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The Archivo General e Histórico de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) is one of the oldest archival institutions in Latin America, with origins tracing back to the founding of the Colegio Máximo by the Jesuits in 1613, which became a university in 1621. The archive was formally established in 1664 when Father Andrés de Rada drafted the university's Constitutions, mandating the creation of an archive to safeguard papal bulls (bulas), royal decrees (cédulas reales), and official provisions, as well as the books recording degrees, matriculations, course certifications, and examinations. Documents survive from as early as 1623.
When the Jesuits were expelled from Spanish territories in 1767, the archive suffered significant losses as materials were transferred to Buenos Aires. Surviving documents—including apostolic briefs of foundation and student records—were later recovered by the Franciscans when they assumed control of the university. Through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth, successive institutional statutes confirmed the archive's mandate, with custody passing from the Rector's Secretary to the Pro-Secretary. The archive currently depends on the Rectorado and specifically on the Secretaría General, as established by Rectoral Resolution No. 477/72.
The Archivo General e Histórico operates on the first floor of the Antiguo Edificio del Rectorado (Old Rector's Building). This building, together with the Iglesia y Convento de la Compañía de Jesús, the Capilla Doméstica, and the Colegio Nacional de Monserrat, forms the Manzana Jesuítica (Jesuit Block), which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
The archive holds a rich range of documentary series spanning colonial and post-independence history:
While primarily a university archive, the UNC's institutional records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries include documentation related to university publications, student newspapers, and academic periodicals produced by one of Argentina's most prominent public universities. The archive's collections on the 1918 University Reform Movement (Reforma Universitaria)—a landmark event in Latin American higher education—contain primary sources of value to historians studying the role of student press and political communication in educational reform.
The archive is open to national and international researchers as well as to university students (the latter by letter from an academic). All users must present identity documentation and complete a consultation form. Researchers may request digitization of documents. The archive also includes a specialized library in archival science. Free guided tours of the Manzana Jesuítica's museum are available Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Website: archivodelauniversidad.unc.edu.ar