Special and historical collections of books and manuscripts

Description

The special and historical collections comprise 26 separate collections (see overview, soon available in English: https://vu.nl/nl/over-de-vu/meer-over/zwaartepunten).
Focal points include Reformation prints, English prints, pamphlets and portraits.

Digital Humanities: because of their size, some sub-collections can be interesting for computational methods of research. We have made an overview of potentially interesting collections for digital humanities.

General info

Type:

data

Research area:

6,

Specific research area:

University:

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Keywords:

d, r, e, p, p,

Website:

Link here

Terms and Conditions specified:

The VU library can be accessed directly for any questions about and access to the special collections: E vraag.ub@vu.nl. A temporarily borrower’s pass can be obtained for visiting researchers who would like to access the collection

Ownership:

100% owned by university

Contacts

Contact person:

Michiel Cock

Contact person position:

Head Special Collections

Contact person e-mail:

m.p.cock@vu.nl

Contact person phone:

+31 20 59 88616

De Boelelaan

1105

1081

Amsterdam HV

Netherlands

Additional Information

In case you know what you’re looking for, you can make an online reservation for books, search databases and library collections worldwide via LibSearch which provides you with access to much more than just the collection of the Vrije Universiteit: www.worldcat.org. For specific questions for the VU Library e-mail: vraag.ub@vu.nl