About Delpher (KB, Netherlands)
The Dutch national library’s newspaper collection through the KB SRU API: search articles by words and date range, then read the OCR text of any article. Strong for early modern trade, colonial history and 19th–20th century European coverage.
Questions you can ask Delpher
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once Delpher is connected.
“How did Dutch newspapers report on the abolition of slavery in Suriname in 1863?”
What comes back: Articles with newspaper, date and identifier, and the OCR text of the ones you want to quote.
“Find Dutch newspaper mentions of Swedish iron exports between 1750 and 1800.”
What comes back: Dated articles matching every search word, with links to the page scans.
Delpher MCP tools
The 2 tools the Delpher server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
delpher_search_newspapersSearch newspaper articles (DDD_artikel); all words must occur.
delpher_get_article_textOCR text of one article.
Using Delpher in Kahubi
- Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to Delpher.
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