INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PAPER HISTORIANS

Paper Collections in The Netherlands

historic paper mills, museums and library collections

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Dutch Royal Library
National Library of The Netherlands

One of the three largest paperhistorical collections in the world
The nucleus of this important collection is the private collection of Dutch paperhistorian - and first & honorary President of IPH - Henk Voorn, acquired by the Royal Library in 1972
Address: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5 (near the Central Station)
Postbus 90407, NL-2509 LK The Hague
Department of Reserve Collections, Paperhistorical Collection
Curator: Dr. Henk J. Porck
The Royal Library has its own website.

Three consecutive curators of the Dutch paperhistorical collection
during the IPH Congress in Vienna 1992
from right to left Henk Voorn (1972-86),
Dr. Albert Elen (1986-90) and Dr. Henk Porck (1990-)



Het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
Netherlands Open Air Museum

Among other things: a replica waterpowered paper mill of the Gelderland type
Demonstrations of hand papermaking
Address: Schelmseweg 89, NL-6816 SJ Arnhem
Postbus 649, NL-6800 AP Arnhem
Tel. +31(0)26-3576111, Fax +31(0)26-3576147
Curator: Ir. H. van 't Hull
Visit the museum's internet site





Papiermolen / De Schoolmeester
Papermill The Schoolmaster

Address: Guispad 3, NL-1551 SX Zaandijk
Tel. +31(0)75-6214465
Original wind-powered papermill of the Zaanstreek type,
built in 1692 with a paper machine from 1877
The only wind papermill in the world still in daily use
Opened to the public monday-friday
Mill keeper: Arie Butterman




Centraal Nederlands Papierhistorisch Archief (CNPA)
Dutch Central Paperhistorical Archive

Among other things: the Edo G. Loeber Collection (15.000 photo's, 7.000 technical drawings, 19.000 watermark tracings), (part of the) Henk Voorn Collection, the J.W. Schut Collection, a library and the archives of several paper mills, including Beukema (Hoogezand), Schut (Loenen), Pannekoek (Heelsum), De Schoone Haas (Waddinxveen), Cramer/Berghuizer Papierfabriek (Wapenveld), Maasmond (Raamsdonkveer) en Van Delden (Vaassen).
The IPH archives (publications, yearbooks, correspondence, documentation and photographs of congresses) are kept here.
Address: Gemeentearchief (Municipal Archives), Condorweg 5, NL-7332 AC Apeldoorn
Tel. +31(0)55.5415530, Fax +31(0)55.5430239
Director: mr. G.M. Jochems


Zaans Museum

Small collection of objects documenting the old paper industry in the Zaanstreek region in the province of North Holland
Address: Schansend 7, NL-1509 AW Zaandam
Tel. +31(0)75-6162862
Fax +31(0)75-6176980
Curator: Alice van Diepen









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