Description of Holdings
The book collection numbers approximately 11,000 volumes and the periodical article files over 3,500 items with new acquisitions added regularly in all languages. The Library also includes microfilm copies of Kierkegaard manuscripts held by the Royal Library in Copenhagen and materials in other formats such as microfiches, cassette tapes, CD's, and videos. All materials are non-circulating and remain in the Library.
Materials published before 1856
Pre-1856: An important part of the collection is a replication of Kierkegaard's personal library, based on contemporary records, which consists mainly of Danish and German editions read by Kierkegaard. Titles are also included which Kierkegaard might have seen or owned before his death in 1855 (Pre-1856 indicates this section).
Materials published after 1855
Kierk 1: primary sources in all languages, i.e.,
Kierkegaard as author
Kierk 2: secondary critical materials with substantial
sections about Kierkegaard
Diss: materials by and about related thinkers including
contemporaries of Kierkegaard, thinkers who influenced his thought,
and later thinkers who were affected by Kierkegaard's ideas.
Ref: reference materials regarding Kierkegaard
studies, language study and translation, philosophy, religion, etc.
Danica: works documenting Danish culture, literature, and history.
Article File: includes original and copied articles
arranged by author with local title and subject access for most
titles. Includes articles about Kierkegaard and Kierkegaard studies,
book reviews, some lectures etc.
New parts of the collection still being developed
Newspaper Article File: includes articles in the
popular press about Kierkegaard, reviews of books etc. Currently
the file is mainly from Danish newspapers over the past 40 years
Archives: includes documentary materials related
to the history of the Library and Kierkegaard studies, as well as
biographical materials about Howard and Edna Hong
