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How to consult our archival documents

The KDC preserves a great number of private collections of Catholic individuals and collections from civic Catholic organizations in the Netherlands. Our collections cover a wide variety of aspects of Roman Catholic life in the Netherlands, from the nineteenth century up until the present day.

A segment of these collections are owned by the KDC and they are public domain, but another part of it is private. We are only the safe keepers of these archival documents, and to consult these, you will need to get permission from the owner.

How do I know if I need permission for an archival document, or not?
Use the alphabetic overview of our collections* to see whether or not you need permission to access the archive. When it says “Ja” (translation: “Yes”), you have to ask permission first, using this Permission form*. Note, that it might take up to 10 business days for us to get a reply from the owner.

When permission is granted or when the archive is public domain, you can reserve the archival documents using this Reservation form*. You may consult the documents in our study hall during opening hours. A few archives are digitized and can be viewed online.

For a small fee it is sometimes possible to get a digital copy of video and/or audio material. You can order these by using the Order form*. Ask our service desk for the prices.

*) Note: These pages are (partially) in Dutch.

Contact details

Visiting address
Erasmuslaan 36
6525 GG Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Postal address 
P.O. Box 9100
6500 HA Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Phone Number
+31(0)24 361 24 57

Opening hours
Monday to Friday:
9:00h - 16:30h

Weekend and holidays:
Closed

Archival documents may be requested until 16:00h.