Special collections at the SLU Library
The SLU Library has a number of collections of rare, historically valuable or in other ways special material. Most of this material is not for loan and can only be studied on site at the library.
Alnarp
The Wooden Library
A unique collection of "books", each part describing a certain species or variety of tree or shrub. The collection consists of 217 volumes and was made 1805-1810.
The Örtengren collection
A large collection of books, mainly on pomology, fruit growing, and related subjects, from the 16th to the 20th century, donated by the business man Sven Helmer Örtengren.
Nursery catalogues
A collection of nursery catalogues from various countries, mainly from the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
Skara
The Hernquist collection
A unique collection of books, many dating back to the late 18th century, named after Peter Hernquist, founder of Sweden’s first veterinary school in Skara, and about 30 000 pages of handwritten manuscripts.
Umeå
The historical collection in Umeå
Literature from the 17th to the 19th century, mainly in the field of forestry and hunting, as well as botany and zoology.
Historical forest photographs
A photo archive consisting of about 17,000 historical photographs taken between 1900 and 1963. A large part has been digitized.
Uppsala
The historical collection in Uppsala
Books from the Veterinary University College library until 1830 and from the Agricultural University College library until 1800.
The SOF library
A collection of ornithological literature from the library of BirdLife Sverige.