The University of Bamberg archives house approximately 550 linear metres of records. This inventory spans the years 1586 to 2007.

Following the dissolution of the university in 1803, the documents belonging to the university did not remain in the possession of a single institution. For this reason, the preserved documents are now divided between several archives and libraries (please see external links or further inventory on university history).

The transfer of documents from the new University of Bamberg to the archives is in many cases still pending; this is also true of transmissions from the academic faculties and central university institutions. 

Thus far, most records from the University of Bamberg’s institutional predecessors have been made accessible. Nearly all of the files pertaining to the administration for linguistics and literature have been collected in the Faust database and are accordingly thoroughly catalogued. Taking into account terms of copyright and access restriction periods, these documents may be viewed by appointment.