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| State Archives in Leuven |
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What do we preserve? The State Archives in Leuven manage and preserve the records of all archive creators whose place of establishment or location is on the territory of the Province of Flemish Brabant. The following microfilms can be consulted: parish registers and civil status registers Flemish Brabant, Brussels and Walloon Brabant. Genealogical leads
Who is who? Head of Service: Herman Van Isterdael, Head of Section Archivist: Eddy Put, Bert Tops, An Verscuren Reception, reading room & stack-rooms administration: Ilse Geudens, Suzanne Jannis, Daniël Notredame, Martine Tuyls Interior maintenance: Magda De Letter, Ansan Boonyong How to get there? By public transport: The State Archives in Leuven are located at walking distance (approximately fifteen minutes) from the train station. Follow Diestsestraat until you reach the statue of Dorre de Bakker, then turn right, walk downwards along the courthouse and over the crossing. By car: Parking spaces are scarce in the centre of Leuven.The underground car park underneath the Ladeuzeplein is at five minutes walking distance from the archives. Take Vanderkelenstraat, then cross Bondgenotenlaan, Diestsestraat and Rijschoolstraat. The Villerscollege is located on the right-hand side. Opening hours and closure days Short history of the State Archives in Leuven The State Archives in Leuven (for the province of Flemish-Brabant) opened its doors to the public on December 3rd, 2001. There had been no formal decision to set up the repository. The first official instruction was the Ministerial Decree of December 17, 1999, regarding the rearrangement of the organization chart of the National Archives and the State Archives in the Provinces, more particularly Section 11: Flemish-Brabant. The creation of this archives repository results from the splitting of the former province of Brabant in 1995. The law of 5 Brumaire of the year V stipulates that in every capital city of a department – the predecessors of today’s provinces – one archives repository has to be established. The State Archives are housed on the ground floor of the Villerscollege. The building dates back to the years 1757-1764 and has been entirely renovated from 1991 to 2001 (see L. Van Buyten e.a., Het Villerscollege te Leuven, Geschiedenis, restauratie, bestemming, Brussel, NAB, 2002). |
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