Stadsarchief Rotterdam

The Rotterdam City Archives are one of the oldest archives of the country. On October 22, 1857 the Rotterdam city council appointed a committee that would manage the materials that were kept in the city hall near the cheese market. Not long after the first municipal archivist was appointed. After a short stay in the Schielandshuis the archives were brought to a building in the Mathenesserlaan in 1900. In 1998, the archive moved to its current home, the former National Automobile Central to Hofdijk 651. 

All records can be copied for a fee, unless the size or the state of the document, third party rights or restrictions on publiciation does not allow this. 

The Rotterdam City Archives manage archives of both the government and companies, associations, churches, and other organizations. You will also find family archives and archives of more or less famous people. 

Before visiting the Rotterdam City Archives for the first time it is required to to fill out a registration form. You will then receive a personal visitor number. Upon registration, you must present a valid ID.