Primary Sources in History: Germany
101.AKTEN DER PARTEI-KANZLEI DER NSDAP, PT. 1 AND 2. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche DD 253.3 P3 A4x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 306 F INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 253.3 P3 A4x Register. Microform Service Mixed Media Shelf. Subject, geographic and name index to the Nazi Party archives. Includes brief abstracts of the files in German. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Extensive documentation on all subjects relating to Nazi Germany. Representative subjects: Nazi leaders, including Hitler, Goring, Geobbels, Himmler, Hess, Speer, Rosenberg and others; women; Jews; church and religion; sport; youth; business; finance; NAZI organizations in other countries. Fiche in binder. SUBJECTS: Germany; NAZI party; 20c; 1930s; 1940s.
102.ALLGEMEINE DEUTSCHE BOIGRAPHIE, 1875-1912. CALL NUMBER: Microcard 3x5 3725 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 56 VE INDEX OR GUIDE: Contains a general alphabetical index which also includes persons not treated in the text but mentioned in supplementary texts in historically significant detail. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: This German biographical dictionary was originally published in Leipzip (1875-1912) in 56 volumes. It provides information on 26,300 individuals significant to the political, cultural and scientific development of Germany. SUBJECTS: Germany - Biography; 16c/ 17c/ 18c/ 19c.
103.DEUTSHES BIOGRAPHISCHES ARCHIV. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche DD 85 .DD4x Ref. NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Deutscher Biographischer Index (DD85 D4x Suppl. Ref.), a four volume index to the microfiche. It lists all the names and gives the fiche and frame numbers, as well as the title of the reference work which contains the biography. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reprints biographies from works published 1707-1913. SUBJECTS: Germany - Biography; 18c; 19c; 20c.
104.EICHMANN, ADOLF. TRANSCRIPT OF THE TRIAL. CALL NUMBER: Microcard 3x5 4998 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 28 F INDEX OR GUIDE: There is no index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Unedited and unrevised transcript of the simultaneous translation into English. Eichmann was tried by the Government of Israel in Jerusalem, found guilty and hanged in 1962. Arranged chronologically. SUBJECTS: Eichmann, Adolf; Germany; World War II; 20c; Jews; Holocaust.
105.FUEHRER CONFERENCES ON MATTES DEALING WITH THE GERMAN NAVY, 1939-1945. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 6180 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 1 R INDEX OR GUIDE: Index on film SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Translations of personal minutes taken for Germany naval commanders Erich Raeder and Karl Donitz during discussions of naval matters with Hitler throughout World War II. Includes private reflections on the war situation; attacks of the U-boat fleet, and Germany's inability to replace lost vessels late in the war. SUBJECTS: world War II; Germany; 20c; 1940s.
106.GERMAN ARMY HIGH COMMAND, 1938-1945. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 6391 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 4 R INDEX OR GUIDE; D 757 G85x Micro Ref. Reel guide; no subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Filmed from selected holdings of the National Archives. A translation of reports from a group of former German generals about the German command structure. Includes information on such topics as the political rivalry with the Wehrmacht High Command and the problems caused by Hitler's interference with military control. Completed shortly after the end of World War II. Presents an overview of the German military command during the period 1938-1945 based on first-hand knowledge. SUBJECTS: World War II; Germany; 20c; 1940s.
107.GERMAN BOOKS BEFORE 1601. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 3826 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 113 R INDEX OR GUIDE: Z 2222 G4x Micro Ref. "German Books Before 1601: Short-title List." Titles are not listed in alphabetical order, so entire list must be scanned to locate a particular book. Micro Ref. has a card file, consisting of cards for each title, in order as they appear on the reels, for reels 1-73. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Collection is based on, but not restricted to, titles listed in: British Museum, Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in German Speaking Countries and German Books Printed in other Countries from 1455 to 1600 (Z 2222 .B73 Ref.) All areas of knowledge are represented, from Luther's sermons and polemics to Gerson's De Pollutione nocturna, Erasmus' Apothegmata, documents of the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire and other works invaluable for study of the Renaissance and the Reformation. SUBJECTS: Germany; Renaissance; Reformation; 15c; 16c.
108.GERMANY (FEDERAL REPUBLIC). BUNDESRAT, 7TH-8TH SESSION, 1972-1980. CALL NUMBER: Microcard 3x5 J 351 .J32x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 110 F each session INDEX OR GUIDE: Subject and name index is on the fiche. There are two pamphlets (J 351 .J32x Micro Ref.) which contain cross reference lists from the Plenarprotokoll Number to the fiche number. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The Bundesrat is the upper house, representing the Lander in the two chamber legislature. SUBJECTS: Germany; 20c; 1970s.
109.GERMANY. AUSWARTIGES AMT. DIE GROSSE POLITIK DER EUROPAISCHEN KABINETE, 1871-1914: SAMMLUNG DER DIPLOMATISCHEN AKTEN DES AUSWARTIGEN AMTES. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 4x6 21 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 353 F (54 VE) INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: ASU has paper copy of volumes 1-18 (D 394 .G4 1924 Stacks). Collection of diplomatic correspondence and other documents during the period leading up to World War I. SUBJECTS: World War I; 1914-1918; 20c; Germany - Foreign Relations.
110.GERMANY. REICHSKOMMISSAR FUR UBERWACHUNG DER OFFENTLICHEN ORDNUNG. LAGEBERICHTE (1920) UND MELDUNGEN (1929-1933). CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 4x6 3483 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 400 F INDEX OR GUIDE: E. Ritter, Lageberichte und Meldungen (HV 7742 .A8 G4727x Stacks). Contains various name and organization indexes. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Source material on the history of German police and intelligence services during the 1920's and early 1930's. The indexes indicate that there is considerable material on the Nazi Party and its leaders, as well as a large number of other political parties, including the Communist Party. Any group that was a possible target of police scrutiny is likely to be represented in this collection. SUBJECTS: Nazi party; Communist Party; Germany - Police; Intelligence Service; 1920s; 1930s; 20c; History; Hitler, Adolf.
111.GERMANY. REICHSTAG. STENOGRAPHISCHE BERICHTE UBER DIE VERHANDLUNGEN DES DEUTSCHES REICHSTAGES, 1880-1933 (VOLUMES 58-458). CALL NUMBER: Microcad 3x5 J351 .K22 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 1,830 F INDEX OR GUIDE: Indexes in this collection are irregular. The best means of access are the Sach and Sprechregisters (subject and spech indexes). The speech indexes appear after the table of contents in the first volume, first session of each legislature from 1880-1893. After 1893, speech indexes come before the Anlagen (Appendices and supplements). The subject indexes for 1880+ are at the end of the year's proceedings (before the Anlagen). The following is a list of index volumes:
Year Index Volume
1881 63
1881-1882 66
1882-1883 71
1883 78
1884-1885 82
1885-1886 88
1886 96
1887-1888 102
1888-1889 107
1889-1890 112
1890-1892 120
1892-1893 129
1893-1894 135
1894-1895 140
1895-1897 150
1897-1898 161
1898-1900 171
1900-1903 188
1903-1905 204
1905-1906 219
1907-1909 238
1910-1911 269
1912-1914 296-Speech Index 297-Subject Index
1914-1916 314
1919-1920 334
1920-1924 362
1924-1928 396
1928-1930 429
1929 447
1932 454
1933 457
There should be a cumulated index for 1867-1895 (not located in micro collection). SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The proceedings of the legislative body which succeeded the Reichstag of the North German Confederation. This collection is important for the study of the Weimar period (vols. 326-458) and contains the proceedings of the National Constituent Assembly (1919-20), which wrote the Weimar Constitution. Contains the Stenographische Berichte uber die Verhandlungen des Deutsches Reichstages (Stenographic Reports on the Proceedings of the German Reichstag) and the Anlagen. Reichstag proceedings for the Federal Republic from 1949 to the present are in paper (J 351 .K25 and .K2512 Serials floor). SUBJECTS: Germany; 19c; 20c.
112.GERMANY. REICHSTAG. STENOGRAPHISCHE BERICHTE UBER DIE VERHANDLUNGEN DES DEUTSCHEN REICHSTAGES, 1871-1881; 1921-1934. CALL NUMBER: Microcard J 351 K22 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: INDEX OR GUIDE: Occasional tables of contents and Sach und Sprech-registers, but indexes are irregular. One good index appears at the end of Walhperiode 1924. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reports of the proceedings of the Reichstag, the legislative body which followed the North German Confederation Reichstag. (See entry for Norddeutscher Bund, 1867-1870). See Online Catalog for full bibliographical information. Same title for 1949- to date, is in hard copy under J 351 K25 (on serials floor). SUBJECTS: Germany; 19c; 20c.
113.GERMANY. REICHSTAG. STENOGRAPHISCHE BERICHTE UBER DIE VERHANDLUNGEN DES DEUTSCHEN REICHSTAGES, 1871-1881. CALL NUMBER: Microcard J 351 .K22x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 81 F INDEX OR GUIDE: Subject index for each session on the fiche. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Each session's debates are accompanied by supplementary volumes entitled Anlagen. Contains proceedings of the Reichstag, issued daily during each legislative session. SUBJECTS: Germany - Politics; 19c; 1870s.
114.HALDER, FRANZ. PRIVATE WAR JOURNAL OF GENERALOBERST FRANZ HALDER. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 8716 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 2 R INDEX OR GUIDE: There is no guide. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: General Halder was Chief of the General Staff of the Supreme Command of the German Army, 1939-1942. This film is a translation of the German manuscript "Kriegstagebuch" and consists of his diaries. Contains details on the planning and political ramifications of military actions and candid opinions about political leaders. Includes a lengthy introduction and many footnotes. Text is also available in printed form (DD 247 .H25 A2813 Vol. 1-2 Stacks). SUBJECTS: World War II; Germany; 20c; 1940s.
115.NORDDEUTSCHER BUND (1866-1870). REICHSTAG. STENOGRAPHISCHE BERICHTE UBER DIE VERHANDLUNGNEN DES REICHSTAGES, 1867-1870. CALL NUMBER: Microcard J351 .K219x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 81 MF INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Includes proceedings from the regular session for each year and for 2 extraordinary session in 1870. CALL NUMBER: Microcard J351 .K219x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 81 MF INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Includes proceedings from the regular session for each year and for 2 extraordinary session in 1870, plus the Anlagen from each session. SUBJECTS: Germany - Politics; 19c.
116.NORDEUTSCHER BUND (1866-1870). KONSTITUIERENDER REICHSTAG. STENOGRAPHSCHE BERICHTE UNDER DIE VERHANDLUNGEN DES REICHSTAGES. CALL NUMBER: Microcard J351 .K218x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 11 F SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Includes proceedings from opening session on 24 Feb. 1867 to the closing on 17 Apr. 1867, plus the Anlagen in volume 2. SUBJECTS: Germany; 19c.
117.NSDAP HAUPTARCHIV (MAIN ARCHIVE OF THE NAZI PARTY). CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 3749 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 155 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 256.5 H364 Stacks. Grete Heinz, NSDAP Hauptarchiv: Guide to the Hoover Institution Microfilm Collection. Reel index and index to names of persons and organizations. Also serves as a guide to selected items in the Streicher and Himmler collections, included in this microform on reels 97-98 (Streicher) and reels 38A-55A (Himmler). SCOPE AND CONTENTS: The Nazi party central archive, a repository of source material on the history of the party, particularly for the period 1919-1933. Documents the party's Background and organization. Also includes material on other nationalist parties, Hitler's personal memorabilia, extensive files of police and judicial agencies, manuscripts and documents concerning the lives of major and minor figures in the Nazi movement. A good source of information about Nazi acts of violence and party propaganda before the assumption of power. The collection is divided into four separate groups: one organized by subject, one by provenance of the material, and the Julius Streicher and Heinrich Himmler collections. See the guide for further details on its scope. SUBJECTS: Germany; NAZI Party; 20c; 1930s; 1940s.
118.OSS. STATE DEPT. (OSS INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH REPORTS PT. 4) GERMANY AND ITS OCCUPIED TERRITORIES DURING WORLD WAR II. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm D802 A2 G45x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 22 R INDEX OR GUIDE: D802 A2 G45x Guide. Reel/subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Information on economic, political and social conditions; collaboration; German military government and administration. Covers Africa, Albania, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia. Prepared during World War II, these reports document the military and political problems Germans faced in governing the large amount of territory they occupied. A number of reports deal with such topics as industrial and natural resources and communications. Includes a number of biographical studies. SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; Europe; 20c; 1940s.
119.RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE THIRD REICH. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 7423 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 67 R INDEX OR GUIDE: D 757 R4x Stacks. Detailed List of Contents and Calendar. First 4 pages list each reel and a brief description of the contents, along with a serial number (DJ#). The detailed contents which follow are not always in reel number order, but always bear the serial number, which may be used to locate the appropriate reel number. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: From private collection of David Irving, some of it filmed from National Archives, State Department records. Information on German rocket and atomic research; Battle of Britain; Hitler; military studies. Includes several war diaries by senior officers and party members and documents from the German Foreign Office. All of the documents were produced in Nazi Germany. SUBJECTS: World War II; Germany; NAZI Party; Atomic bomb; 20c/ 1940s.
120.REPORTS OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT FOR GERMANY, U. S. ZONE, 1945-1953. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DD 257 A1 G44x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 6 R INDEX OR GUIDE: See Online Catalog for list of contents. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reports of military governors. These reports document the transition of occupied Germany to the Federal Republic and constitute a detailed, month-by-month record of the occupation regime of 1945-46, the Marshall Plan and the Berlin crisis. They shed much light on domestic in Germany - political; economic, social and cultural. SUBJECTS: Germany; 20c.
121.ROMMEL, ERWIN. SELECTED DOCUMENTS ON THE LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS. CALL NUMBER: Microfilm 6234 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 11 R INDEX OR GUIDE: A mimeographed contents list; Microfilm 6234 Micro Ref. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Rommel was a World War II German officer, known as "The Desert Fox." Compiled from source material collected by David Irving for a biography. Includes letters, war diaries, magazine articles and personal interviews. SUBJECTS: Rommel, Erwin; Germany; World War II; 20c; 1940s.
122.STATISTISCHES JAHRBUCH FUR DAS DEUTSCHES REICH SEIT 1880. VOL. 1-30, 1880-1909. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche HA 1232 .A3 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 59 VE INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Have vols. 31-59 in hardcopy, HA 1232 A3. SUBJECTS: Germany - Statistics; 19c; 20c.
123.STATISTICHES JAHRBUCH FUR DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND, 1952-1965. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 4x6 S319 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 14 VE (124 F) SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Continues Statistisches Jahrbuch fur das Deutsche Reich, 1880-1938, for the territory under the Federal Republic of Germany. Has an added section for international statistics; 26 sections for the Federal Republic and West Berlin; and a chapter on the German Democratic Republic and East Berlin. Contains a list of German statistical publications. SUBJECTS: Germany - Statistics; 20c.
124.STATISTISCHES JAHRBUCH DER DEUTSCHEN DEMOKRATISCHEN REPUBLIK, 1955-1965. CALL NUMBER: Microcard HA 1248 .D4 S8 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 75 F SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Organized on somewhat the same lines as the similar work for the Federal Republic. Have hardcopy, 1972- , HA 1248 .D4 S8. SUBJECTS: Germany - Statistics; Germany Democratic Republic - Statistics; 20c.
125.U. S. DEPT. OF STATE. GERMANY: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1940-1944. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DD 234 C66x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 5 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 234 .C66x Reel/subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: State dept. record group 59, decimal file 762.00-762.9411 and 711.62 (in National Archives). Considerable information on bilateral treaties and political relations with Germany's allies. Also many entries on prisoners of war. SUBJECTS: Germany - Foreign Relatiions; World War II; 20c; 1940s.
126.U. S. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS, GERMANY, 1919-1941. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm UB 250 U5x 1983 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 28 R INDEX OR GUIDE: UB 250 U5x 1983. Reel/Subject Index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Reports of American military attaches on aftermath of Treaty of Versailles, the founding of the Weimar Republic, the economic crisis, rise of the Nazi party and the Nazi period to 1941. Includes summaries of economic and political situations at various times, the state of military preparations (including the pre-Nazi period), and reports on WW II to mid-1941. SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; 20c.
127.U. S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES. COLLECTION OF FOREIGN RECORDS SEIZED: PAPERS OF GENERAL HANS VON SEECKT, 1866-1936. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm Record Group 242 - M132 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 28 R INDEX OR GUIDE: Reel 1 contains a Register and an introduction, which includes a brief biography. Table of contents on each reel. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Contains correspondence, reports, diaries, manuscripts of articles, newspaper clippings and maps from the collection of a prominent World War I military strategist, and later head of the Reichswehr. SUBJECTS: World War I; Von Seeckt, Hans; Germany - Military History; 19c; 20c.
128.U. S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES. COLLECTION OF FOREIGN RECORDS SEIZED: PAPERS OF GEN. WILHELM GROENER, 1867-1939. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm Record Group 242 - M137 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 27 R INDEX OR GUIDE: Table of contents at beginning of reel 1, followed by Register or inventory of documents. Introduction includes a brief biography of Groener. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: War diary, correspondence, memoranda, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of his autobiography, some maps, essays on military strategy. SUBJECTS: Groener, Wilhelm; Germany - Military History; 19c; 20c.
129.U. S. STATE DEPT. CENTRAL FILES. GERMANY: INTERNAL AFFAIRS, 1930-1941. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DD 234 G47x 1984 NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 59 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 234 G47x 1984 Index. Reel/subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: State dept. decimal file on Germany (in National Archives Record Group 59 file 800-891). Includes reports on domestic political situation; military and naval affairs; police; courts; the economy; social matters (sports, customs, dress); finance; press. Mostly from American diplomatic representatives. After 1939, deals mainly with the military situation. SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; 20c; 1930s.
130.U. S. STATE DEPT. CENTRAL FILES: GERMANY: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1930-1939. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DD 234 .C65x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 12 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 234 c65x Guide. Reel/subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: State dept. decimal file (from National Archives Record Group 59 files 762.00-762.94 and 711.62-711.624). File 762 deals with relations between Germany and other nations other than the U. S.; file 711 deals with U. S. - German relations. SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; 20c; 1930s.
131.U. S. STATE DEPT. CENTRAL FILES: GERMANY: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1940-1944. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Service Microfilm DD 234 .C66x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 5 R INDEX OR GUIDE: SCOPE AND CONTENTS: SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; 20c; 1940s.
132.VERHANDLUNGEN DES DEUTSCHEN BUNDESTAGES UND DES BUNDESRATES, 1973-1980. CALL NUMBER: Microfiche 3x5 J 351 J32x NUMBER OR REELS/FICHE: 187 F INDEX OR GUIDE: Register zu den Verhandlungen des Bundestages und zu den Anlagen is on the microfiche in a separate group of fiche for 1973-1976. Indexed by subject and by name of speaker. See also: J 351 J3 Sachregister and Konkordanzliste SCOPE AND CONTENTS: Fiche for 1973 are divided into Protokolle; Drucksachen; and the Register. Fiche for 1977-1980 are in one group. SUBJECTS: Germany.
133.U. S. STATE DEPT. CENTRAL FILES. GERMANY: INTERNAL AFFAIRS, 1942-1944. CALL NUMBER: Doc. Serv. Microfilm DD 234 .C675x NUMBER OF REELS/FICHE: 35 R INDEX OR GUIDE: DD 234 C675x Guide. Reel/subject index. SCOPE AND CONTENTS: State dept. Record group 59, decimal file 862.00-862.9262 (in National Archives). Economic, political, social and military matters during WW II. Covers such topics as conditions of labor, German investments abroad, communications, manufacturers, the press and espionage. SUBJECTS: Germany; World War II; 20c; 1940s
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