Belgium: Modern Era

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1900-present

Photography collection
From Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis
(20th century; photographs; English and Dutch
Offers online access to four Belgian union journals
(1902-1940; journal facsimiles}
” This booklet was printed in Belgium, probably in 1904, by suppoters of King Leopold'sCongo Free State. Depite of its title, it utters only few critics against Twain, a little more about E D Morel and the Congo Reform Association, and mainly consists in a long collection of photographs taken in the CFS.”
Written in response to King Leopold's Soliloquy
In cooperation with Congo Forum and American Museum Congo Expedition
(1904; English facsimiles; photographs)
Documenting events from before Sarajevo until after Versailles.
(pre-1914 to post-1918; translations and transcriptions)
Collection of footage documenting the royal family, including the Belgian Royal Dynasty's Centenary, visits to the Belgian Congo and the royal wedding
Compiled by British Pathe
(1914-1964; English interface; videos)
A combination of significant documents from the diplomatic archives of the various belligerent countries.
Compiled by Edmund Von Mach
(English)
"Diplomatic Correspondence Respecting the War."
(24 July to 29 August 1914; transcriptions and English translations)
Belgian digitized newspapers released during World War I and World War II (WWI and WWII).
Browse by newspaper, with ability to filter by war or press type (clandestine or censored).
Search with advanced search option available.
About the project.
(1914-1945; French and Dutch facsimiles, English, French, and Dutch interfaces)
First-hand account of a WWI incident of Nazi Germans burning books in the Louvain University Library in the Flemish region of Belgium. Louvain is also spelled Leuven.
(August 1914; English transcription)
The statement is adressed to then-neutral United States, and blames the sack of Louvain (also spelled Leuven) on rebellion by Belgian populace.
The Belgian judicial report paints a different picture, saying that German soldiers committed a "premediated assault" on Louvain.
(August 1914; English translations)
The report finds that German soldiers committed a "premediated assault" on Louvain (also spelled Leuven).
(August 1914; English translation)
Personal record of the journey of Dr. Helfferich.
(1914; English)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1914-1918; transcriptions and translations)
Correspondence concerning the unjustified execution of Edith Cavell.
(1915; English)
Official report of massacres in WWI. Eyewitness testimonies.
(1915; English)
Pro-Belgium propaganda published in England.
(1917; English)
Agreement between Great Britain, the United States, Italy, France and Belgium.
(September 10, 1919; English and French)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
A collection of documents related to WWII.
From the Avalon Project.
(1938-1947; transcriptions and translations)
Official government histories (mainly U.S.) and other primary references.
(1939-1945; English transcriptions and translations)
Vote which restored Leopold III to the Belgian throne.
(13 March 1950; French and Flemish)
  • Foreign relations between Belgium and the US
Documents from US State Department and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
1945
1950
1951
(1945-1951; English transcriptions)
This community foreshadowed the formation of the EU. It was dissolved in 2002 and its functions were absorbed by the EU. Belgium was one of the original members.
(1951; English)
Revision of 1955 treaty.
(3 February 1958; English)
Flemish government regulations.
Advanced search available.
(1 January 1959-present; Dutch interface)
First hand account of events during the strike by Maurice Brinton.
(December 1960; English)
INFORMATION ON AND PRIMARY DOCUMENTS FROM ANTI-REVISIONIST MOVEMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTIES
From the Encyclopedia of anti-Revisionism On-Line
(1963-1988; English)
Agreement for open borders in between France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
(14 June 1985; English)
From the project, A Day That Shook the World, which "recalls the days of the 20th century that proved to be era-defining and pivotal in the course of modern history."
Coproduction of British Pathe and BBC
(1987; English; videos)


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