Universiteitsarchief KU Leuven

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. 

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](https://bib.kuleuven.be/faciliteiten/digitale-documentlevering/tarievenscanondemand). More information can be found in the following link: https://www.kuleuven.be/ahp/universiteitsarchief/studiezaal/reproducties 

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: - [Old university Leuven (1425-1797)](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/oude-universiteit-leuven-1425-1797) - [Catholic University in Leuven (1834-1968)](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/katholieke-universiteit-te-leuven-1834-1968) - [KU Leuven (1968-present)](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/ku-leuven-1968-heden) - [University private archives](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/universitaire-particuliere-archieven) - [Non-university private archives](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/niet-universitaire-particuliere-archieven) - [Archive and Museum of Flemish Student Life](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/archief-en-museum-van-het-vlaams-studentenleven) - [Archives of institutions](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/archieven-van-instellingen) - [Arenberg House](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/huis-arenberg) - [Joris van Severen and associates, Dinaso and post-Dinaso](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/joris-van-severen-en-medestanders-dinaso-en-post-dinaso) - [Ada Deprez Cultural Documentation Center](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/cultureel-documentatiecentrum-ada-deprez) - [Topographical-Historical Atlas](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/topografisch-historische-atlas) - [Collection University Archives](https://www.kuleuven.be/kunstenerfgoed/universiteitsarchief/collecties/archieven-en-verzamelingen/verzameling-universiteitsarchief) 

For research purposes, an appointment is preferable.