Special Collections news archive
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Copijn landscape plans donated to Special Collections
April 15, 2020 - Jørn and Lia Copijn donated part of their landscape designs to the Special Collections of WUR Library. This selection of about 200 landscape... -
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... -
Merian book on Surinamese insects donated to Wageningen University
February 7, 2019 - On Tuesday, 5 February, prof. dr. ir. Louise Fresco received a rare book as a gift to Wageningen University. The gift came from a former student who...