TalTech's Archive Visits - Guided Tour and Exhibition of the Finest Pearls

Have you visited the archive of TalTech? At the campus party, there is an exceptional opportunity to do so!

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While the university looks to the future, the University Archives is where preserved documents tell the story of its past. Old file covers bear the name “Tallinn Polytechnic Institute”, while records from the administrative office reveal that the library was once located on Lai Street and the Schools were scattered across the city. Old student files are a treasure trove in their own right: tucked between the covers of one of them, you may even find a diploma issued by Heidelberg University in the 1930s. We also have what might be called a vintage study information system from the pre-war period – a large-format book weighing several kilograms and containing student records. And thanks to the archives, we know that the Rectorate once discussed whether a television had been thrown from the roof or from a window on the top floor of a student residence … The University sends its most valuable documents on teaching and research to the National Archives of Estonia, but we retain copies of diplomas. This enables many former students, even those living as far away as Australia, to obtain confirmation of their studies. We have plenty to show you! In addition to our own records, we also preserve the archival collections of many other educational institutions as a result of changes in the education landscape and mergers between institutions. The Tallinn University of Technology Archives are located on the ground floor of the former library (now the Student House), in room STU-120. Visits are free of charge, but advance registration is required. Archive visit times:

• 13.00-13.45 Archive visit - guided tour and exhibition of the finest pearls (in English)

• 14.00-14.45 Archive visit - guided tour and exhibition of the finest pearls (in Estonian)

• 15.15-16.00 Archive visit - guided tour and exhibition of the finest pearls (in Estonian)

• 18.00-18.45 Archive visit - guided tour and exhibition of the finest pearls (in Estonian) Register here Campus Party programme: taltech.ee/en/campusparty