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336 search results for “archives in historical research” in the Library website

• Asian Library

  The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.

• Selection

  Subject librarians and Medical Information specialists employ general criteria when evaluating titles to be added or removed from the collections, some criteria having greater or lesser importance depending on subject area.

• South and Southeast Asian photography

  The photo collection of South and Southeast Asia contains material collected by the Kern Institute and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV). In addition to photo prints in various techniques, the collection also includes (lantern) slides, picture postcards…

• French Language and Culture

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in French language and culture.

• Easy access tools

  Leiden University Libraries' favourite tools to facilitate your online work and research.

• Upload your thesis

  As soon as your thesis has been approved, you will be asked to upload your final version to the Student Repository. The Repository is an online archive for Leiden University theses. You can send all questions regarding your upload to the repository to your Education administration office.

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  Paula Kemp Guest lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Middle Eastern Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Middle Eastern Studies

• Bibliotheca Thysiana Fellowship

  The Bibliotheca Thysiana Fellowship keeps alive the memory of the young lawyer and book collector and bibliophile Joannes Thysius (1622-1653).

• Middle Eastern Special Collections

  The Middle Eastern Special Collections form the nucleus of the entire range of Oriental heritage collections of Leiden University Libraries.

• Astronomy

  Overview of databases and websites for research in Astronomy

• Leiden Knowledge Centre for Photography

  Leiden is a knowledge hub, unique in its kind in the Netherlands, for academics, professionals, students and all other people who are specialized or interested in photography. The city and university offer:

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  Manon van der Heijden Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ernst van Alphen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Koen Donker Van Heel University Lecturer Demotic Papyrology

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Liesbeth Kanis
• Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies

  Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan

• Accessing Special Collections

  The Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries contain a world-renowned and vast collection of old prints, manuscripts, archives, prints, drawings and photography. Our collections are accessible to Leiden researchers and students, as well as external researchers and other interested parties.

• North Korea

  Welcome to the Sub-guide for North Korea. This Sub-guide is designed for students looking to locate, access and use a wide variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources which are either (1) published or produced in North Korea or (2) about North Korea. This Sub-guide is a part of the General Subject…

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  Roos van der Haer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Nina Krupljanin Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Lisa Ansems Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  René van der Veer Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Marion Elenbaas University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Andreas Krogull Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nathalie Brusgaard Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Zifan Meng PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Devon Graves PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Tony Foster Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mingran Cao PhD Candidate/ Self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anastasia Zhang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed Ali
• Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners News - 18 June 2025

  With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers, Elsevier and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger Institute welcome around 15 to 20 Fellows and guest per year to consult and examine material in the Special Collections. The Scaliger Institute received…

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  Marcel Cobussen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Thed van Leeuwen Professor by special appointment Science Studies

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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  Mathijs Deen

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Thomas Willems PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Searching for book reviews

  Book reviews give you a quick overview of the main arguments, quality and structure of a book.

• Cartographic Collections

  In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…

• Library organisation

  Leiden University has several library locations. These libraries are part of one organisation: Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The UBL includes the University Library, the Social and Behavioural Sciences Library, the Law Library, the Science Library, the Asian Library, the Middle Eastern Library, the African…

• Newspaper articles (Netherlands)

• Asian Special Collections

  The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.

• News

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  Paul van Trigt Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Victoria Nyst Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Anna van 't Veer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Azeb Amha Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Krista A. Milne Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Philosophy

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy

• Chinese Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies