Université Libre de Bruxelles - département des Archives

The creation of the Archives Service in 1967 inaugurated the first service of its kind in a Belgian university. The service gathers the administrative documentation of the university and any document likely to shed light on the history of the institution, from any aspect whatsoever. As a research centre for the history of the ULB, the service was set up with a Scientific Commission for the archives, composed of the Rector, delegates from the various faculties, schools and institutes, the Director of Libraries and the University Archivist. As André Uyttebrouck writes, the service's beginnings were heroic... without troops and without premises. It was not until 1970 that the department had offices, shops and a reading room. However, with only 1,500 linear metres of storage space, the lack of space was quickly felt and in 1979, new premises with a capacity of 3,000 linear metres were opened. In addition to the sources on the history of the University, the Archives also have a library containing everything that is written on the history of the University, but also on other universities in Belgium and around the world. The Archives Service also publishes various publications on the history of the University and participates in or organises exhibitions at the ULB or elsewhere. 

The Archives of the Free University of Brussels collect and preserve all official, administrative and historical records of the University, the personal archives of members of the university as well as those of student movements.