Special collections
Bibliographic exhibition "Exclòs de préstec"
A selection of library unknown collections
Find out moreThe special collections of the Pompeu Fabra University Library/CRAI are bibliographic collections that, due to their origin or subject, have a number of distinctive features that make them unique. Some of these collections provide access to primary resources, which are the basis of research and are mainly intended for researchers. These collections are, on the whole, a source for the dissemination of history and culture.
Some collections have restricted access. If you would like to consult any of them, please contact us so that we can deal with your request in the best possible way.
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Collection from the Habsburg reigns
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Documents from the Joan Crexell collection and Josep Fontana i Lázaro donation
Digitized collection consisting of 164 documents published during the reigns of the Habsburg dynasty kings (between 1500 and 1680). They include legal, administrative, political and propagandistic writings.
Also accessible through the portal Crònica: fullets històrics en el mapa, which allows users to search for historical pamphlets by year and place of authorship/publication using an interactive map.
Collection from the reigns of Ferdinand VI, Charles III and Charles IV
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Documents from the Joan Crexell collection and Josep Fontana i Lázaro donation
Digitized collection consisting of 549 pamphlets published or written between 1750 and 1814, during the reigns of Ferdinand VI, Charles III and Charles IV. They include legal, administrative, political and propagandistic writings that document the period spanning from the War of Spanish Succession to the Peninsular War or Guerra de la Independencia.
Also accessible through the portal Crònica: fullets històrics en el mapa, which allows users to search for historical pamphlets by year and place of authorship/publication using an interactive map.
Collection from the reigns of Ferdinand VII and Isabella II (1814-1868)
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Documents from the Joan Crexell collection, the Josep Fontana i Lázaro donation and the Nadal-Caparà Family donation
Digitized collection consisting of 700 pamphlets published during the reigns of Ferdinand VII and Isabella II. They include legal, administrative, political and propagandistic writings published during the two monarchs’ respective reigns (1814-1868).
Also accessible through the portal Crònica: fullets històrics en el mapa, which allows users to search for historical pamphlets by year and place of authorship/publication using an interactive map.
Collection of Tomasa Cuevas interviews with women who fought against the Franco regime
Personal collection | History and geography
Donated by Miguel Núñez (1920-2008)
Communist politician
Interviews conducted by Tomasa Cuevas Gutiérrez (1917-2007), a communist activist, with women she met at various Spanish prisons during the Franco regime, as well as women who fought against it.
Correspondence of Ceferino Ferret
Personal collection | History and geography
Donated by Josep Fontana i Lázaro (1931-2018)
Historian, bibliophile and publisher
Collection of letters addressed to Ceferino Ferret (1768-1832), jurist and auditor of the province and naval regiment of Barcelona. The collection includes the letters received both from family and friends and in relation to his professional activity.
Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos shipping company document collection
Corporate collection | History and geography
Donated by the heirs of the Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos shipping company
Collection of documents from the Hijo de Ramón Alonso Ramos shipping company, founded in 1845 by Ramón Alonso Ramos Charcos in Ribadeo. Most of the documents date from between 1936 and 1959.
Institut Jaume Balmes collection (Barcelona)
Bibliographic collection | Philosophy and religion | History and geography | Language and literature
Donated by the Jaume Balmes Institute
Historical collection from the Library of the Jaume Balmes Institute, created in 1862. This mainly contains documents on language and classical and Romance literature, philosophy, history and theology, from the 15th to the 20th century.
Jaume Vicens i Vives Institute of History Library
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Partially donated by Josep Fontana i Lázaro (1931-2018)
Historian, bibliophile and publisher
Further expanded by UPF
Collection of works on a variety of subjects, including modern and contemporary history (of Catalonia, Spain and Europe), economic history, economics, literature, philosophy, etc.
Jaume Vicens i Vives manuscript collection
Personal collection | History and geography
Donated by Josep Fontana i Lázaro (1931-2018)
Historian, bibliophile and publisher
Collection of unpublished manuscripts and typewritten texts by the historian Jaume Vicens i Vives (1910-1960) from the Instituto Gallach de Librería y Ediciones archive, correspondence addressed to Josep Fontana and photocopies of the records from Vicens i Vives’s purging under Franco.
Oriental studies collection
Bibliographic collection | Language and literature | History and geography
Multidisciplinary collection of works on the region spanning from Pakistan to Japan. The works on China, the works on Tibet (donated by the Aynó-Sabater family), and the Nicolai R. Welsh donation are of particular note.
Peninsular War (1808-1814) collection
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Documents from the Joan Crexell collection, Josep Fontana i Lázaro donation and Nadal-Caparà Family donation
Digitized collection consisting of 700 pamphlets, most of which are legal, administrative, political or propagandistic writings from the Peninsular War or Guerra de la Independencia.
Also accessible through the portal Crònica: fullets històrics en el mapa, which allows users to search for historical pamphlets by year and place of authorship/publication using an interactive map.
Torelló Family collection
Corporate collection | History and geography
From the Torelló family of Igualada
Collection from the Combelles family of Sanaüja and the Torelló family of Igualada. This extensive collection reflects the personalities and activities of the various members of the families that generated or accumulated it. The oldest works – copies of notarial deeds – date from the 17th century. From the mid-18th century onwards, the documents become more diversified, and over the period spanning from 1800 to 1930, the collection grew to a considerable size. Good examples include an 18th-century accounting ledger kept by parishioners and accounting documents related to the management of farms.
War of Spanish Succession (1680-1750) collection
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Documents from the Joan Crexell collection and Josep Fontana i Lázaro donation
Digitized collection consisting of 421 documents published or written between the years 1680 and 1750, most of which are legal, administrative, political or propagandistic writings documenting the period of the War of Spanish Succession and the subsequent repression.
Also accessible through the portal Crònica: fullets històrics en el mapa, which allows users to search for historical pamphlets by year and place of authorship/publication using an interactive map.
World War I propaganda collection
Bibliographic collection | History and geography
Digitised collection of propaganda brochures, booklets and leaflets from World War I (1914-1918), published in several languages by the belligerent powers, with the aim of influencing Spanish public opinion. Most of the documents have to do with the explanations given about the origins of the conflict, its culprits and justifications. There is also a relevant number of brochures about the German invasion of Belgium, the moral position of Catholicism regarding the conflict or the neutrality of Spain.