93 search results for “second wereld war” in the Library website
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Abhishek Avtans-Faculty of Humanities
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bart SchuurmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Frans OsingaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ukraine between the Wars
Library
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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‘Stolpersteine’ at the University Library to commemorate Leiden war victims
Two Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) have been placed in front of the University Library in memory of the Jewish Cosman family. At the time of the Second World War, they lived in one of the houses where the library is now located.
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Martijn LemmenFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen KleinherenbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anneleen van der MeerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Dick SmakmanFaculty of Humanities
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I-Hsien LinFaculty of Humanities
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Ying-ting WangFaculty of Humanities
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Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 - Online Exhibition
Starting January 18, the online exhibition Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 can be viewed via the UBL website. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) and Leiden University Libraries…
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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Keiko YoshiokaFaculty of Humanities
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural lecture
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds five sets of manuscripts recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. They are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents (Memory of the World Register).
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Palestine and Israel
This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.
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International Studies
This Subject Guide will provide you with an overview of useful databases and online resources available within and outside the University Library. This subject guide is your starting point, aiding you in finding sources for any research field within the field of International Studies and International…
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Security Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Security Studies
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Literary Leiden - the reading list
Leiden fulfills a special role in Dutch literature: as a setting for stories as well as a place of work and residence for leading authors. It is the city described by Willem Bilderdijk as "O Leiden, Flower of Cities," but depicted far less glamorously by F. Bordewijk. The same city where Boudewijn Büch…
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Post-medieval Manuscripts and Private Archives
The domain of the post-medieval manuscripts and private archives covers the period from about 1550 to the present. A clear distinction with the medieval manuscripts, however, is difficult to make. There are many undated manuscripts and it is often difficult to date them even within a decade or a quarter…
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Photographs
The photographs collection of Leiden University Librarie (UBL) contains specimens of almost all photographic processes from the history of the medium, rare objects and artistic highlights. Together, they shed light on the history of photography as a technique, a means of scientific, historic and personal…
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards
Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independence. Historians have now shown how this could happen. ‘It was scandal management rather than prevention,’ says Leiden historian and research leader Gert…
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Rare Books
Some books have particular features such as design, unique illustrations and descriptive annotations. These features can be of interest for specific research.
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Leiden victims of WWII given a face
Every year on 26 November Leiden University commemorates the protest speech given by Professor Cleveringa against the Nazis. At least 663 students, staff and alumni of the University lost their lives during the Second World War, yet little was known about these victims. PhD candidate Adriënne Baars…