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A Usable Collection

Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History

Jan Lucassen Aad Blok Huub Sanders

9789089646880
490 pages
Amsterdam University Press
Overview
Established in 1935, the International Institute of Social History (IISH) is one of the world’s leading research institutes focused on social history and holds one of the richest collections in the field. This volume brings together thirty-five essays in honor of the IISH’s longtime director Jaap Kloosterman, who built the institute into a world leader in the field.
Author Bio
Jan Lucassen is a senior research fellow of the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Aad Blok is senior research fellow of the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Huub Sanders is research staff member for collection development at the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Bio bij "Het virus der betrokkenheid" * 1953 MA History Leiden University 1980. Staff member for collection development in the International Institute of Social History (IISH), Amsterdam. Responsible for International Organizations collections. His special interests are the history of the collection development of the IISH and 'history from below'.