Author(s): Ariane Dreisbach (2018) – last update: 2018-05-16.
The archive of the Institut für deutsche Kultur und Geschichte Südosteuropas (IKGS) [Institute for German Culture and History in Southeastern Europe] documents the work of numerous writers, journalists and scientists from Central and Southeastern Europe, especially from Romania, Hungary and, of course, Germany. The archive’s focus is on the 20th and 21st century. It consists of approximately 30 gifts and bequests as well as collections of written materials and photo archives on Southeastern European history and literature. In addition, it maintains a microfilm collection about rare German-language periodicals from the Southeastern European region. The archive is accessible to scientists, local researchers and other interested parties.
Contact
Institut für deutsche Kultur und Geschichte Südosteuropas e.V.
an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Halskestraße 15
81379 München
Contact: Helene Dorfner, M. A.
Telefon: +49 89 78 06 09 13
E-Mail: dorfner@ikgs.de or archiv@ikgs.de
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 9:00-17:00, Friday 9:00-13:00
Website
https://www.ikgs.de/benutzung-und-service_archiv
How to find the Archive sites
Access via public transport: U3 to “Aidenbachstraße”, then a five-minute walk to the Institut für deutsche Kultur und Geschichte Südosteuropas.
How to plan and to prepare a visit
Please give notice of your archive visit at least one week in advance. For further information, please contact Helene Dorfner via email: dorfner@ikgs.de or archiv@ikgs.de.
Registration
For admission, please fill out the registration form (.pdf-file in German language only).
Reading Rooms, rules and regulations
Reproductions can be ordered from the archive. Please note that only documents where personal rights and the term of copyright and have expired may be reproduced. Again, for further information, please contact Helene Dorfner via email: dorfner@ikgs.de or archiv@ikgs.de.
Archive databases & Online finding aids
You can find a list of the gifts and bequests of the archive here, a list of the collections of material here and a list of the microfilm collection here [pdf].
Some documents are available online in Kalliope. Kalliope is a Union Catalog for collections of personal papers, manuscripts and publishers’ archives. Kalliope also follows the National Information System.
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