Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst - Franken, Paul
Rozmiary i nośnik
13 letters
Biografia twórcy
Beginning in 1954 The Wiener Library and the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich worked jointly on an edition of documents () regarding the persecution of Jews in the Nazi era. Initiated by the Ministry of Interior (BMI) and funded by the Federal Agency for Homeland Service (BHD) this project was part of larger journalistic endeavors by these two authorities to fight and prevent Antisemitism in West Germany. Due to ongoing problems the was cancelled eventually in May 1963.
Dr. Paul Franken was a German historian who served as head of the BHD from 1952-68.
Zakres i treść
The correspondence centres on organisational issues related with the project. It reveals different approaches of Alfred Wiener and the project's board member Karl Thieme regarding the book's composition (1954) as well as internal discrepancies with Francis Carsten, the project researcher employed by The Wiener Library (1960-1961).
Warunki decydujące o udostępnieniu
open
Osoby
- Carsten, Francis L.
- Thieme, Karl
- Franken, Paul
Ciała zbiorowe
- Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst
Tematy
- Civil Service
- Publishing
- Antisemitism, defence against
- German-Jewish dialogue
Miejsca
- England
- West Germany [1949-1990]