State Archives of Belgium

Our memory, Your history

The State Archives of Belgium is a federal scientific institution, operating 20 archive repositories across the country. In 2016, CegeSoma Study- and Documentation Centre for War and Contemporary Society joined the State Archives. Together, we preserve nearly 400 linear kilometres of analogue records and over 445 terabytes of digital data. We provide a broad range of inventories, guides, and scholarly publications that support academic research and help the public explore our collections. Each repository offers an open reading room for on-site consultation, while an ever-increasing portion of our collections is available online. The State Archives furthermore supports information-management practices across the federal administration. Questions about our research output and publications? Feel free to contact us.

Collections in this community

ARCH | Published by the State Archives of Belgium

Publications officially issued by the State Archives of Belgium, including studies, inventories, guides and other key reference works.
EXT | External research outputs by State Archives staff

Publications by institution’s professional staff, published through external channels
JBH | Journal of Belgian History | BTNG - RBHC

Articles and issues of the Journal of Belgian History, Belgium’s leading peer-reviewed journal for Belgian contemporary history.

Recent Submissions

Waarheid. Overdracht. Herstel : De NMBS en de deportaties tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog : Aanbevelingen aan de federale regering

Tulkens, Françoise; Audag-Dechamps, Françoise; Al Hilou, HassanBerneman, SidneyFrankinet, BénédicteGescinska, AlicjaGryseels, GuidoGuttmann, SachaHensmans, PhilippeSusskind, SimoneVan Rompuy, HermanVerstrepen, KatiWouters, NicoWouters, NicoGroep van Wijzen et al.
Inventaire des archives de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Messines à Mons ((1496) 1619-1999)

Niebes, Pierre-Jean; Mothy, Laurent (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Military Justice in the Field: Law, Order and Violence in the Prosecutors’ Archives of Belgian Colonial Troops at ‘War’

Vander Hulst, Reinout (Taylor & Francis, 2026)
Poster : SODHA. Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive

Van der Eycken, Johan (2024)
Inventaris van de archieven van de krijgsauditoraten en de krijgsraden te velde, actief tijdens de Belgische bezetting van Duitsland na de Eerste Wereldoorlog (1918-1929)

Naert, Jan (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Inventaire des archives de la paroisse de Barvaux-Condroz : Dépôt 2022 (1595-1999)

Bodart, Emmanuel (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Verzameling archiefstukken van particulieren van het CEGESOMA : Aanwinsten 2018-2023 (1890-2021 (vnl. jaren 1930-1940))

Desmet, Gertjan (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Overzicht nieuwe inventarissen en zoekinstrumenten Rijksarchief in België - Januari 2026

Vandenberghe, An (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Aperçu nouveaux inventaires et instruments de recherche Archives de l'État en Belgique - Janvier 2026

Vandenberghe, An (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Le journal de guerre de Marguerite Merlin (août-septembre 1914) : Les premiers jours de guerre à Vilvorde relatés par une institutrice franco-suisse en villégiature en Belgique

Buyssens, Brigitte; Tallier, Pierre-Alain (State Archives of Belgium, 2025)
Archives du Service Public Fédéral Finances : Administration Générale de la Documentation Patrimoniale : Administration Mesures et Évaluations : Centres et Antennes : Cadastre : Archiefselectielijst 2025

Durieux, Romain; Preneel, Marij (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
De ijdelheid van de kanunnik : Joris van der Paele en Jan van Eyck

Callewier, Hendrik (Sterck & De Vreese, 2025)
Inventaire des archives de la commune de Saint-Amand : Dépôt 2018 ((1766) 1800-1977 (2000))

Ons, Tanguy; Focant, Marc (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Politique de Records Management aux Archives de l'État. Guide d'utilisation : Version 1.0 (Octobre 2016)

Van der Eycken, Johan; Soyez, Sébastien; Devolder, KathleenGaeffe, CécileHerard, Gaëlle (Belgian State Archives, 2016)
Inventaire des archives de la commune de Mornimont : Dépôt 2024 (1801-1977 (1991))

Laurent, Julien; Focant, Marc (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Inventaire des archives de la commune de Rivière : Dépôt 2024 (1791-1977 (1980))

Laurent, Julien; Focant, Marc (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Inventaire des archives de la commune d’Auvelais : Dépôt 2025 (1888-1977 (1991))

Laurent, Julien; Derycke, Louise; Focant, Marc (State Archives of Belgium, 2026)
Records Management – Rijksarchief. Gebruikershandeiding : Versie 1.0 (Oktober 2016)

Van der Eycken, Johan; Soyez, Sébastien; Devolder, KathleenGaiffe, CécileHerard, Gaëlle (State Archives of Belgium, 2016)
Trust and Understanding : the value of metadata in a digitally joined-up world

Van der Eycken, Johan; Gheldof, Tom; Styven, DorienDepoortere, Rolande et al. (ABB - Archives et Bibliothèques de Belgique / Archief- en Bibliotheekwezen in België, 2019)
SAM State Archives Management. Gebruikershandleiding : Versie 1.2.1 (September 2018)

Van der Eycken, Johan; Soyez, Sébastien; Coenen, AnneliesBlan, RomainTeyar, SélimLardinois, Yves et al. (State Archives of Belgium, 2018)