National Archives of Belgium ARA1

1. Archive name (English)

National Archives of Belgium 1 (Ruysbroek street repository)

 

2. Archive name (native)

Algemeen Rijksarchief 1 (depot Ruisbroekstraat) – Archives générales du Royaume (dépôt rue de Ruysbroeck)

 

3. Address

Ruysbroek street nr. 2, 1000 Brussels

- Address and practical information:   https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=practical-information&r=our-reading-rooms&d=nab

4. Organization affiliation

Federal scientific institute (FPS Science Policy) 

 

5. Website

https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en

 

6. E-Mail/Contact

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7. Phone

+ 32 2 513.76.80

 

8. Fax

-

 

9. General description of contents

Two main collections: 1° Files and military service registers on officers (mostly born in the years 1900-1940); 2° (postwar) files on recognition requests as armed resistance fighter during World War II

 

10. Categories, Linear measurement, Period covered

Around 800 meters of files and registers, mainly produced over the years 1900-1990 

 

11. Access conditions (opening hours)

Tuesday to Friday, 9-12 & 13-16 by reservation only 

Reservation link: http://webshop.arch.be/reservations/index.php?lang=en&depot=510 

- Reading room regulations: https://www.arch.be/docs/reglement_salle_de_lecture_archives_de_l_etat.pdf

12. Conditions of use (legal conditions)

1° Belgian archive law and 2° Legal framework on the protection of personal data. In practice: military files on officers born more than 100 years ago are freely accessible

- Belgian archives law: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=fr&m=fonctionnaire&r=terminologie-et-sujets&sr=loi-sur-les-archives 

- Legal framework on the protection of personal data: https://www.arch.be/index.php?l=en&m=practical-information&r=data-protection&sr=protection-of-personal-data 

13. Publications/Guides of the archive

Inventories and listings are available in our reading room or on the archives’ website 

- https://agatha.arch.be/en/search/ead/ 

14. Finding aids

- Alphabetical file-cards on the military files are available on the Intranet of the reading room

- Military service registers of officers are partially digitized and available online: https://agatha.arch.be/en/data/ead/BE-A0510_723924_807182 

 

15. Accessible to the public (printed/electronic)

See point 14.