Peter Moorkens

Peter Moorkens studied contemporary history at Ghent University. His thesis concerned the social-economic history of the 'trekvaart' on the canal from Ghent to Bruges between 1623 and 1939.
He worked in several archive centres, among others the VRT Word Archive, the archives of the social welfare department of the city of Ghent, the Museum 'De School van Toen' in Ghent, the Amsab-Institute for Social History, the Liberal Archives, Brussel behoort ons toe/Bruxelles nous appartient (BBOT-BNA).
Since May 2006, he continued his activities as documentalist in the audiovisual department of the Ceges/Soma. Since January 2009 he is also in charge of the digitisation department.

02/556.92.65  -  Peter Moorkens

Book

• Préparation et coauteur: Van Keizer Karel to OCMW. Vijf eeuwen welzijnszorg in Gent, OKV, 1999.

Articles

• “De vierde European Social Science History Conference, Den Haag, 27 february-2 maart”, in Brood & Rozen, 2002/2, p. 63-79.
• Compte rendu de Marc Depaepe & al., Orde in vooruitgang. Alledaags handelen in de Belgische lagere school (1880-1970) (Universitaire Pers Leuven, 1999), in Tijdschrift voor sociologie, Leuven, XXI, 2000, 1, p. 93-95.