Correspondence regarding Dokumentenwerk - with Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst - Franken, Paul

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/10
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109314
Dates
6 Aug 1954 - 28 Jun 1961
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Bundeszentrale für Heimatdienst

Biographical History

Beginning in 1954 The Wiener Library and the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich worked jointly on an edition of documents (Dokumentenwerk) 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 Dokumentenwerk was cancelled eventually in May 1963.

Dr Paul Franken was a German historian who served as head of the BHD from 1952-68.

Scope and Content

The correspondence centres on organizational issues related with the Dokumentenwerk project. It documents 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).

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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Related Units of Description

  • See the numerous correspondences on the Dokumentenwerk project within the Pre-1963 Correspondence series.

People

  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Franken, Paul
  • Carsten, F. L. (Francis Ludwig)
  • Thieme, Karl

Subjects

  • Vergangenheitsbewältigung
  • Publishing
  • Jewish history
  • German-Jewish dialogue
  • Educational organisations
  • Antisemitism, defence against

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • England
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