Established in 1935, the International Institute of Social History (IISH) is one of the worlds 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 IISHs longtime director Jaap Kloosterman, who built the institute into a world leader in the field.
Aad Blokis executive editor of theInternational Review of Social History.Jan Lucassenis professor of international and comparative social history at VU University Amsterdam.Huub Sandersis a research staff member for collection development at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
Preface
Henk Wals
Social History Sources, Knowledge and Research
Introduction to A Usable Collection
Aad Blok, Jan Lucassen and Huub Sanders
How to Qualify for the Directorate of the iish?
Jan Lucassen
Part I – the emergence of social history collections
I.1 Prolegomena to a Social History of Dutch Archives
Eric Ketelaar
I.2 The founder of the iish, as Experienced by his Daughter
Interview with Claire Posthumus
Huub Sanders
I.3 Looking for Traces of Huizinga
His Relation with N.W. Posthumus,
Based on Unpublished Letters and a Text
Huub Sanders
I.4 Working for the Institute
Kees de Dood, N.W. Posthumus and
the International Institute of Social History, 1940-1950
Alex Geelhoed
I.5 The Persistent Life ofThe British Merchant
Co Seegers
I.6 Harry Stevens, the British “Correspondent” of David Rjazanov’s Institute
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