On Monday, December 4, the Social Historical Center for Limburg (SHCL) hosted an open day for the institute's donors and colleagues from the Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS). Director Nico Randeraad welcomed the attendees, followed by a presentation from Head of Collections, Irene Schrier, on the key activities of the archives and library departments over the past year. Special emphasis was placed on the challenges that come with obtaining larger industrial collections from closed business. On the one hand, such collections are often uncatalogued and extensive. On the other hand, the documents were often stored in unsuitable rooms and not looked after for [Read more...]