Universiteitsarchief KU Leuven

  • University Archives Leuven
  • UAKUL

Address

Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21
Leuven
Flanders
3000
Belgium

Phone

+32 16 32 46 48

History

The University Archives of Leuven have had an eventful history due to wars and political entanglements. Due to the French Revolution, the bulk of the archive ended up in the hands of the government. The fond of the old university is now held by the State Archives in Leuven. During the First World War, the archives of the nineteenth-century university went up in flames.

The archive was established as a department in the library in the 1960s of the then bilingual university. In preparation for the five hundred fiftieth anniversary of the university in 1975 a new department was launched under the leadership of prof. Dr. Jan Roegiers. The University Archives has become a full department within the KU Leuven and preserves a collection of approximately six linear kilometers.

Archival and Other Holdings

The University Archives, together with the department of Cultural Heritage are a central service of the university that is integrated into the University Library. The collection covers some six linear kilometers and is subdivided into the following funds:

Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication

The University Archives' collections can be searched via the following link:

https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen

Opening Times

Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Conditions of Access

For research purposes, an appointment is preferable.

Accessibility

The University Archive is housed in the University Library at the Mgr. Ladeuzeplein. This is in the heart of the city and ten minutes walk from the Leuven train station. There is a car park under the Mgr. Ladeuzeplein.

Research Services

You can prepare your research visit via the following link: https://www.kuleuven.be/ahp/universiteitsarchief/studiezaal/reglement

Reproduction Services

The University Archives does not borrow records. Reproductions are, however, possible under conditions.

Reproduction possibilities:

  • Ask permission from the reading room manager to make a working copy of the document yourself with your own camera (without flash!) or use the copier to make scans yourself.
  • Order scans (max. 600 dpi) of the document from the reading room manager.
  • Order qualitative recordings from KU Leuven's Digital Laboratory via the reading room manager. Rates can be found here.

More information can be found in the following link: https://www.kuleuven.be/ahp/universiteitsarchief/studiezaal/reproducties

Sources

  • Barbara Dickschen and the University Archives website consulted on 19/07/2019, and Facebook page

  • Pierre-Alain Tallier (dir.), Gertjan Desmet & Pascale Falek-Alhadeff, Sources pour l'histoire des populations juives et du judaïsme en Belgique/Bronnen voor de geschiedenis van de Joden en het Jodendom in België, 19de-21ste eeuw, Brussel, ARA-AGR/Avant-Propos, 2016, 1,328 p.

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