Special Collections news archive
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What RAF-pilots saw during the liberation
April 15, 2020 - On May 5 2020, the Netherlands will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its liberation in World War II. The Library is commemorating the Dutch... -
Hungerwinter, food and famine: New exhibition at Special Collections, Forum Library
February 10, 2020 - Due to the corona measures at WUR the exhibition is closed until further notice. -
Wonderful discovery at Special Collections: Ducatus Brabantiae map of 1692 complete
January 31, 2020 - The famous Roman-Visscher map of Brabant (1692) was not complete in the department of Special Collections of WUR Library. At least, that’s what... -
Lists of field crop varieties (Rassenlijsten) digitised
January 17, 2020 - All editions of the 'Rassenlijst', from 1924 to 2007, have been digitised by the back office of WUR Library. The lists with Dutch field crop varieties... -
Gerrit Grijns' book donated to Special Collections
December 16, 2019 - The book that Professor Gerrit Grijns received on his retirement in 1935, Researches on Vitamins, 1900-1911, was recently donated to Special... -
Stiboka reports and maps digitised
December 2, 2019 - All Stiboka (Stichting voor Bodemkartering) reports and maps have been digitised by the back office of WUR Library. The 1500 reports and more than... -
New image collection: caricature drawings by Louis Raemaekers
November 4, 2019 - Do you want to see historical caricature drawings of WUR teachers at the beginning of the 20th century? Have a look at our new online Image Collection... -
Models of vegetable and fruit varieties on display in Forum Library
March 13, 2019 - In the coming months rare plaster models of fruits and vegetables are on display on the 3rd floor in Forum Library. The plaster models come from the... -
Dutch agricultural journals in Delpher
March 12, 2019 - Sixteen Dutch historic agricultural professional journals have been added to database Delpher. Delpher is a database maintained by the Koninklijke... -
Food for Mars & Moon Photos in Image Collections
February 18, 2019 - A set of 150 photos about the experiments to grow plants on Mars and moon soil simulants have been added to Wageningen University & Research Image...