Since March 2026, the personal collection of Telesforo Bonadonna (Novara, 30 August 1901 – Milan, 8 March 1987) has been officially registered with the Soprintendenza archivistica e bibliografica della Lombardia. Bonadonna was an internationally renowned animal scientist, particularly specializing in the field of artificial insemination in domestic animals, and he served as a professor at the University of Milan from 1935 to 1976.
Thanks to the collaboration between the Library of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Professor Ivan Toschi of the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Milan, as well as to the availability of the family of Professor Telesforo Bonadonna, it was possible in 2025 to bring to light the volumes that had belonged to Professor Bonadonna and to establish the collection, which comprises more than 800 titles.
A detailed biography, together with an overview of the collection and the work carried out, is the subject of an article published in the journal Biblioteche Oggi. Thanks to the permission granted by Editrice Bibliografica, the article can be shared; the link is available on the left. We would like to thank Editrice Bibliografica for their kind authorization.
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