Archives Départementales de l'Aube

  • Departmental Archives of the Aube

Address

131, rue Etienne Pédron
Troyes
Grand Est
10000
France

Phone

+33 (0)3 25 42 52 62

Fax

+33 (0)3 25 42 52 79

Web

https://www.archives-aube.fr/

Mandates/Sources of Authority

The Archives carry out the following tasks:

  • Scientific and technical control of the archives of the Department's administrations and public services and their collection
  • the enrichment of the Department's memory through donations, deposits or purchases of documents of private origin;
  • the conservation of archives;
  • the classification of archives;
  • the communication of administrative and historical archives, in the reading room, by correspondence and on the Internet.

Archival and Other Holdings

The "Fonds du bureau de liaison chargé des relations avec les autorités allemandes d'occupation (1940-1944)" has been digitised and is online available, see here.

Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication

The archives have their inventories online available.

Both the Mémorial de la Shoah and the USHMM hold copies from this archive. The description of the copy-collection at USHMM is here available on the EHRI portal. For an English-language description of copies made by USHMM, please click here.

Opening Times

The Archives départementales de l'Aube are open to the public from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm. The service is closed to the public all day on Fridays.

Document service 9am-11.45am / 1pm-4.30pm.

Annual closure during the second week of June and between 25 December and 1 January.

Conditions of Access

Access to the reading room of the Archives départementales de l'Aube is free, subject to availability. It is subject to the possession of a reader's card, issued on presentation of an identity document. The card is valid for the duration of the calendar year in which it is issued and is strictly personal. Its use engages the responsibility of its holder.

Many documents in the Departmental Archives are old and unique. To prevent any risk of theft and to preserve the documents, a set of rules applies to your research in the reading room. The following items must be left in the cloakroom (opposite the reception desk):

-Outdoor clothing, -Bags and satchels, -Computer and camera cases, -All types of pens and markers (except pencils). -The consumption of food and drink is also forbidden in the reading room. A relaxation area is available in the hall of the Departmental Archives.

Only paper, pencils, cameras and mobile phones (in silent mode) are allowed in the reading room.

Research Services

The reading room is permanently manned by an agent of the Departmental Archives. The latter guides the reader in consulting the finding aids and databases available in the reading room; in no case does he/she replace the reader in carrying out his/her research.

In the event of occasional difficulty in deciphering a handwritten document, it is possible to contact the room staff, who will be able to offer their assistance as far as possible.

However, due to time constraints, the Archives départementales de l'Aube cannot offer to transcribe entire documents.

A palaeography service will be offered from 2023.

Reproduction Services

A digital copier is available for free use in the reading room. Reproductions must be paid for at the Archives' reception desk.

Photocopies cost 0.30 euros each, A3 or A4 format.

Public Areas

With the exception of the reading room, the cloakroom, the reception and exhibition hall, the lounge and the toilets on the ground floor, the department's premises are strictly closed to the public. Access to the offices, meeting rooms and the conference room is subject to prior agreement from the Departmental Archives management.

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