Archive Jan Wiarda

Number of the description of the archive:

UBGcb014

Description of the archive made by:

G.C. Huisman, M. van Someren, 2006

Description of the collection

Brief overview

Name of the archive: Archive Jan Wiarda

Provenance: Wiarda, Jan (1909-1993)

Dated: 1935-1979 (provisional)

Size: 5 m (provisional)

Language of the materials: Dutch

Summary:

          Scientific and personal archive containing correspondence, lecture notes, legal documents, and    publications by Law Professor Jan Wiarda.

Archive number: UBG014

Institute: University Library Groningen

Retainer: University Library Groningen

Provenance and acquisition

          Biography

          Jan Wiarda was born 5 march 1909 in Dordrecht. His father was a judge for the court in Amsterdam, and also served on the appellate court. Jan Wiarda studied law and received his doctorate in 1937 at the   University of Amsterdam.

          In 1935, Jan Wiarda started work as an attorney in Amsterdam. In 1946 he became a professor at the      University of Groningen, teaching law.

          Wiarda’s areas of interest were mainly civil law, family law and juvenile law. He was also interested in       trade and           commerce, civil procedures and conflict of laws. His most impactful work is widely considered      to be his updated version of Mr C. Asser’s Handleiding tot de Beoefening van het Nederlandsch Burgerlijk           Recht. Eerste stuk: natuurlijke personen en familierecht. (guide to the practise of Dutch civil law, first     part: natural persons and family law).

          Wiarda passed away in Groningen on 18 may 1993.

          A selection of published works:

·          Cessie of overdracht van schuldvorderingen op naam naar Nederlandsch burgerlijk recht, Zwolle 1937.

·          Edit of the fourth edition of F.G. Scheltema, Wissel- en chècquerecht, Groningen 1950.

·          Several contributions to Weekblad voor privaatrecht, notaris-ambt en registratie, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1984.

·          Edit of the ninth edition of C. Asser, Handleiding tot de beoefening van het Nederlandsch burgerlijk recht, Zwolle 1957

·          Several contributions to Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial, 1949, 1949-50, 1951.

          Acquisition

          The archive was transferred into the care of the University Library by Wiarda’s family in 1993.

          Future additions

      No future additions to the archive are expected.

Contents and collation

          This archive contains pieces concerning Wiarda’s doctorate and dissertation. Furthermore, it contains        documents regarding functions he fulfilled in his professional career as an attorney in Amsterdam, Professor in Groningen, and interim judge in Groningen. Lastly, it contains some documents having to do          with Wiarda being a member of several committees, correspondence and academic articles.

Instructions for users of the archive

          Accessibility

The archive is accessible for research purposes. To look at the archive, a University Library Access Pass is required.

          Limitations to use

The materials in this archive are available for viewing only. They cannot be borrowed. When consulting these materials, the rules set out in the Reglement voor de gebruikers van de Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen apply. Reproductions, insofar as they are allowed, are to be made in line with the rules set out in the Tarieven en diensten Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

The copyright is held by Wiarda’s heirs. As owners of the archive, the University Library holds the publishing rights to its materials.

          Accessing the archive

          An inventory of the archive is available.

          Citations

When referencing (materials from) this archive, the following information must be provided in full at least once. After this, an abbreviated citation suffices.

-       Archive: University Library Groningen, Archive Wiarda

-       Individual items: UB, Groningen, Wiarda [number]

          Requests

The materials in this archive can be requested by sending an email to the Special Collections department.

Appendix

      Literature

·          Jaap Doek, ‘In memoriam, Jan Wiarda’, Tijdschrift voor familie- en jeugdrecht: orgaan van de Vereniging Familie- en Jeugdrecht 15 (1993), 174-175.