The "occasional poetry" collection consists of verses for individuals written for special occasions such as weddings and funerals. The collection extends to 1959.
An example of occasional verse written in this case for the wedding of Isaac Pihlman and Catharina Stolpe in 1738
"The death-day is better than the birthday". Verses written for Erik Philipsson's funeral in 1736
The Uppsala University Library's collection of occasional poetry consists of original imprints with photocopied supplements from other libraries. The catalogue cards clarify which are originals and which are copies. The catalogue is in the catalogue room in Carolina Rediviva and consists of two parts: in the first part you can search for the person who is the subject of the poetry and in the second for the author.
Entries concerning married women are found in alphabetic sequence according to the husband's surname. In addition there are cross references from unmarried women to their future husbands' surnames.
The titles of the occasional poems are not given.
Royalty is generally not listed in the catalogue.
