Special Collections news archive
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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... -
John Bergmans (1892-1980), garden architect and plantsman
January 15, 2019 - A new book has been published about John Bergmans, one of the many garden and landscape architects from the TUiN collection of the Special... -
Looking back at 100 years WUR: Library activities
January 10, 2019 - The Library celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wageningen University with exhibitions, blog posts and news items. The blogs and the news featured... -
Artwork seeks WUR spot!
October 23, 2018 - Who knows a bare spot on a wall or an empty corner in a building where a nice work of art would not be out of place? In the coming month, some twenty... -
New image collection about Dairy Education
October 8, 2018 - A collection about dairy processing has been added to the Image Collections. The images and graphs were used for education from 1918 to 1948 by... -
Drawn by Wageningen
May 28, 2018 - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wageningen University this exhibition shows the appeal and the diversity of Wageningen University &... -
WUR Library exhibition ‘Asparagus in old books’ goes international
April 19, 2018 - As part of 100 years WUR, the Library is lending it's exhibition ‘Asparagus in old books’ to the municipality of Mörfelden-Walldorf... -
Drawings of Root Systems in Image Collections
April 11, 2017 - A new collection of 1000 drawings has been added to the Image Collections. The drawings depict 50 years of root system excavations in Europe, mainly... -
Old maps available in Image Collections
March 9, 2017 - A beautiful collection of 580 old and mostly hand-coloured topographical maps has been added to the database Image Collections of Wageningen... -
Recently discovered drawings by Fiep Westendorp on ergonomics in horticulture
December 14, 2016 - In the Library’s Special Collections we found a large envelope with familiar looking drawings. After some research the drawings on horticultural...