The Von Wright Collection
In August of 2002, Academician Georg Henrik von Wright (1916-2003) donated his scientific home library and correspondence to the Helsinki University Library. The library contains 2,111 titles of philosophical literature. Spanning a period of over 70 years, the correspondence consists of nearly 16,000 letters and postcards from 1,871 persons. The correspondence, conducted in the Finnish, Swedish, English and German languages, also contains a few copies of von Wright's own letters.
Catalogues
- The library has been catalogued in the Helka database.
- The correspondence is found in special catalogue No. 665 located in the Special Reading Room.
- Catalogue of Georg Henrik von Wright's Offprint Collection
Literature
- Vilkko, Risto, Bibliotheca Wrightiana. Översättning till svenska: Sebastian Slotte ; Translations in English: Roger Freundlich. Helsinki: Helsinki University Library, 2005. 87 s. (Publications of the Helsinki University Library; 77)
Further information:
Eila.Kupias(at)helsinki.fi
Sirkka.Havu(at)helsinki.fi
