How do you want to search?
The archives and audiovisual collections of the KDC can be found in the catalogue. It can be searched by keyword or alphabetically. The library can be searched via RUQuest.
Browse the KDC collections
Additional information
The KDC collections are spread between three departments. Learn more about how to access items from these departments.
The KDC manages more than 1,600 archival collections, which can be found in the catalogue. These include archives and records of Catholic individuals and institutions from the Netherlands from 1800 onwards. This includes areas such as culture, leisure, politics, care, welfare, charities, migration, colonial heritage, education and science.
Access
A digital inventory is available for most archives. These can be downloaded via a link in the description of an archive in the online catalogue. If no description is available, please enquire about the status of the archive via the contact form.
Note: that the archives themselves are mostly not available online. To consult them, you need to visit the reading room.
Publicly available or permission required?
Most KDC archives are public and free to be studied for research purposes. In some cases this access is restricted (e.g. because of privacy reasons) and permission for access must first be requested from the archive owner. The archive description states whether or not permission is required.
Book an appointment
If you want to request an archive item to study in the reading room, there are a few steps you need to follow. Learn how to request permission and how to request a record and a workspace
Note: website under construction
We are currently in the process of transferring information from our old website to the new one. If you cannot find certain information (yet), please consult the old website first via the link below. Apologies for the inconvenience.
The KDC manages a large audiovisual collection that documents Dutch Catholicism in a wide variety. It includes both religious material and material relating to Catholic social and cultural life.
Access
You can find the audiovisual collections through the . These collections include: photographs, murals and posters, slides and film strips, glass negatives, prints, videos, audio documents, designs, drawings, paintings, textiles and objects. Much of these objects have been photographed or digitised and can be accessed or requested online through the KDC. Read more about requesting digitised items here.
Did you know?
- You can find photos from the KDC collection on the website: .
- You can request films from the KDC collection at .
Disclaimers
- Some of the photos in our collection are copyrighted. If you order a copyrighted photo for publication, we will always let you know. In that case, you first have to come to a personal arrangement with the copyright holder/owner of the photo before we are allowed to supply you with a copy of the photo.
- Some of the photos in our collection originated within a colonial context. Some descriptions accompanying these photos also date from this colonial past. The KDC is currently in the process of reviewing and adjusting these descriptions to modern standards. If you come across descriptions in the catalogue that may be perceived as offensive, please contact us.
The KDC maintains an extensive collection of periodicals, (children's) books, pamphlets and clippings, some of these are digitised. Our library preserves both purely scientific studies and ‘popular’ publications in the form of books and brochures, periodicals (magazines and annual publications), published by, for and about Dutch Catholics from 1800 to the present.
These publications can be found in or our .
Access
To borrow publications from the library collection, you need a campus card or a library card from the uu77 Library. Learn how to order your card.
Note: some publications cannot be borrowed from the library. In that case, you can only view them in the reading room. Plan a visit here.
Newspapers and magazines
Did you know that many of the newspapers and magazines from the KDC library have been digitised and can be accessed online via the website Delpher? This is a collaboration with the Royal Dutch Library.
Clippings
A separate category within the KDC library is the collection of clippings ('knipsels' in Dutch). This content may originate from newspapers, but it also includes independent sources, such as press releases from the Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP), obituaries, and photocopies from bio- and bibliographical reference works.
Clippings can be found in the KDC catalogue (similar to the archives and the audiovisual collections). Try to use the keyword ‘knipsels' in your search action.