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What data are there in this dataset?
The open data consists of the metadata of 5,224,084 deeds of The Utrecht Archives, with 12,864,336 historical personal details. The pie chart shows the number of person entries per source type.
How can the dataset be downloaded?
Harvesting (A2A/XML)
The dataset with metadata of recprds of The Utrecht Archives is offered as OAI-PMH metadata feed. This feed is an implementation of an OAI-PMH data provider, based on OAI-PMH 2.0. The metadata is structured according to the Archives 2 All (A2A) model.
The URLs to harvests this dataset (set = hua):
- ListIdentifiers function: https://api.openarch.nl/oai-pmh/?verb=ListIdentifiers&metadataPrefix=oai_a2a&set=hua
- ListRecords function: https://api.openarch.nl/oai-pmh/?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_a2a&set=hua
Download (A2A/XML)
The dataset can be downloaded in A2A / XML format as a compressed file (.tar.gz):
- DownloadThis file with 4,961,751 records is created on February 22, 2023, the file size is 15.1 GB (uncompressed) / 897.3 MB (compressed).
Download (CSV)
The dataset can be downloaded in parts in CSV format as a compressed file (.csv.gz):
- DownloadFile with data of source type Population registers. This file with 3,087,038 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 725.9 MB (uncompressed) / 73.2 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Births. This file with 756,347 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 453.6 MB (uncompressed) / 74.1 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Marriages. This file with 240,996 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 190.0 MB (uncompressed) / 33.8 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Deaths. This file with 843,037 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 555.4 MB (uncompressed) / 89.6 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Funerals . This file with 313,495 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 198.9 MB (uncompressed) / 18.4 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Baptisms. This file with 439,789 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 263.8 MB (uncompressed) / 35.6 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Marriages (church). This file with 198,211 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 126.1 MB (uncompressed) / 16.4 MB (compressed).
- DownloadFile with data of source type Notarial archives. This file with 1,473,758 lines was created on February 23, 2023, the file size is 493.7 MB (uncompressed) / 39.8 MB (compressed).
License
This dataset is offered by Open Archives under a Creative Commons 0 license (Public Domain Dedication). This means that you can copy, modify, distribute and execute the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission. It is appreciated if you contact Open Archives if you use this dataset, maybe we can do even more for each other!
The dataset can contain URLs to images and images of third-party viewers, the CC0-license does not apply to those items! Check the website of the relevant archive which license is linked to that material.
For questions and comments about this dataset, please contact Open Archives.