Welcome to the University Archive!

The University Archives archives, secures, indexes and digitises documents from the field of Paderborn University and its predecessor institutions, e.g. files, documents, printed matter, card indexes, files, maps, plans, posters, seals, image, film and sound documents as well as other information carriers.

In addition, the University Archive collects supplementary documentation such as the estates of professors and other documents of historical value to the University (e.g. photos, pamphlets, posters, newspaper clippings and correspondence) as well as other documents and third-party collections, insofar as they document the history of Paderborn University or its predecessor institutions and can be used for academic research.

In addition, the University Archive advises the University's institutions on the preservation of their documents with a view to later archiving, participates in the scientific evaluation of the archive material within the scope of its personnel possibilities and contributes to their research and to the communication of the history of the University and its institutions and helps to sharpen the historical profile of the University externally in the context of university marketing and internally in the sense of a corporate identity.

The University Archive was founded in October 1989 and was initially headed by Professor Dr Wolfgang Keim (Education Studies) and Professor Dr Dieter Riesenberger (History), then until 2008 by Professor Dr Jörg Jarnut (History) and Professor Dr Wolfgang Keim (Education Studies).

Since 2009, the archive has been organisationally integrated into the Paderborn University Library. The functions and tasks of the University Archive are described in detail in the 'Paderborn University Archive Regulations of 12 October 2009'.