Alexandre Delmer papers

Collection description

Holding institution (official language):: Centre d’Étude de l’Histoire de l’Europe contemporaine

Postal address:: Service des Archives de l’Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Montesquieu 3, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Scope and content:: This fonds contains a file concerning the elimination of Jews from public functions (see file no. 883).

Administrative/biographical history:: Alexandre Delmer (1879-1974) was secretary-general at the Ministry of Public Works (1927-1945). He is considered to be the “father of the Albert Canal”. During the Occupation, Delmer was the head of the committee of Secretaries-General. (J. Verhelst & E. Van Impe, “Alexandre Delmer (1879-1974)”, in ODIS - Database Intermediary Structures Flanders (accessible on http://www.odis.be); Y.-W. Delzenne & J. Houyoux (dir.), Le nouveau dictionnaire des belges, Brussel, Le Cri, 1998, vol. 1, p. 158.)

Access, restrictions:: Researchers need to fill in a request for consultation – see the form on http://www.uclouvain.be/97024.html.

Finding aids:: N. Englebert & N. Tordeurs, Inventaire des papiers d’Alexandre Delmer (1924-1967), Louvain-la-Neuve, UCL.