ETH Zurich University Archives, Memory institution in Kreis 1, Switzerland.
ETH Zurich University Archives is a memory institution that preserves documents from ETH Zurich, its governing board, and private collections. The holdings span roughly 5,000 meters of shelving containing research papers, correspondence, and institutional records accumulated over more than 160 years.
The archives were established in 1999 under Swiss federal archiving law, though its records trace back to the university's founding in 1855. The collections have grown systematically over decades, documenting the development of one of Europe's leading research institutions.
The collection holds papers from scientists and thinkers who shaped their fields, offering visitors direct access to personal notes and working materials that reveal how these minds approached their work.
The reading room is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 to 17:00, and visitors need to make appointments in advance to access archived materials. This arrangement allows staff to prepare your requested documents ahead of time.
The archives maintain a web collection documenting the university's online presence since 1997, capturing websites and digital materials that would otherwise disappear from history. This digital preservation work extends to pandemic-era records and shows how the institution adapted to new circumstances.
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