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Maps and Atlases

Re-use of maps in times of paper scarcity during WW2

During the Second World War availability of paper was limited, so the backsides of old topographic map sheets were re-used to print new maps. The UBL Special Collections hold a complete series of WWII maps of the Netherlands, several of which were printed on the the backsides of older maps.

Martijn Storms • 09-02-2021

Manuscripts, Archives and Letters

Purging Leiden University after World War II

The end of WWII and the reopening of Leiden University meant the start of the purging of the university, aimed at removing all staff, professors and students from Leiden’s academic community that had sympathised with the Nazi oppressors.

Mart van Duijn • 17-11-2020