Vienna University Archive

The Vienna University Archive is a repository of documents, manuscripts, and photographs that document this institution's history across several centuries. The collections include administrative records, research papers, and institutional files that trace the university's academic development.

The archive was established when the University of Vienna was founded in 1365 and has preserved its institutional history through documents ever since. Over the centuries, it accumulated records that show how the university and its operations transformed.

The archive holds letters and personal papers from influential teachers and researchers whose work shaped academic life across Central Europe. These collections reveal how individual scholars contributed to the university's development and the growth of their fields.

Visitors should know that accessing the collections requires advance registration, and materials are available during regular university working hours. The archive building is centrally located and most researchers find what they need fairly quickly.

The collections extend back to medieval times and contain early scientific writings that show how academic work changed across the centuries. Some documents are so old they can only be viewed under special conditions.

Location: Vienna

Location: Innere Stadt

Part of: University of Vienna

GPS coordinates: 48.20940,16.37890

Latest update: December 14, 2025 13:02