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CECA Historical Archive
The CECA Historical Archive is home to a valuable and extensive collection of documents generated by the activities undertaken by CECA since its founding in 1928.
It also houses collections produced by savings banks, banks, mounts of piety and foundations, national and international institutions and organisations, as well as the public administration, related to the CECA sector. The archive also has a photographic collection, a sound and audiovisual collection, and an iconographic collection. Among the other materials stored there, we can find: posters, brochures, savings books, piggy banks and sheet music.
The CECA Historical Archive is a banking archive and is a source of reference information that provides an insight into the economic and financial history of Spain.
On the occasion of its 90th anniversary, in 2018 CECA inaugurated the virtual exhibition 'Learn to save: teaching how to save, a source of financial education', showcasing an important part of the collections housed by the CECA Historical Archive.
Services for researchers
Aid service to the research
The file provides advice to investigators in the search and document and orientation location customised on the documentaries and bibliographic funds that custody.
The archive provides digital copies of the documents, provided that the conditions of confidentiality, conservation and format allow it.
Terms and Conditions and requirements
The access is restricted and comes determined by the confidential nature and the state of conservation of the documents.
The documentation can be consulted subject to a reasoned request and the completion of an access form. The visit to view the documentation will be arranged in advance by the archive staff; it will be possible on presentation of the National Identity Card or passport.
Historic library
The AHCECA has a historic Library, that offers a significant bibliographic assets specialised in the history of the savings banks and mounts of pity, the Obra Social, and the Spanish financial system, general.
Collaborations
The AHCECA belongs to the Working group of the Banco de España on Historic Files of the Banking. In collaboration with its Archives and Document Management Division, the Guide on Historical Banking Archives in Spain was published in 2019, which brings together information on the main Spanish banking archives in a single compilation.