Correspondence with Institut für Zeitgeschichte

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Biographical history:: Founded in Munich in 1949, the <em>Institut für Zeitgeschichte</em> (IfZ) is a research institute. Its purpose is the analysis of contemporary German history with a focus on National Socialism. Today it runs branches in Berlin and on the Obersalzberg, and manages the <em>Zentrum für Holocaust-Studien</em>, an international centre exclusively devoted to Holocaust research.

Scope/content:: The extensive correspondence documents the close and longstanding association between the IfZ and The Wiener Library in the fields of research, publication, and documentation. Dealing with various issues from their respective work the letters centre on mutual assistance with the acquisition, lending or exchange of published and unpublished materials as well as the gathering and dissemination of information about historical events, certain individuals, current affairs, and relevant archival collections. The latter includes, for instance, a constant exchange about documents from the Nuremberg Trials. A recurring subject is further the Dokumentenwerk, a book project on the Nazi persecution of Jews which the IfZ and The Wiener Library had been working on collaboratively since 1954.
Beside letters the correspondence contains some memos and notes, transcripts of conference speeches, a text about the IfZ’s activities, and the program of a congress of contemporary history.

Personal name keyword:: Buchheim, Hans; Graml, Hermann; Heiber, Helmut; Hoch, Anton; Kluke, Paul; Krausnick, Helmut; Vogelsang, Thilo

Geographical keyword:: Munich; Third Reich [1933-1945]; West Germany [1949-1990]