Library of Contemporary History
| Library of Contemporary History | |
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| Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte | |
 Since 2000, the BfZ is a department of the Württembergische Landesbibliothek | |
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| 48°46′29″N 9°11′17″E / 48.77466°N 9.18802°E | |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Established | 1915 |
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| Website | www |
The Library of Contemporary History (German: Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte) is one of Europe's largest special libraries for contemporary history, in Stuttgart, Germany.
History
The library was founded in 1915 in Berlin by
In 1948 the Weltkriegsbücherei was renamed Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte, short BfZ. The library moved into the new building of the Württembergische Landesbibliothek in 1951. After being an independent institution for several decades it finally became a department of the Württemberg State Library in 2000.
The library's collection focuses on military history, as well as civil wars, the history of genocide and state terrorism, foreign affairs, security policy, and peace and conflict studies. The collection currently consists of more than 400,000 books and 480 subscribed journals.
It published numerous publications and organizes regular
Special collections
The collection of books and periodicals is complemented by three special collections:
- Zeit der Weltkriege (Era of World Warsfrom 1914 to 1945) includes photographs, posters, leaflets, and archives of personal-documents such as memoirs, diaries, and letters from combatants and civilians of both World Wars.
- Marine (Naval Archive) comprises a collection of around 500,000 photographs of warships and merchant ships from all over the world between 1850 and 1990, as well as a collection of naval history with marine charts, construction drawings, blueprints and text documents (torpedo reports, war diaries, manuscripts, etc.).[4]
- Neue Soziale Bewegungen (anti nuclear movement). The collection comprises the so-called grey literature (journals, brochures, leaflets) as well as posters.[5]
Own editions
- Schriften der Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte / First series Volume 1.1962 – 28.1990;
- Schriften der Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte / Second series Volume 1.1993 – 27.2013
- Chronology of the War at Sea: 1939–1945 / Jürgen Rohwer ; Gerhard Hümmelchen. – 3. rev.[ISBN 1-86176-257-7
- Online Ressource: Chronik des Seekrieges 1939–1945. Revised edition. Stuttgart: WLB, 2007 ff.
- Brill's Encyclopedia of the First World War / ed. by ISBN 978-90-04-23376-8
Secondary literature
- 100 Jahre Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte: 1915 – 2015 / Christian Westerhoff (ed.). – Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, 2015, ISBN 978-3-88282-080-5
- 1914 – 1918, Orages de papier : les collections de guerre des bibliothèques / ed. by Christophe Didier; Christian Baechler. – Paris : Somogy, Éd. d'Art; Strasbourg: BNU, Bibl. Nat. Univ., 2008, ISBN 2-85923-036-X
References
- ISBN 978-3-88282-080-5, p. 42.
- ^ Schöll, Thorsten (12 September 2019). "Schloss Rosenstein im Bombenhagel". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Veranstaltungen der Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte". Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ISBN 3-935091-16-8, pp. 119–134.
- ISBN 978-3-88282-080-5, pp. 129–141.
External links
- Official website
- Poster database of the Library of Contemporary History
- Digitized books of the Library of Contemporary History
- 100 Jahre Erster Weltkrieg – 100 Jahre Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte
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