employees of Novorossiyskiy University S. G. Vilinskyi, O. L. Kotseyovskyi, O. O. Kochubynskyi, I. A. Linnichenko, V.-P. N. Pavlovsky, O. V. Rystenko, E. M. Shchepkin, O. P. Dobroklonskyi who made a significant contribution to culture of the country, special attention being paid to books from the collection of the latter). The facts of acquisition of these book collections by University library are recorded in a number of documents of the State Archives of the Odesa Region, as well as in library’s inventory books, which registered book acquisitions at the turn of the century. The documents explaining the selection of a number of books listed in the appendix have not been found. However, the fact of their availability in private libraries of University lecturers can serve as additional evidence of thorough and in-depth study of relevant aspects of the humanities to which these publications are devoted by the owners of the above- mentioned collections. As a result of the research, a number of copies coming from these book collections have been identified. The article presents a brief description of book collections under consideration: personal data about the owner, the time of the book acquisition by the library, a number of identified copies, owner’s main centers of interest, information on book owners’ inscripts and bookplates if available. The authors also show whether one or another collection is kept as a single unit or is dispersed in library stocks as well as its relevance for readers. The paper deals with the importance of preserving the cultural heritage of previous centuries.