An Oxford University Chest is a book about Oxford University, written by the poet Sir John Betjeman and first published by John Miles in London in 1938. The full title is An Oxford University Chest. Comprising a Description of the Present State of the Town and University of Oxford with an itinerary arranged alphabetically. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Whos Who as a poet and hack. He was born to a middle class family in Edwardian London. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The book includes photographs by László Moholy-Nagy and illustrations by Osbert Lancaster and by Edward Bradley, the latter reproduced from the Victorian novel The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green. László Moholy-Nagy László Moholy-Nagy (July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as professor in the Bauhaus school. ... Example of a Lancaster Pocket Cartoon Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908 - 1986) was an author, diplomat and art critic. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

The title is a pun on the University Chest, the financial treasury of the university. Instead, this book is a treasure-house of glimpses into the life and characteristics of the university.

A paperback edition was issued by Oxford University Press in 1979 (ISBN 0192812734). Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...