LibraryPersonal collections

Experience books, magazines and collections of prominent scientists, donated to the university. The majority of the collections are located in the Reading room "Prof. Ivanka Apostolova, D.Sc.". The call number starts with the first letter of the scientist's name and surname.

Library "Aleksandar Fol"
Professor Aleksandar Fol is a bulgarian historian and thracologist. The collection was born in 2007. It includes editions whose author or editor the professor is, as well as such owned by him. Thematic areas cover History of Old World, ancient history of the South Eastern Europe, Indo-European Studies and Thracian Studies, History of Ancient Greek and Thracian culture, History of Middle Ages and Modern history. Call number begins with "АФ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Anastasia and Charles Moser"
Dr. Anastasia Georgieva Dimitrova-Moser is a bulgarian public figure, politician and journalist. Prof. Dr. Charles Moser is an american slavist and scholar of Bulgarian studies, literary historian, translator, and political activist. The family library was donated by Ms. Moser in 2021 and contains literature in the fields of history, political and social sciences, as well as part of the monographs and studies of Prof. Dr. Charles Moser in the field of Bulgarian and Slavic studies. Call number begins with „АМ“. Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Armin Hohlweg"
Prof. Dr. Armin Hohlweg is a german Byzantine historian. His research area is the history of Byzantine philosophy. The collection was born in 2010 and contains valuable editions in the field of Byzantine history, culture and art. Signature begins with "АХ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Atanas Slavov"
Atanas Slavov is a bulgarian writer and interpreter. He has been working abroad during most of his life, like in the "Radio Free Europe", "BBC - Radio London", "Voice of America". While being in the United States he creates a publishing house, which intends to assis the bulgarian immigrants in writing. After 1989 he returns to Bulgaria. He donates his archive to the library of the NBU. The collection is characterized by great diversity in thematic areas. One of the most valuable materials are early 20th century publications in english and books which are signed. Call number begins with "АС". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Boyan Nichev"
Prof. Boyan Nichev is a bulgarian literary critic and historian. His scientific contribution is in the field of Literary Bulgarian Studies, Slavic and Balkan Studies. The collection was created in 2010 and covers books in different languages in the field of Literary Studies. Call number begins with "БН". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Vera Mutafchieva"
Acad. Vera Mutafchieva is an Ottoman historian. She is a fiction literature writer which books has been translated in many languages. Vera Mutafchieva was awarded with many bulgarian and international awards. Part of her personal library was donated to the NBU in 2008. The publications collected over the years, reflects her different scientific interests. Call number begins with "ВМ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Georgi Mihaylov"
Prof. Georgi Mihaylov has research in many areas, while the largest part takes the Ancient Greek Epigraphy. His fundamental scientific works won numerous awards and brought him a great reputation. The collection was born in 2001 and includes books in history, archaeology and cultural heritage. Call number begins with "ГМ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Georgi Tekev"
The collection of bibliographical editions of Dr. Georgi Tekev (1902-1992) was donated to the New Bulgarian University in 2019 by his heirs. Dr. Georgi Tekev was the first head of the Dental Office in Yambol hospital (1948), until 1965 he took the X-ray room in the Dental polyclinic. Call number begins with "Г.Т". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Ivan Duridanov"
Acad. Ivan Duridanov (1920-2005) was professor of General and Indo-European Linguistics, the last Neogrammarian. He has developed an extensive portfolio of research publications, including 8 monographs and over 500 articles in the field of Linguistics. With great significance is his research in Comparative Literary Onomastics, Etymology and Paleo-Balkan languages (Thracian, Dacian, Paeonian). Ivan Duridanov was longtime editor in chief of the "Linguistique Balkanique" magazine. He was invited to give lectures at the universities of Uppsala, Lund, Hamburg, Bonn, Köln, Saarbrucken, Salzburg. Call number begins with "ИД". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Ivanka Apostolova"
Prof. Ivanka Apostolova, D.Sc. is a scientist, professor and researcher in the field of philosophy. In the period 1995-2002 she served as Rector of the NBU. In her honour was opened a new reading room "Prof. Ivanka Apostolova, D.Sc." in the NBU Library. The personal library of Prof. Apostolova was donated to the NBU in 2007 by her brother and a sister. Its includes literature in different fields, like physics, biophysics, computer science, technology and a number of art works. Call number begins with "ИА". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Magdalina Stancheva"
Prof. Magdalina Stancheva is an archaeologist, a longtime curator of the Museum of Sofia. In the public space she is known as "The Chief Archaeologist of Sofia" and "a keeper of the secrets of Sofia", earned thankfully to the salvage of the Rotunda and the Church "St. Petka of the Saddlers'. Magdalina Stancheva donated his entire personal library to the NBU in 1997. It consists of books and papers of international congresses and conferences in the field of archeology and cultural heritage. Call number begins with "МС". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Peter Black"
Prof. Black is an anthropologist from George Mason University in the USA. He is a specialist in Oceania and publishes materials about the religion, ethno-psychology and culture of the people in this region. Prof. Black donated his entire scientific collection to the NBU in 2006. Call number begins with "ПБ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Plamen Tsvetkov"
Prof. Plamen Tsvetkov, Ph.D. is a historian with a huge scholarly legacy and he has also been a lecturer at NBU since the early years of the university. His interests are focused on the political and diplomatic history of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Europe and the world in the twentieth century, as well as the early history of the Bulgarians and more specifically the problem of their origin. He is the author of more than 20 monographs, books and leaflets, over 80 scientific studies and articles and over 350 journalistic publications. The donation of his personal library was made in 2016 and contains literature from several fields such as history, political science and philology. Call number begins with "ПЦ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Richard Schneider"
Prof. Richard Schneider is an american literary critic, author of numerous studies in the field of American Literary History and Fine Art. In 2006 he was a guest lecturer at NBU as part of the Fulbright Program, and in 2009 he donated part of his personal library to the university. Call number begins with "РШ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.
Library "Tseko Torbov"
Prof. Tseko Torbov is a laywer and philosopher. He is famous with his translations of Immanuel Kant's Critique, together with his wife. Prof. Torbov is a founder of the Bulgarian Philosophy of Law. Part of his personal library was donated in 2008 by his wife. Most of them editions in Bulgarian and German in the field of law, history and philosophy. Call number begins with "ЦТ". Review the editions from the collection in library catalog.